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Bulk-buying of sardines mulled
Cannery owners are mulling bulk-buying sardines from municipal fishers to sustain their livelihood and keep the cheap prices of the canned goods, a social product that has helped keep Filipino families afloat, especially ...
- September 20, 2022
Don't be a (s)cad
The day we started importing galunggong (round scad) was the day the country should have reckoned with its vision. The Philippines in 2018 began importing galunggong — long considered to be “the poor man’s fish” for its ...
- September 9, 2022
China not ceding joint WPS search
China will await the incoming administration’s policy regarding joint oil and gas projects in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy “Boy” Locsin Jr. said the Duterte administration had terminated ...
- June 26, 2022
China backs Phl's UNCLOS body bid
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday announced that the Philippines won a seat in the Asia-Pacific Group (APG) of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). A social media post by the ...
- June 17, 2022
U.S backs us in China fishing ban
The United States (US) on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. The State Department pointed to a 2016 ruling by a court ...
- June 4, 2022
Loren pushes reef protection
Returning senatorial candidate Loren Legarda on Sunday stressed the importance of conserving and preserving the country’s coral reefs to sustain the basic needs of Filipinos and to promote livelihood. “Beyond aesthetics, ...
- April 4, 2022
Go: Rody pushing WPS stance to the end
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that President Rodrigo Duterte will continue to fight for the rights of the country in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and all its sovereign territory until the final day of his term. Go ...
- April 1, 2022
Phl rebuffs China's sovereignty claim
The Philippines on Tuesday refuted China’s claim that it has “sovereignty” over Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Panatag or Bajo de Masinloc. It came in response to Beijing’s pronouncement that it has “sovereign” rights ...
- March 30, 2022
China envoy pays PCG visit
Amid the latest diplomatic protest lobbed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) against China over its imposition of a fishing ban extending to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), its envoy to Manila paid the Philippine ...
- June 3, 2022
Sardine fishers, factory workers back on track
About 34,000 fishing boats and sardine factory workers in this city are scheduled to return for work after observing a 90-day fish holiday imposed on the commercial fishing operators by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic ...
- February 19, 2022