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PH hits China's lighthouses in two disputed reefs
The Philippines on Monday strongly criticized two lighthouses China constructed in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), charging that they were covert mean of enforcing Beijing's claims to the disputed waters. ...
- October 20, 2015
‘Pag-asa Island is ours’
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a strong statement dismissing the claim of Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua that the Philippines’ planned improvement works at Pag-asa Island would be illegal. “Pag-asa ...
- May 3, 2017
Obama heads to oil spill disaster zone
US and British leaders sought to ease tensions amid sharpened rhetoric over the expanding oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, as President Barack Obama readied to take matters into his own hands. As political pressure mounts ...
- June 14, 2010
Conservationists slam Australia shark policy as more killed
Conservationists on Monday slammed the baiting and killing of sharks at a popular Great Barrier Reef tourist spot after two swimmers were attacked, saying the policy was brutal and indiscriminate. Queensland state authorities ...
- September 25, 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
Science points to the sea as new source of global warming
Ocean that grow more acidic through man's fossil fuel burning emissions, can amplify global warming by releasing less of a gas that helps shield Earth from radiation, study said on Sunday (Monday in Manila). And the authors ...
- August 27, 2013
China, PH, agree to 'prudent' cooperation on joint sea exploration
China and the Philippines said Wednesday they will cautiously proceed with discussions on joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, further reversing years of tensions over their competing claims to the region.The ...
- March 23, 2018
China should not be allowed access to artificial islands
Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson hit out at China Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) during his Senate confirmation hearing, warning the US would send a “clear signal” that the Asian giant must abandon its ...
- January 13, 2017
Oil can cause risky behavior in reef fish
Coral reef fish are more likely to engage in risky behavior and be unable to identify predators if they swim in waters contaminated with petroleum-based oil, researchers said. Concentrations equivalent to only “a couple ...
- July 20, 2017
UN begins to protect high seas
United Nations on Tuesday kicked-off talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover half the planet yet lack adequate environmental protection. Four sessions of talks, each lasting two weeks, are ...
- September 3, 2018