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Marcos: No looming fishing ban in PH
President Marcos has clarified that the government will not be imposing a fishing ban in the country as this could have adverse effects on the livelihood of local fishermen. Marcos said this after he was quoted as saying ...
- September 24, 2023
8 blast fishermen nabbed in Bataan
Authorities apprehended eight fishermen for alleged dynamite fishing in the sea of Limay, Bataan on Tuesday, September 19. Police said five suspects with the surnames Maceda, Bernaldo, Tapion, and Villanueva were on an ...
- September 22, 2023
2 fishers drifting at sea rescued
Two fishermen drifting on the West Philippine Sea were rescued on Sunday morning, July 2. Councilor Marvin Ong here identified them as Armando Mostoles, 66, and his grandson, Melvin Allagao, 16, residents of Barangay ...
- July 3, 2023
Trawl fishers fall in Iloilo
Authorities arrested 12 fishermen using trawl off the coasts of Baliguian Island in Concepcion on Thursday. The fishermen from Victorias City, Negros Occidental were intercepted by the Iloilo Provincial Bantay Dagat Task ...
- February 21, 2015
Duterte to grace Philippine Rise rites
President Duterte is heading to the Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise) this week to assert the country's ownership and sovereignty over the resource-rich underwater plateau and lead the commemoration of the awarding ...
- May 15, 2018
Duterte approves six-month shutdown of Boracay
Boracay, the country's best known holiday island, will be totally closed down to tourists for the next six months over concerns that the once idyllic white-sand resort has become a "cesspool" tainted by dumped sewage.
- April 6, 2018
PH to China: Lay off Pag-asa Island
President Duterte advised China to lay off Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, saying the territory belongs to Filipinos. The President said he was not warning China but was giving the Asian giant friendly advice. ...
- April 6, 2019
US ambassador vows to protect PH's international rights amid new tensions in the West Philippine Sea
The Philippine government can bank on the support of the United States to protect its international rights amid the tensions stemming from the issues over disputed the West Philippine Sea, US Ambassador to the Philippines ...
- June 19, 2019
PH, China committed to advancing friendly cooperation in disputed sea
The Philippines and China have mutually committed to advancing friendly and pragmatic cooperation in various fields in order to further safeguard the peace and stability in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry ...
- July 14, 2017
Save the reefs to avert further destruction
Filipinos all over the country are urged to join hands to save and protect the reefs to avert subsequent destruction. Reefs are known to help protect shorelines from waves and storms that cause flooding and erosion, support ...
- June 4, 2015