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Palace: We'll get back SCS islands
Saying only the Philippines can legally build on territories in the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), Malacañang said China will have to return someday what belongs to the country. In an interview aired on ...
- February 9, 2018
Garbage at sea
In 2018, the Philippines ratified Annex V of the International Convention on the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (Marpol) a bit late for an archipelago, indeed. But just the same its good to have another compelling ...
- May 15, 2019
Gov't confident on 4% to 5% farm growth
The Philippines expects to meet farm growth target for this year on the back of strong production from corn, rice and fisheries subsectors, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday. Meanwhile, the DA chief also ...
- October 5, 2012
China invites Philippine firms to export fish
The Chinese government is inviting Philippine companies to export fish to the mainland that will be processed by China Asean Marine Product Exchange (Campe), which transacts online, delivers offline and settles cross-border ...
- April 27, 2017
PH tops participation in intl coastal cleanups
The Philippines ranked first among the Top 25 countries that participated in international coastal cleanup activities around the globe, according to the Ocean Conservancy 2018 Report. Over 200,000 volunteers from the country ...
- September 13, 2018
PH boats fishing outside Panatag, US think tank claims
Filipino fishermen have been fishing just outside, not inside, the lagoon of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a Washington, D.C. think tank claims, citing recent satellite images. On its website, the Asia Maritime Transparency ...
- November 3, 2016
DA: Cold facilities needed for PH to be top fish player
The Philippines needs more ice plants and cold storage facilities to realize its potential as a major supplier of fish, almost half of which the country loses annually, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday. ...
- May 25, 2018
China damaged reefs in disputed sea - US official
The United States will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other countries with claims to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to address the colossal destruction perpetuated by China on ...
- March 30, 2016
Palace: Cabinet execs to discuss boat sinking
The Chinese Foreign Ministry has warned the Philippines against politicizing the boat’s sinking, which it described as a “ordinary maritime incident.” The Filipino boat’s crew — rescued by a Vietnamese vessel — has claimed ...
- June 17, 2019
China tells PH, Asean to stand up vs West
The Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries as well as China should stand together and reject “non-regional forces” that don’t want stability in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Chinese Foreign Minister ...
- July 26, 2017