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Rody backs China buildup in WP Sea
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday suggested in jest that China make the Philippines a province as he defended China’s construction of military structures on the contested Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef in the South China ...
- February 20, 2018
PH fisheries code need amendments
In June 2014, the European Union (EU) slapped a “yellow card” warning to the Philippines because of the latter’s response to “illegal, unreported and unregulated” fishing. The EU warned that if the Philippines continue to ...
- January 27, 2015
China lands aircraft on another PH reef
A Chinese military aircraft has landed on the last of three airstrips it had built at the disputed Spratly Islands, at a reef claimed by the Philippines that is close to an island occupied by Filipino troops. The Asia ...
- May 11, 2018
SEAFDEC P431 million biotechnology lab operational
The fishery sector of the country gets a big boost in the establishment of the P431 million biotechnology laboratory at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) in Tigbauan, some 24 kilometers south of ...
- August 19, 2002
Fishers lead in mangrove-friendly mudcrab culture
Raising mudcrab in tidal flats with existing mangroves is a feasible and economically profitable livelihood alternative for fishers. And this is environment-friendly. This was confirmed in a mucrab technology verification ...
- October 30, 1999
Checkpoint woes, low demand cut ‘bangus’ sales in Pangasinan
While production of “bangus” (milkfish) and tilapia remains at its peak this month, the Luzon-wide lockdown imposed to stop the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has meant a sales slump to growers due to ...
- March 28, 2020
DA rolls out suggested prices for agri products
The Department of Agriculture imposed on Monday suggested retail prices (SRP) for selected agricultural products being sold in Metro Manila. Among items subjected to the SRP, the scheme is regular-milled rice, which suggested ...
- June 26, 2018
'China has right to seize islands'
China has the "right and ability" to seize islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) occupied by other countries, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of regional summits expected to discuss the ...
- November 18, 2015
Probes shooting of Filipino boat
China has said it will look into reports that Filipino fishermen have been driven away allegedly by the Chinese Coast Guard from Union Bank in the South China Sea, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday. ”I ...
- April 23, 2017
Crown of thorns outbreak found in Batangas
An outbreak of the poisonous crown of thorn starfish (COTS) has been reported in the sea off a coastal village here, threatening corals in the waters that form part of Isla Verde Passage. Jacob Meimban Jr., executive ...
- June 1, 2013