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Chinese ships still at reef near Palawan-AFP chief
The chief of the Philippine military on Monday confirmed that there were still Chinese ships at Julian Felipe Reef near Palawan province, two weeks since more than 200 vessels were seen there by a Philippine Coast Guard ...
- March 23, 2021
Pangasinan expands search for 7 fishermen
The fishing community here has joined the search and rescue efforts of the Philippine Coast Guard for seven fishermen who have been missing since Jan. 13. Chief Master Sergeant Ruben Mayrina, head of the maritime police ...
- January 25, 2020
Search on for 14 missing after boat collision
Rescuers from the Philippine Coast Guard on Monday were searching for 14 people who went missing after a local fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong-flagged cargo vessel and sank off the coast of Mamburao town in Occidental ...
- June 30, 2020
PH protests Chinese ships in WPS
The Philippines has expressed concern that some 220 vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, were spotted on March 7 in the disputed South China Sea, the latest example of tensions in the crucial ...
- March 22, 2021
DFA, Manila gov't push back vs Chinese
From both national and local governments came some pushback on acts committed by the Chinese. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed a diplomatic protest in connection with an incident in May when the Chinese ...
- August 22, 2020
PH fishers play 'hide-and seek' with sino ships in Scarborough
For fishermen whose livelihood depends on the bounty of Scarborough Shoal, any attempt to enter its lagoon is still a “perilous” move while China’s Coast Guard continues to patrol the area. But the Philippine Coast Guard ...
- March 29, 2022
In Catanduanes, kin cling to hope rescuers will find 9 fishers
For Jonel Zafe, 24, the thought of his father, Noel, still missing at sea had dampened the spirit of Christmas. Noel, 41, was among the five fishers from the capital town of Virac in Catanduanes province who ventured out ...
- December 27, 2022
Watch how we fish
You can’t manage what you can’t measure,” goes a popular saying in management circles. For our country’s fisheries, this can be a particularly dangerous thing. There is growing recognition that the “blue economy” — the ...
- March 30, 2021
PH Court junks case vs foreign ship in Mindoro collision
A local court dismissed the charges filed against the Chinese crew of the MV Vienna Wood after the owner of the Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier paid the families of the 14 Filipino fishermen, who presumably died in the sea ...
- September 22, 2020
Marcos urged to create fisheries department
Various fisheries groups are asking President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to certify as urgent a bill creating the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DFAR) to unlock the full potential of the country’s fisheries ...
- June 28, 2022