It appears that the municipal government of Estancia, Iloilo distrusts its own police force in dealing with illegal fishing activities in the town. This situation can be gleaned from the request of the Estancia local ...

The government said Saturday it was studying the possibility of renaming Benham Rise to "Philippine Rise," to strengthen the country's rights over the resource-rich undersea plateau. Manila's move came after Chinese survey ...

The provincial government turned over 410 solar light sets to marginal fisherfolks in Ajuy, Iloilo on Apr 25, 2017. The recipients were residents whose livelihoods were adversely affected by Supertyphoon Yolanda in 2013. ...

All's well that ends well for DoubleDragon Properties Corp., Province of Guimaras and Iloilo City Government. This, after DoubleDragon, the developer and operator of Iloilo Ferry Terminal (formerly Guimaras-Iloilo Ferry ...

“The sea floor around Benham is covered with metal-rich chunks—manganese nodules that also contain nickel, copper, cobalt and other minerals,” Atienza, one-time Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, said. The ...

The Philippines is preparing another protest against China over the latter’s plan to install a radar station in the Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, a Cabinet official said Tuesday. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said ...

The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR-6) recognized its outstanding partners in local governments, law enforcers, and the media for helping achieve a sustainable fishery sector. The awardees are the Maritime ...

Velma Jane Cubing-Lao of the Iloilo Provincial Planning and Development Office said the two-day forum was very successful as they were able to tie up with big businesses and opened new investments for agricultural products ...

The term “lost Scarborough shoal” is debatable. Security officials deny that. Foreign affairs officials will not say that because that would be detrimental to the claim of the Philippines on the shoal which is included in ...

Human activities slowly destroy the Earth. Threats of global warming and climate change have been more alarming that scientists, governments, industrial groups and even the education sector have stepped up efforts to address ...