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Asean defense chiefs to issue unified stand on sea dispute
Southeast Asian defense chiefs are due to come up with a unified stance on the dragging South China Sea dispute during next month's Association of Southeast Asian Defense Ministers Meeting, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ...
- September 29, 2017
New DENR chief to monitor water, waste in Boracay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu said environmental problems would be his main concern in tourist areas like Boracay Island, where his priorities would be to ensure that clean water was available and solid waste was managed ...
- May 19, 2017
'Never give up honor, sovereignty and sovereign rights'
Our sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, like our honor as UP alumni, are priceless. They are not for sale. No generation of Filipinos, and no individual Filipino, has the right to sell or waive the country’s ...
- August 23, 2017
Garbage facility said to discharge waste in Manila Bay ordered suspended
The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has suspended the operations of a garbage transfer station in Tondo, Manila for allegedly allowing the discharge of prohibited solid waste materials into Manila ...
- October 9, 2017
Draft of sea code completed: commitment will make framework for COC in South China Sea binding – Cayetano
Senior officials from China and member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have finalized a draft framework for the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. The draft framework was completed ...
- May 20, 2017
No need to worry, Palace tells China
Malacañang has assured Beijing of Manila’s commitment to enhance bilateral ties after the latter raised concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the military to “occupy” islands in the South China Sea. “The ...
- April 9, 2017
5,000 mangroves planted in Anilao
A total of 5,000 mangroves seedlings composed of potted bakawan (Rhizopora apiculata) and bungalon (Avicennia officinalis) were planted in Barangay San Carlos, Anilao, Iloilo, recently. The tree-planting activity was in ...
- May 28, 2017
Duterte: China not claiming Benham Rise
China has assured President Duterte they will not claim Benham Rise as part of its territory. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the Executive Secretary ...
- April 2, 2017
Britain’s exit offers hope for Irish oyster farmers
Greencastle, Ireland―For many on the oyster-rich shores of the River Foyle estuary on the northern tip of Ireland, Britain’s departure from the European Union cannot come soon enough. The hope is that Brexit will solve a ...
- May 2, 2017
Manila’s prime hotels unite for seafood sustainability
Held on February 20 to 27, the second Philippine Sustainable Seafood Week continued the commitment to raising awareness among consumers of unsustainable fishing practices and its harmful implications with various activities ...
- March 10, 2017