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Zambales taps Canadian firm vs intrusion in disputed seas
The province that is staring Chinese aggression in the face has secured help from a Canadian surveillance firm to keep track of the intrusion of foreign vessels and other marine activities in the West Philippine Sea. Backed ...
- April 24, 2015
More than 1,000 baby sea turtles to be released in Tayabas Bay
More than 1,000 baby sea turtles locally known as “pawikan” will be set free to their natural habitat in Tayabas Bay off Sariaya town, Quezon province, starting this month until January next year, authorities said. The ...
- December 7, 2020
Comelec allows aid to farmers, fishers
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has exempted from the election spending ban the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) subsidy programs for farmers and fisherfolk. During a hearing of the House committee on suffrage and ...
- April 21, 2022
Favorite Pinoy breakfast at risk
Dried fish for breakfast, fried to a crisp with a splash of spiced vinegar, garlic fried rice and a runny egg yolk, is the kind of breakfast that Filipinos crave. The dish, often made with sardines, anchovies, round scad ...
- November 30, 2018
Palace: Sovereignty patrols continue in disputed waters
There is no standing order from malacañang preventing the deployment of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels to the West Philippine Sea, the Palace said yesterday. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said Coast ...
- May 14, 2015
'We are happy to be back, Panatag should be open to all'
The waters inside the shoal are calm, betraying the tension between Filipino fishermen and Chinese coast guards. Small fishing boats can sail inside the shoal, but anything bigger is barred by the crew of a Chinese Coast ...
- November 6, 2016
Who manipulated fishermen? Palace points to Diokno, IBP
Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday said human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) manipulated a group of fishermen into petitioning for an environmental ...
- July 12, 2019
Drilon urges review of admin policy on China amid sea row
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged the Duterte administration to review its “policy of appeasement and accommodation” toward China, as the supposed closer ties between Manila and Beijing had not ...
- June 15, 2018
PH fishers returning to Scarborough: China intrusion scares Zambales men but fishing only livelihood source
Despite the trauma, fishermen have sailed back to Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal, braving harassment from Chinese coast guard vessels in order to eke out a living. Mario Frones, a fishing boat operator, sent a boat to the ...
- March 1, 2014
PH protests new China acts in shoal
The Philippines yesterday strongly protested new Chinese intrusions at Bajo de Masinloc following two incidents last month, including the ramming of three Philippine fishing vessels in the area by a Chinese Coast Guard ...
- February 5, 2015