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‘Bangus’ saga: From Dagupan to the world
Tonight (Wednesday), thousands of residents of the coastal city of Dagupan in Pangasinan province will party on the stretch of the Dawel-Pantal-Lucao Road to cap the monthlong celebration of Bangus (Milkfish) Festival. ...
- April 30, 2014
‘Bullying,’ friendly encounters at Panatag
Fishermen from Infanta town in Pangasinan province said they were bullied into sharing their catch with members of the Chinese Coast Guard during a fishing trip to the disputed Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. ...
- June 2, 2017
Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask
A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...
- June 9, 2018
Panelo: Show proof fishers being harassed in Panatag
The Philippines is bent on filing a diplomatic protest if it is proven that the Chinese Coast Guard is driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, presidential spokesperson ...
- March 26, 2019
PH softness in sea dispute emboldens Chinese poachers
The administration’s “soft-landing” approach in dealing with the country’s maritime dispute might have emboldened Chinese fishermen to continue to fish without restrictions and interference in the West Philippine Sea, an ...
- March 26, 2018
Why do they go to Panatag? Pangasinan fishermen show their marine bounty
The shoal’s 150-square-kilometer lagoon, as well as the waters surrounding this disputed set of sea rocks, is home to high-value fish species, such as tanigue (narrow-barred Spanish mackerel), lapu-lapu (grouper) and ...
- October 31, 2016
What exactly did we win? ask fishermen
Like most fishermen in the seaside village of Cato here, Joseph Daroca was not aware that the Philippines had filed a case against China over the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea. When told that the UN-backed ...
- July 14, 2016
'Bagoong' makes Lingayen townsfolk dance
It’s not every day when one can say “bagoong” (salted fish paste) has made Lingayen dance. Residents of this capital town partied on the streets on Thursday to celebrate its third Bagoong Festival. The event was launched ...
- January 7, 2014
Maritime expert: PH must stop China fishers from wrecking Panatag reefs
If the Philippine government does not stop Chinese clam harvesters from destroying the reefs at Panatag Shoal, China would reclaim land on what is left of the shoal and transform it into another artificial island, a maritime ...
- June 21, 2018
Injured dolphins land on Lingayen Gulf shores
At least 17 injured bottlenose dolphins have been found beached in the last two days in the coastal areas of the Lingayen Gulf stretching from Alaminos City in Pangasinan province to Aringay town in La Union province. ...
- January 28, 2015