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Gov't task force: Keep all Chinese ships off WPS
The Philippines on Wednesday has reiterated its call for China to withdraw its militia ships spotted massing in the country's maritime territory off the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The National Task Force for the West ...
- April 1, 2021
Locsin: PRRD correct not to take arbitral award to UNGA
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Tuesday the Duterte administration is right not to take the 2016 landmark arbitral ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because ...
- May 20, 2021
PH gives China 'presumption of good faith' in waste dumping issue
Malacañang is awaiting results on the probe into reports that Chinese vessels are dumping raw sewage into contested areas of the South China Sea. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque emphasized that it is important to ...
- July 15, 2021
Northern Samar town seeks protection of Catarman River
Several public hearings have been lined up for the proposed ordinance seeking to protect the Catarman River in Northern Samar and its tributaries, an official announced on Wednesday. Authored by Councilors Nerissa Daclag, ...
- February 25, 2021
Australia weights in on Chinese boats' intrusion
Australia on Wednesday joined the United States and Japan in expressing concern over Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea after Manila protested the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels moored near the Julian ...
- March 25, 2021
Antique ordinance seeks to avert coastal pollution
Loads of trash are frequently seen along coastal areas where 15 of Antique’s 18 municipalities are situated. Some coastal barangays do not comply with Republic Act (RA) 9003 or the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act of ...
- March 15, 2021
Xi claimed Carpio, del Rosario 'gifted' China PH islands: Duterte
Chinese President Xi Jinping said former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario practically gave Philippine islands as a “gift” to China, President Rodrigo Duterte ...
- May 6, 2021
River rehab project displaces informal settlers
A total of 18 informal settlers each received P10,000 financial assistance from the provincial government for their relocation. These informal settlers were affected by the ongoing P50-million Malandog River Rehabilitation ...
- March 17, 2021
WV records growth in agri-fishery, forestry in 2020
The agriculture, forestry, and fishing (AFF) sectors of Western Visayas (Region 6) posted a positive growth of 6.2 percent last year from its .5 percent performance in 2019, sharing 19.9 percent to the region’s economy. ...
- April 30, 2021
Lorenzana: China out to occupy other WPS features
The continued presence of Chinese maritime militia ships in the West Philippine Sea shows China's intention to occupy other features in the area, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunda ...
- April 5, 2021