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China says WPS traditional fishing area of Chinese
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Monday said the West Philippine Sea is a “traditional fishing ground” for Chinese fishermen. The embassy made the statement in response to the diplomatic protest filed by the ...
- June 14, 2022
Agri law seeks more financing for farmers, fisherfolks
Sen. Cynthia A. Villar said RA 11901 or the “Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Development Financing Enhancement Act of 2022” is now a law. Villar filed the bill which seeks to expand financing for farmers and fisherfolk. ...
- August 3, 2022
Protests vs. China mounting: Big trade groups join gov't in denouncing Chinese incursions in WPS
The Department of Foreign Affairs lodged two more diplomatic protests against China on Wednesday, even as eight local business groups joined Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and other government officials in calling on ...
- April 15, 2021
'Word war' over WPS still raging
Retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio on Friday urged Filipinos to “shout out” to President Rodrigo Duterte to wake him from his slumber and prod him to correct the narrative that China is in possession ...
- May 1, 2021
US to China: Stay out of PH exclusive zone
The United States on Friday backed Manila’s strong protest against Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and used water cannons against two Philippine ships on a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal or Second ...
- November 20, 2021
Locsin hits Roque for intruding into sea issue, foreign affairs
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin on Wednesday bristled at presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s assertion that the Julian Felipe Reef is not part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), saying only he had the ...
- May 13, 2021
Protests mount against Manila Bay 'whitening'
Lawmakers joined environmental groups on Monday in urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately suspend the filling of Manila Bay's shore with synthetic white sand made from crushed dolomite. ...
- September 8, 2020
Waste-dumping in WPS not true, says Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday the dumping of waste in the West Philippine Sea as reported by an American think tank is untrue. “The reported dumping of waste in the WPS is not true. That photo is from the ...
- July 14, 2021
Senators denounce China: File resolution criticizing Chinese incursions, chamber approval up
Eleven senators crossed party lines Monday to file a strongly-worded resolution denouncing the illegal activities of China in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EZZ) and other parts of the West Philippine Sea. In filing ...
- April 27, 2021
Ban of frozen pompano, salmon in wet markets hit
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) came under fire Tuesday for banning the sale of frozen imported pink salmon and pompano in wet markets. Meanwhile, the Bureau of Animal Industry said Tuesday there might ...
- November 30, 2022