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Near-unanimous against China's incursions
A month or so after the controversial Reed Bank incident involving a Filipino fishing boat and a Chinese trawler, public opinion on the matter has scarcely subsided. The horrific details from the altercation were rightly ...
- July 15, 2019
Commercial fishing ordinance reversed to protect Tañon Strait
Environmental groups and fisherfolk have lauded the Cebu provincial government for rejecting the ordinance of Toledo City that would have allowed commercial fishing within 10.1 to 15 km from the city’s coastline along Tañon ...
- November 15, 2018
Owner claims Chinese hit PH vessel ‘intentionally’
The owner of the Philippine fishing boat and a relative of the boat’s captain believe a Chinese vessel “intentionally” rammed the boat and abandoned its crew when it sank in the South China Sea on Sunday. “How could they ...
- June 14, 2019
15 fishermen rescued in Mindanao
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) rescued at least 15 local fishermen aboard a fishing boat which capsized in the waters of Mindanao during the onslaught of typhoon "Auring" last week. The PCG, citing the report from the ...
- February 27, 2021
4 fishers missing in Northern Samar
Heavy rains and flooding greeted residents of Northern Samar province on Christmas Day due to a shear line affecting Eastern Visayas (Region 8). Josh Echano, head of the Norther Samar provincial Disaster Risk and Management ...
- December 26, 2022
‘China’s most destructive boats’ again poaching at Scarborough
Fleets of Chinese vessels have returned to disputed areas in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) to harvest endangered giant clams, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative-Center for Strategic and International ...
- May 22, 2019
Ph fishers brave water cannons
He had been driven away twice from Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), but fisherman Efren Montehermozo Jr. said he would continue to fish in the area. Montehermozo, 20 was one of 80 fishermen in 15 boats from the provinces ...
- April 22, 2015
Gov't releases policy on vessel monitoring mechanism
The government has finally released its policy on a vessel monitoring mechanism that aims to put a stop to the continued increase in cases of illegal commercial fishing within municipal waters. The Department of ...
- October 15, 2018
2 Indonesian fishers drifting off Davao Oriental rescued
Local fishermen rescued two Indonesian fishermen drifting off Pujada Bay in Davao Oriental for more than two weeks. Commander Antolin Cayabo, head of the Coast Guard station here, identified the rescued Indonesians as ...
- August 12, 2022
We did nothing provocative - Pinoy fishing boat captain
The captain of the San Jose, Occidental Mindoro-based F/B Gem-Ver on Friday maintained that he and his crew were minding their own business when a reported Chinese fishing vessel appeared out of nowhere and struck them ...
- June 16, 2019