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Colossal blowback: PH arbitration suit prodded, justified China's island-building blitz
Three years after the five-man arbitral tribunal ruled almost entirely in favor of the Aquino government’s maritime claims against China that invoked the Unclos provisions, its real impact has become so crystal clear, yet ...
- July 15, 2019
PH-China economic ties 'improving' despite sea row
Relations between China and the Philippines are “improving,” an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said, as the two countries firm up strategies to boost cooperation. Trade Undersecretary Nora Terrado ...
- September 13, 2017
2 Indonesian fishers abducted off Sabah
Two masked gunmen abducted two Indonesian fishermen off Semporna town in Sabah despite a strict security and sea curfew imposed by Malaysian authorities over persistent threats posed by Abu Sayyaf Group terrorists. Malaysia’s ...
- September 13, 2018
If China deploys missiles so should we
No amount of global protest will make China remove anti-ship and anti-aircraft missiles reportedly installed on the three islands it reclaimed in the South China Sea. Assuming President-for-life Xi Jinping approved deployment, ...
- May 8, 2018
Palace open to china, asean war games
Malacañang is open to the holding of military drills between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as proposed by Beijing. China was reported to have proposed the holding of military ...
- August 7, 2018
Poaching case vs China in danger of dismissal
A petition before the Supreme Court seeking to protect the marine environment in Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal and Panganiban (Mischief ) Reef in the South China (West Philippine) Sea is in ...
- July 10, 2019
Violation of the Philippine Clean Water Act
Disposing sewerage waste to any body of water is a violation of Section 27 (a) of Republic Act (RA) 9275, otherwise known as the “Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004”: “Prohibited Acts. – The following acts are hereby ...
- October 26, 2018
Celebrate the presence of whales, dolphins and sharks in your waters
I was very concerned to learn of the recent comments made in Cebu City at the Tanon Strait Protected Seascape Stakeholders' Summit concerning possible culling of marine top predators in Philippines' waters. There appears ...
- March 4, 2015
Lockdown plan for Boracay laid out
The Philippines is set to deploy hundreds of riot police to Boracay island to keep travellers out and head off potential protests ahead of its six-month closure to tourists, the government said Tuesday. President Rodrigo ...
- April 18, 2018
Sustained fish output growth seen in April-June
The government is optimistic to sustain positive growth in the country’s fish production in the second quarter of 2019, as it shifts focus on aquaculture farming due to the expected weather disturbances during the rainy ...
- June 28, 2019