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World 'swamped' by plastic waste — UN chief
The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day on Tuesday. In his message marking the day on 5 June, Guterres said that the ...
- June 6, 2018
Binay: Unclos should frame Asean Maritime discussion
Text of Vice-President Jejomar Binay's keynote speech on October 3 at the opening of the Asean Maritime Forum. The title of the speech is "Strengthening Maritime Cooperation and Security for Asean Community-Building". ...
- October 7, 2012
Joint oil search with China legal - Palace
Malacañang on Tuesday assured the public that the Philippines’ proposed joint oil and gas exploration with China in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) will stand legal scrutiny.Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo made ...
- November 21, 2018
Bangus producer to expand markets in MidEast
The country’s largest breeder, processor and exporter of premium milkfish products is expanding its market in the Middle East this year. Jose Maria Cabrera, export manager of Alsons Aquaculture Corporation, said the company ...
- January 18, 2017
The sea as the focal point
The Chinese referred to Southeast Asia (SEA) in ancient times as Nanyang, or the “southern seas.” In some ways, this name can be traced to the same logic that gave SEA the name Suvarnadvipa, or “land of gold” for the South ...
- October 30, 2020
Alligator rumored to have been Hitler’s dies in Moscow
An alligator that many people believe once belonged to Adolf Hitler has died in the Moscow Zoo. The zoo said the alligator, named Saturn, was about 84 years old when he died. According to the zoo, Saturn was born in the ...
- May 26, 2020
Salmon farming in Dubai thrives
From a control room in the middle of Dubai’s desert, Norway’s sunrises and sunsets and the cool currents of the Atlantic are recreated for the benefit of thousands of salmon raised in tanks despite searing conditions ...
- November 20, 2019
Declining agri budget won’t entice youth to go into farming
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol wants agriculture subjects to be taught to elementary and high school students. He said it is part of his department’s plans to encourage young people to go into agriculture. Piñol said ...
- August 14, 2017
US trains PH partners in underwater law enforcement
The United States government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAid), recently trained Philippine government partners in coral reef crime scene investigation and law enforcement. Under USAid's Sustainable ...
- July 11, 2022
China will of course merely ignore you
The latest geopolitical development in the tension-filled South China Sea is Beijing’s installation of ballistic missiles launching pads in three atolls in the West Philippine Sea—Zamora, Kagitingan and Panganiban Reefs—all ...
- May 7, 2018