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    • Phl-China oil exploration talks set May 

      Garner, Jom (Daily Tribune, April 5, 2023, on page B12)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said the Philippines and China with hold their "preparatory tasks" in Beijing for the possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea in May. "The meeting ...

    • 'Jalaur mega dam completion means food security for Iloilo': House pledges funds for dam, Iloilo farmers 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, April 27, 2024, on page 2)
      Iloilo is one of the top rice-producing provinces in the country. “We will also assist our farmers with other inputs, such as seeds, fertilizer, and farm equipment, and help them in marketing their produce by building ...

    • Locsin sees China warship harassing PH boats up close 

      Mangosing, Frances; Ticke, Geraldford (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      A Chinese Navy warship stalked the BRP Sindangan (MRRV-4407), one of the two Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships escorting Filipino boats bringing supplies to a small garrison at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week. ...

    • Collective action needed to protect mangroves 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 7, 2023, on page B-5)
      Mangroves, found in many coastal areas around the world, are ecosystems that serve as crucial carbon sinks. It also protects coastal communities from storm surges, and provides habitat for various species of animals. ...

    • Coca-Cola PH, partners collect more than 1,000 kgs of waste in coastal cleanup in Tanza, Cavite 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 7, 2023, on page B-5)
      Coca-cola Philippines, together with Plastic Bank Philippines and Lighthouse Legacy Foundation, led over 200 volunteers to collect debris and marine waste at Julugan Fish Terminal in Tanza, Cavite, on Sept. 16, as part of ...

    • Troops at Nido outpost see vital role amid isolation 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      The passing of each day is slow and tedious for a small group of soldiers deployed to the Nido observation post, a former gas platform that has been turned into a military outpost located northwest of this island province. ...

    • PH-Aussie forces regain territory from ‘invaders’ in Palawan mock drills 

      Mangosing, Frances; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 22, 2023, on page A4)
      Filipino and Australian troops trained for the first time together on Monday in the defense and recapture of territory from mock invaders in this coastal town facing the West Philippine Sea, amid festering maritime tensions ...

    • Militias don't ease tension, Marcos says at Asean meet 

      Mangaluz, Jean (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2023, on page A7)
      President Marcos on Thursday urged leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to oppose the use of maritime militia in disputed areas of the South China Sea, a day after China claimed that it was upholding ...

    • Gov't mulls environment case vs China over corals 

      Galvez, Daphne; Cariaso, Bella; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2023, on page 1-4)
      The Philippines is considering filing a new complaint against China before an international tribunal following the reported harvesting and destruction of corals in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Solicitor General Menardo ...

    • PCG coordinates with Singapore to probe boat ramming incident 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, October 8, 2023, on page 4)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) deployed a team to Singapore to investigate a tanker vessel tagged in a deadly ramming incident near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last ...

    • Time to demythologize China's 10-dash line 

      Vargas, Tomas H. C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 13, 2023, on page A9)
      On Aug. 28, 2023, China released its standard national map which includes a 10-dash line, an extended version of its nine-dash line claim, with the 10th dash covering the eastern coast of Taiwan. This drew immediate protests ...

    • A new arbitration in the South China Sea? 

      Jardeleza, Francis H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2023, on page A8)
      President Marcos should consider filing a new arbitration case, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), against China. This time, it is over China’s recent dangerous actions against our coast ...

    • PCG: Collision probe to determine compensation for grieving kin, survivors 

      Cabalza, Dexter; Lagare, Jordeene B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A4)
      The survivors of the ill-fated Filipino fishing boat FB Dearyn want the government to help them get justice for the tragedy that killed three of their crewmates. They are also seeking compensation from the owners of the ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 23, Series of 2023, 06 October 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 8, 2023, on page A2)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz, Mambuquiao and Camanci, Batan in Aklan); coastal waters of Panay; Pilar; President Roxas; Roxas City in Capiz; coastal waters of Gigantes Islands, ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Shellfish Bulletin No. 22, Series of 2023, 19 September 2023 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (The Philippine Star, September 21, 2023, on page B5)
      Shellfishes collected and tested from Sapian Bay (Ivisan and Sapian in Capiz, Mambuquiao and Camanci, Batan in Aklan); coastal waters of Panay; Pilar; President Roxas; Roxas City in Capiz; coastal waters of Gigantes Islands, ...

    • Kin of fishers killed in WPS boat ramming await promised aid 

      Joaquin, Ansbert B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 9, 2023, on page A9)
      Relatives and friends of the three fishermen who died in a boat ramming incident in the waters off Pangasinan province in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) appealed to the government to make true its promised assistance as ...

    • PCG on the track of oil tanker in boat ramming 

      Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 13, 2023, on page A6)
      While the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has yet to categorically say that it was a Marshall Islands-registered crude oil tanker that hit a Filipino fishing boat off Pangasinan early this month, it has started tracking its ...

    • WV 2nd fastest-growing economy in PH in 2023 

      Dalipe, Gerome IV (Panay News, April 26, 2024, on page 4)
      Western Visayas was the second fastest-growing regional economy in the country last year, the Philippines Statistics Authority (PSA) announced yesterday. The economy of Region 6, which comprised the provinces of Aklan, ...

    • Verde Island Passage faces new oil spill threat 

      Virola, Madonna T.; Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2023, on page A8)
      A fishing vessel carrying 70,000 liters of diesel nearly sank off the coast of Calatagan, Batangas, on Sunday, sparking fears of another oil spill in the fragile biodiversity of Verde Island Passage (VIP), an advocacy group ...

    • Beijing: We are keeping peace, tranquility 

      Mangaluz, Jean (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 7, 2023, on page A4)
      President Marcos on Wednesday directly told Chinese Premier Li Qiang that the Philippines would press on with its claim to the West Philippine Sea, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). ...