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PH protests China's new 'provocative acts' in SCS
The Philippines filed a protest against “unlawful” and “provocative acts” by Chinese state vessels in the West Philippine Sea, including the issuance of 200 radio challenges. “The DFA protested the unlawful issuance of ...
- October 21, 2021
Govt to buy research vessels to explore Benham
President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to invest taxpayer money on maritime survey vessels, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a news briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said there was a need to assess the natural resources ...
- March 7, 2018
Manila Bay dev’t plan deal signed with Dutch gov’t
The Philippines and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of understanding for a sustainable development and management master plan for the Manila Bay area. The two governments agreed to work together to draft the Manila Bay ...
- January 23, 2018
Post Arbitration: Duterte’s joint development and other policy approaches to the West Philippine Sea
Recently, the Philippines under President Rodrigo R. Duterte announced its plan to pursue "co-owner-ship" or, more accurately the joint exploration, of portions of the South China Sea (also known as WestPhilippine Sea) ...
- March 13, 2018
Seafdec announces 9th member country
The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (Seafdec), which has one of its Aquaculture Departments (AQD) here, announced that it has a new member country. Panu Tavarutmaneegul, Secretary-General of Seafdec, revealed ...
- October 3, 2000
DFA twice denied China's bid to explore Benham Rise
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday bared it had rejected China’s request to conduct scientific research at Benham Rise twice and that the reported activity of Chinese survey ships in the area last year ...
- March 30, 2017
Companies need to wake up to the new normal of climate change
Think wine growers in Australia, ski resort operators in Japan, or fishing and farming communities in the Philippines, whose way of life depends on environmental conditions that are already changing dramatically. In areas ...
- November 25, 2019
Yellows lost not just Scarborough Shoal but also our Kalayaan Island Group
It wasn't just Scarborough Shoal (Bajo de Masinloc) that President Aquino 3rd and his minions lost in 2012 because of their bungling in their quarrel with China. Much worse than that: we lost our entire Spratly Island ...
- June 2, 2021
More farmers, fisherfolks now have insurance coverage
Over three million farmers and fisherfolks are now enrolled in government insurance programs, the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) said. Data from the PCIC show that around 3.09 million were enrolled in its insurance ...
- March 4, 2021
60-40 sharing with China not illegal-Palace
Malacañang found nothing illegal with President Duterte’s proposed 60-40 sharing arrangement with China on the planned exploration of the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his ...
- May 2, 2018