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What lies beneath: exploring Benham Rise's unknown treasures
Benham Rise, the underwater landmass northeast of Luzon that the United Nations declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf, has been grabbing headlines because of the presence of Chinese ships that may or may not ...
- March 19, 2017
PH tells China: Don’t seize Filipinos’ fish catch
The Philippines on Monday demanded that China stop its Coast Guard from confiscating the catch of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, calling the practice “unacceptable.” The demand, aired by presidential ...
- June 12, 2018
PH seas running out of fish, says BFAR exec
More than a hundred fishermen, mostly from Pangasinan province, were out in the West Philippine Sea when Typhoon “Lando” (international name: Koppu) lashed Central and northern Luzon late last month. The sea was calm when ...
- November 8, 2015
PH fishers seek UN help vs China abuses in Scarborough
Backed by international law experts, Zambales fishermen on Friday appealed to the United Nations to remind China to respect their rights to fish near the Scarborough Shoal, which is considered to be part of the Philippines’ ...
- April 13, 2016
Fewer fishers going to Panatag
Fewer fishermen from the province of Zambales dare venture out into Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which is now being guarded by Chinese Coast Guard vessels, for fear that tension over conflicting territorial claims in the ...
- February 3, 2018
Saving biodiversity at Verde Island Passage
Casting a fishing line with a coral sinker and a plastic-bottle reel, children as young as 8 years old catch their next meal from the pebbled shore of Barangay San Andres here. Most of the women are at home, raising hogs ...
- October 21, 2018
Rody's 'friendship'—and PH's territorial row—with China
Filipino fishermen have been the subject of harassment and intimidation by the Chinese since the dispute over the West Philippine Sea erupted. This bullying by the Chinese should stop. Now that President Duterte has ...
- October 5, 2016
What exactly did we win? ask fishermen
Like most fishermen in the seaside village of Cato here, Joseph Daroca was not aware that the Philippines had filed a case against China over the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. When told that the UN-backed ...
- July 14, 2016
Zambales folk: Sino boats depleting our fish catch
Fishermen on Friday said at least 20 Chinese vessels have been anchored about 111 kilometers off San Antonio town in Zambales province since January and they blamed the mysterious nocturnal activities of the ships for their ...
- April 17, 2021
Law enforcers also behind illegal fishing in Lingayen Gulf
There must be something about the coastal town of San Fabian in Pangasinan which attracts tourists, beach lovers, sea creatures and even unscrupulous fishermen. All are welcome, Mayor Constante Agbayani said, except fishermen ...
- February NaN, 2015