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China plan bad news for PH fishermen
China’s plan to build a permanent structure on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is bad news for fishermen in the coastal town of Infanta in Pangasinan province. A permanent Chinese structure there ...
- March 19, 2017
Agriculture can save the Philippines from COVID-19 havoc
A resounding yes to “Hope in agriculture” (Editorial, 5/24/20). As a country with vast untapped agricultural lands and abundant bodies of water, we need to revive the agriculture sector. And this global pandemic made us ...
- June 3, 2020
China trains fishing militia to venture into Spratlys
The fishing fleet based in this tiny port town on Hainan Island is getting everything from military training and subsidies to even fuel and ice as China creates an increasingly sophisticated fishing militia to sail into ...
- May 2, 2016
Group seeks gov't help for fisherfolk
An industry group is urging the government to provide more assistance to local fisherfolk as the demand for fish exports remained weak because of the trade restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In a virtual press ...
- September 29, 2020
Ship firm pays ₱4M for coral damage
The Vietnamese shipping company ANH TV Shipping has averted a court battle with the city government of Legazpi by deciding to pay the ₱4 million that the city is demanding for the destruction caused by its cargo vessel on ...
- June 27, 2015
Fishing communities bear brunt of lockdown
A sinking feeling has enveloped fishing communities across the country as the uncertainty of an extended lockdown continues to bite. As the government scrambles to control the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19), ...
- April 15, 2020
Oil prices go berserk: P71 per liter in Romblon town
From a Romblon resident who complained he has to spend P40 more to fill his motorcycle’s gas tank to commercial tuna fishers in General Santos City who feared losing buyers if forced to increase prices by at least 14 ...
- October 6, 2018
Du30 puts reclamation application on hold
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a stop to the processing of applications for reclamation projects in the country due to reports of corruption. Speaking to top government officials from Central Visayas on Thursday ...
- April 2, 2022
Farmers, fisherfolk achieve common ground with gov't
Instead of an irreconcilable conflict between farmers/fisherfolk and government, common ground was forged at the National Food Security Summit (NFSS) on May 18-19. Furthermore, from May 31 to June 2, follow up top-level ...
- June 5, 2021
Holding ground, building hope on Pag-asa Island: (First of two parts)
Chinese ships in their line of vision have become part of the daily life of Filipinos who call this speck of land smack in the middle of the South China Sea home. The island’s name means “hope” in the native tongue, and ...
- June 12, 2020