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Duterte rules out water deal
President Rodrigo Duterte has refused to enter into any agreement with the Manila Water Co. and Maynilad Water Services Inc., maintaining that the water firms committed “economic plunder.” “Alam mo sabi nila na makikipag-usap, ...
- December 10, 2019
Fishing boat captain apologizes to Duterte
The captain of the fishing boat that figured in an incident at midnight of June 10 with a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, apologized to President Duterte on Wednesday. In a press conference at the municipal hall, Capt. Junel ...
- June 20, 2019
PH protects Chinese fishing at Panatag
The Foreign Affairs department has formally protested China’s reported mass harvesting of giant clams at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which Malacañang on Tuesday called as an “affront” to the Philippines. A ...
- April 17, 2019
ADB supports Palawan tourism devt project
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is working with the Department of Tourism (DoT) in preparing a tourism development project that will ensure a sustainable environment for El Nido and Coron in Palawan. “Palawan is known as ...
- October 24, 2019
Winners named in Objectif Atlantide Underwater Investigation in Puerto Galera
Puerto Galera’s unique marine life merited the intensive survey and exploration made by divers from France and Switzerland who participated in the recent second Objectif Atlantide Underwater Investigation. Mounted by the ...
- May 23, 2019
Pasig River: The dying vein of Manila
It is just a single flow of water that has given rise to the complexity and diversity of all life that we know of today. Rivers are the foundations of civilizations throughout the course of human history, from the Nile, ...
- November 22, 2019
Fishers’ shelter built on Batanes Island
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-Northern Luzon Command (Nolcom) turned over to the Batanes provincial government on Monday a multi-purpose shelter in Mavulis Island, Itbayat for local fishing and not a Marine ...
- May 28, 2019
On traditional fishing rights
During the 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte, he mentioned the concept of traditional fishing rights (TFRs). What is it? Is respecting the TFRs of foreigners in waters within the reaches ...
- July 25, 2019
Modern shrimp farm opens in Malapatan
Southern Mindanao continues to strengthen its position to be an aquaculture center with the recent inauguration rites of Dynamic Team Aqua Ventures in Malapatan, a first-class coastal municipality in Sarangani Province. ...
- May 2, 2019
The Philippines – truly a diver’s paradise
A tropical archipelago comprising 7,641 islands, the Philippines offers bodies of water, with highly diverse marine wildlife and seascape — perfect for all kinds of divers and deep diving enthusiasts to explore. This makes ...
- May 3, 2019