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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
HDO for HK vessel crew in boat collision
A local court stopped all 20 crewmen of a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship from leaving the country pending an investigation into the ship’s collision with a fishing vessel that left 14 mostly Filipino fishermen missing to ...
- July 16, 2020
Diplomacy: PH’s only option vs China
The suggestion by some well-meaning sectors for the government to file another case against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, this time for China’s harassment of Filipino fishermen and for the massive ...
- June 23, 2018
Coast guard: Pinoy fishers back in Bajo de Masinloc
Flying over traditional Filipino fishing grounds off Zambales, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and journalists looked over the surface of vibrant turquoise-blue waters. Nearly 40 Filipino fishing vessels were around ...
- October 7, 2022
Rare turtle lives to swim another day
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has cited three fishermen from Aparri, Cagayan who released back to the sea an endangered Pacific green turtle that was accidentally caught in their fishing net. Citing a report from its ...
- September 5, 2012
Knife fish newest scourge in Laguna’s fish farms
If you can’t lick them, eat them. Or feed them to other fish. The knife fish, an ornamental fish whose population has boomed and is harming the aquaculture industry in Laguna Lake, will be converted into fish meal and fed ...
- February 17, 2013
Revenge of the 'Pawikan': 5 dead after eating sea turtle meat
Five persons died while 153 others were taken ill after eating the meat of a sea turtle that was found dead on Aug. 17 in Arteche, a town in Eastern Samar. Marlon Gabril, a fisherman who found the sea turtle and later sold ...
- August 23, 2013
Fish pen owners in Laguna de Bay lose ₱115M to 'Rolly'
Fish pens covering 90 hectares of Laguna de Bay were wiped out by strong winds and lake current, unleashing about 2.2 million kilograms of cultured “bangus” (milkfish) at the height of Typhoon “Rolly” (international name: ...
- November 4, 2020
Lack of resolve
President Duterte has a standard response to critics who point out that despite the government’s deferential stance toward China, it has virtually taken over several reefs and islets within the Philippines’ exclusive ...
- May 10, 2018
Fish and sea creatures
If you’re walking or driving down Manila’s streets this morning and find yourself in the midst of sea creatures—turtles, fish, crabs, squids, dolphins and maybe even a mermaid or merman (what we call siokoy)—don’t be ...
- May 30, 2014