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Manila told to improve sea security
An Australian delegate said on Wednesday that the Philippines and other claimants to the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea against China should strengthen their maritime capabilities because the dispute could possibly ...
- October 4, 2012
Equip fishermen with better boats to fish in WPS - Alejano
An opposition lawmaker on Thursday called on the government to develop the fishing industry and at the same time assert its ownership of the seas on its exclusive economic zone by providing fishermen with bigger boats that ...
- March 2, 2018
Land Bank exceeded 2019 agri credit target
State-run Land Bank of the Philippines, the fourth-largest lender in terms of assets, exceeded its target of providing agricultural credit worth P231.25 billion in 2019 by actually extending P236.31 billion in loans to the ...
- February 2, 2020
US pays P87m for Tubbataha reef damage
The Philippine government has received P87.03 million from the US government as payment for the damage caused by a US Navy minesweeper that ran aground on a protected coral reef two years ago, the Department of Foreign ...
- February 19, 2015
Vietnam activists thank Philippines
Activists in Vietnam held a brief rally outside the Philippine Embassy in Hanoi Sunday, holding up a banner that said “Thank you Philippines. You have a brave government.” The group was part of demonstrations in the ...
- July 18, 2016
Fast facts: Philippine crocodile
Among the rare animals native to the Philippines is the Philippine crocodile, which unfortunately is now critically endangered. Although crocodiles in general are regarded as fearsome predators, conservation of critically ...
- November 20, 2018
LWUA bats for lone water services department
Amid the Duterte administration’s “Build Build Build” program, LWUA Acting Administrator Lapus pushed for the creation of a water department that will regulate water districts in providing faster, simpler and more efficient ...
- June 29, 2018
US, China warships in near clash
A not so prominently played up news item was a near clash between Chinese and American warships in the South China Sea last Monday. First reported by the New Times and confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry was an ...
- May 30, 2018
Reward offered to get killers of whale shark
A conservation group and the Philippine government are offering a reward for information on the people responsible for the killing of an 18-foot whale shark. The World Wildlife Fund says the whale shark-the world's biggest ...
- February 20, 2010
‘No-nationality’ galunggong causes uproar over import plan
Round scad or “galunggong” do not have a “nationality,” and thus Filipinos should have no problems with this variety of fish that is imported from other countries to augment the local food supply, Agriculture Secretary ...
- August 29, 2018