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Rody to ban fishing in Panatag lagoon
Filipinos can again fish at Panatag (Scarborough), but President Duterte will soon keep them out of the shoal’s lagoon when he declares it a marine protected area. Filipinos will still be allowed to fish outside the lagoon ...
- November 22, 2016
DA gives 300 boats to fisherfolk
Davao City- The Department of Agriculture will hand over 300 motorized fishing bancas to fisherfolk in the City in time for the 31st Kadayawan festival from August 15 to August 21. DA Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said bancas ...
- July 30, 2016
Coast Guard duty: interdict Chinese militia, escort Filipinos
It’s time to interdict Chinese poachers in the Philippines’ western exclusive economic zone. About 240 trawlers are pillaging Pagkakaisa (Union) Bank and Kalayaan Islands municipality of Palawan. Millions of kilos of ...
- April 16, 2021
2.7K Ilocos Norte farmers, fishers insured for free
A total of 2,740 farmers and fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte will get free crop and life insurance coverages, courtesy of the provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC). Since July 11, provincial ...
- July 22, 2019
Phl, China to continue 'serious' talks
The Philippines will “continue to engage in very serious conversations” with China over recent developments in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea, a foreign affairs executive said yesterday. Foreign Affairs ...
- June 2, 2018
Palace to Beijing: What exaggeration? Facts speak for themselves
The Philippines has been presenting nothing but facts to reveal China’s massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), and it is up to the global community to determine its implications on the ...
- May 17, 2015
‘Tourists should manage expectations on Boracay’
Tourists should manage their expectations of Boracay after the island remained as one of the best in Asia as voted by readers of Conde Nast Traveler, Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat said yesterday. “It is an honor ...
- October 12, 2018
Palawan's El Nido under rehabilitation No total shutdown; 22 establishments closed
After Boracay, the government has launched a rehabilitation program for another top tourist destination, the resort town of El Nido in Palawan. The rehabilitation starts with the shutdown of 22 tourism-oriented establishments ...
- November 15, 2018
Saving nature is saving our future
In the next 15 to 25 years, our children may only learn about the once staple Philippine fish talakitok and maya-maya in science books, or perhaps in museums. These fish species, along with at least 10 others in the ...
- December 8, 2016
Filipino fishermen urged to continue fishing in WPS
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) encouraged Filipino fishermen to continue fishing in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite the incursion of Chinese vessels. BFAR Director Eduardo Gongona said the WPS ...
- April 30, 2021