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US alarmed by coral destruction in WPS
The United States – through its top diplomat in the Philippines – has expressed alarm over the destruction of corals in the Rozul Shoal near Palawan, widely believed to have been perpetrated by the Chinese. “Troubling ...
- September 20, 2023
Fish catch down 70%; destruction of corals blamed
Fish catch in the West Philippine Sea has gone down by 70 percent since 2020, and further decline is expected amid reports of massive poaching of corals by the Chinese, a militant fishers’ group warned yesterday. Pambansang ...
- September 19, 2023
PCG: Oil tanker in WPS collision now in Singapore
The crude oil tanker that collided with a fishing boat in Pangasinan and resulted in the death of three Filipino fishermen is now in Singapore, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson Rear Admiral Armand Balilo said ...
- October 9, 2023
Phl, China to discuss fishing rights in SCS-Marcos
President Marcos said China has agreed to discuss fishing rights in the South China Sea, as he pushed for a “direct communication line” with Beijing on maritime differences. China has agreed to “sit down” and talk about ...
- May 2, 2023
Locsin to China: Get the f**k out of Phl waters
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. yesterday told China to “get the f*** out” of Philippine waters as he filed two more diplomatic protests over the “incessant, illegal” presence of its fishing boats in the West ...
- May 4, 2021
PCG marks WPS territory with navigational buoys
Marking what’s part of the country, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) recently installed five navigational buoys in critical areas of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), with each of them bearing the image of the Philippine flag. ...
- May 15, 2023