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2.7K Ilocos Norte farmers, fishers insured for free
A total of 2,740 farmers and fisherfolk in Ilocos Norte will get free crop and life insurance coverages, courtesy of the provincial government and the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC). Since July 11, provincial ...
- July 22, 2019
Boat-ramming incident: Manila to hale Chinese to court
The Philippine government would hale to court the captain and crew of the Chinese ship that rammed a Filipino fishing boat near Recto (Reed) Bank if the Chinese government failed to impose sanctions against them, Malacañang ...
- July 9, 2019
Palace takes over all reclamation projects in the country
The Office of the President (OP) now has direct control and supervision over the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA), which has jurisdiction over 43 reclamation projects in Manila Bay alone. One reclamation project has ...
- January 5, 2019
Fishers group rejects galunggong importation
The National fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamalaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged The Department og Agriculture (DA) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to junk their plan to import 45, 000 ...
- November 29, 2019
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
VP, senators oppose joint probe of Recto ramming
ice President Maria Leonor Robredo, along with Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon and Senators Panfilo Lacson and Francis Pangilinan, has opposed a joint inquiry with China into the Recto (Reed) Bank incident in the ...
- June 24, 2019
Govt echoes China line
A Chinese vessel caused the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, but it remains to be seen whether the “ramming” was intentional, the government said on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who ...
- June 18, 2019
Go vows strong support for agricultural incentives
Former special assistant to the President and 2019 candidate for senator of the ruling PDP-Laban Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go on Tuesday received a rousing welcome from residents in Glan, Sarangani, as his motorcade went ...
- May 2, 2019
Impeach Duterte, Palace dares critics
Malacañang on Thursday challenged critics of President Rodrigo Duterte to file an impeachment complaint if they believe that he committed an impeachable offense when he agreed to allow the Chinese to fish in the country’s ...
- June 28, 2019
Go fish in troubled waters - Lorenzana
Filipino fishers should continue fishing in contested waters despite a ban announced by China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The summer fishing ban, which started on May 1, covers the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East ...
- May 30, 2019