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High court orders gov't to protect China-occupied PH reefs in WPS
The Supreme Court on Friday issued a special order for the protection and rehabilitation of destroyed marine environment in three Philippine features in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that were either seized by China or ...
- May 4, 2019
DU30 wants 'structures' built on Benham Rise
President Duterte has ordered the Philippine Navy to put up “structures” to assert the country’s sovereignty over an underwater landmass 250 kilometers off the east coast of Luzon that a Chinese survey ship visited for six ...
- March 15, 2017
Locsin says 60 protests sent to China over WPS
The Philippine government has “fired off” a total of 60 diplomatic protests against the incursions of China on the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin told lawmakers on Wednesday. But Locsin rejected ...
- September 5, 2019
DFA urged: File protest vs China's 'bullying' of TV crew in Panatag
Senators on Friday called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to file a diplomatic protest against China following a recent incident in which the Chinese Coast Guard blocked a Filipino TV news crew from filming in ...
- November 24, 2018
Gov't agencies declare war on fish 'invaders'
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) has rallied nine other government agencies to intensify the war on clown knife fish infestation at Laguna de Bay. The BFAR ...
- June 20, 2013
No letup in fish pen demolition
A government team on Tuesday demolished two fish pens covering a total area of 70 hectares in Laguna de Bay as a new deadline for operators to harvest their stock and remove their structures from the lake looms. Joined by ...
- February 15, 2017
Maynilad launches project to revive Pasig river
Maynilad Water Services Inc. has launched the “Sagip Estero, Balik Sigla” project, which aims to improve the water quality in the esteros and tributaries of the Pasig River before water is released back into the river and ...
- November 17, 2018
US backs PH amid China's new incursion in West PH Sea
The US government reiterated on Monday that it stands by the Philippines amid the latest incursion of China in the West Philippine Sea. “The United States stands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of the PRC’s ...
- March 30, 2021
PH to turn Pag-asa into tourist attraction
The government has set aside P1.6 billion to turn the biggest Philippine-held island in the Spratlys into a tourist attraction and marine research center, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Friday. Lorenzana visited ...
- April 22, 2017
In Sarangani, dolphin, whale sightings mean bay is healthy
Large groups of marine mammals have been seen in Sarangani Bay, an indication that the area declared protected by the government last year is healthy and safe for the sea creatures, according to an environment official. ...
- August 27, 2019