Browsing Daily Tribune by Subject "Governments"

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    • ABS-CBN's reckless WPS news coverage 

      (Daily Tribune, April 18, 2021, on page A5)
      For a broadcast facility that is legally unable to go on the air because it has no legislative franchise to operate, ABS-CBN is still making its presence felt in the country via its continuing newscasts aired mainly through ...

    • AFP plans new structures in WPS 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, April 23, 2021, on page A2)
      Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana on Thursday disclosed that the military is considering building new structures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid China’s insistence that the ...

    • Biz group: 'Keep China as a friend' 

      Ayeng, Raffy; Guillang, Michelle (Daily Tribune, July 15, 2021, on page A6)
      A local business group composed of Filipino-Chinese businessmen on Wednesday sought a peaceful, wise and diplomatic solution to the still scorching sea lanes issue that puts a wedge on the Philippines-China relations. The ...

    • DA tops up pork, fish supply 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, February 18, 2021, on page A6)
      Some 2,600 live hogs transported from Mindanao as of yesterday are expected to fill in the supply gap and stabilize the price of pork in Metro Manila markets. Majority was sourced from South Cotabato while 580 hogs were ...

    • Defending country's border 

      (Daily Tribune, May 3, 2021, on page D24)
      If the Philippine government’s recent actions concerning the country’s territorial dispute are any indication, then the Duterte administration is making its stand known. From merely sending diplomatic protests, the government ...

    • Fish traders cautious outlook 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, December 28, 2021, on page B12)
      Filipino livestock growers and fish producers expressed cautious optimism for the agriculture sector’s prospects in 2022 after suffering headwinds in the past two years. In a forum hosted by food security advocacy group ...

    • Gov't proceeds with WPS deals 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, August 16, 2021, on page B9)
      The Department of Energy (DoE) said that joint exploration with China will be pursued but it will also bid out service contracts for other areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) considered within Philippine territory. ...

    • Lorenzana: Non-violent WPS resolution 

      Maralit, Kristina (Daily Tribune, July 14, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      While it welcomes the statements of support from other nations against China’s excessive claims in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine government insisted to continue efforts to achieve a ...

    • Manila Bay swimmable by end of DU30 term 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, March 6, 2022, on page A6)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said it is doubling its efforts to make Manila Bay Dolomite Beach “swimmable” before the end of the administration’s term in June. DENR OIC Secretary Jim O. Sampulna ...

    • Panelo: 'Carpio, del Rosario botched WPS not Duterte' 

      Garner, Jomelle (Daily Tribune, May 1, 2021, on page A6)
      Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Secretary Salvador Panelo on Friday lambasted retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario over their recent statements on ...

    • 'Pay P800B for ecological damage': China intrusion into WPS hit 

      Locus, Sundy (Daily Tribune, April 27, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      A number of senators on Monday condemned the illegal activities of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through a resolution that denounced the superpower country’s intrusion into the Philippine territory. China should ...

    • PCG seizes P1.2-B fossilized 'taklobo' 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, April 18, 2021, on page B14)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), together with other government agencies, apprehended the supposed selling of 200 tons of fossilized giant clams, with a market price of around P1.2 billion, resulting in the arrest of four ...

    • Phl boosting WPS presence 

      (Daily Tribune, May 16, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The government is boosting its maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea following President Duterte’s declaration that local ships won’t pull out from the disputed area, an official said Saturday. National security ...

    • Reforms spur shrimp trade 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, November 12, 2021, on page B11)
      Local shrimp producers urged lawmakers to realign current policies to attract more investors amid sustained domestic and international demand for the commodity. During the 13th Shrimp Congress of the Philippines on Tuesday, ...

    • Rody vows no Phl ship to leave WPS 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, May 15, 2021, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte fired his strongest words against China yet when he declared that local ships will not move “an inch backward” from the West Philippine Sea even if it gets him killed. In his pre-recorded address ...

    • Rody, Noy meet on WPS 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, May 21, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Along with other past leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte is likely to consider inviting former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III soon to discuss issues on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The meeting would serve as an ...

    • Scarborough fiasco 

      Enrile, Juan Ponce Sr. (Daily Tribune, May 22, 2021, on page A1-A4)
      My Monday evening visit to Malacañang has evoked in my mind many more unanswered questions about the Scarborough loss to the Philippines. If there was an agreement between the Philippines and China to withdraw from ...

    • 'Silent diplomacy' keeps peace at WPS 

      Blancaflor, MJ; Locus, Sundy; Ayeng, Raffy; Murcia, Alvin; Maralit, Kristina (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2021, on page A2)
      No confrontation marked the approach of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and another vessel owned by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) towards the Chinese militia vessels swarming at the Julian Felipe ...

    • Who lost Scarborough? 

      (Daily Tribune, May 10, 2021, on page A4)
      Had former President Noynoy Aquino not resorted to subterfuge in dealing with China by employing the anarchist Antonio Trillanes IV as back channel, relations would not have deteriorated to the extent that the country’s ...

    • WPS exploration sole Phl decision 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, November 5, 2020, on page A1-A6)
      The Department of Energy (DoE) on Wednesday clarified that the government’s decision to resume oil exploration activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) was a “unilateral decision.” This means that local companies ...