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Manila told to improve sea security
An Australian delegate said on Wednesday that the Philippines and other claimants to the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea against China should strengthen their maritime capabilities because the dispute could possibly ...
- October 4, 2012
Mindoro giving Gensan a run for its money
Facing the fish-rich West Philippine Sea, this part of the island province holds a candle to General Santos City. "There's a great potential for Occidental Mindoro, particularly Mamburao, to be the net tuna capital," said ...
- October 12, 2012
Singapore says it takes no sides in sea disputes
The Singaporean government on Tuesday rebuffed Manila after Philippine newspapers reported that its prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, supported the Philippines' claim to the South China Sea. Foreign Ministry spokesman K ...
- September 12, 2012
Overfishing threatens tuna supply
Senator Loren Legarda on Friday expressed alarm over the declining tuna stocks worldwide due to overfishing. Noting the Red List of Threatened Species of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which revealed ...
- September 15, 2012
Paje welcomes win of Tubbataha Reef Act
Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday welcomed the recognition of Republic Act 10067, or the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park Act, as one of the world's best environmental policies. The law, which ...
- October 17, 2012
Tuna congress seeks Cabinet portfolio
Major players and stakeholders in the tuna industry called anew on the government to institute reforms in the recently-concluded 14th National Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibit held in Gen. Santos City. Organized by the ...
- September 12, 2012
Dried sharks confiscated
Customs authorities have seized some P10 million worth of shipment of various dried marine products declared as endangered species by the government at the Sub-Port Manila North Harbor on board MV Princes of the South last ...
- October 26, 2012
Albay fishers get support
Poor and marginalized Albay fisherman can now look forward to a more sustainable livelihood after their provincial government provided them vital fishing gear. The Albay office in Makati City said their provincial government ...
- October 23, 2012
Will the world recognize and respect the "West Philippine Sea"?
President Benigno Aquino III's order naming the western side of the Philippine archipelago "West Philippine Sea" provides Philippine officials and the mass media a formal basis to call it by that name, as they have been ...
- September 17, 2012
Chinese mischief on Panganiban Reef
The Chinese are up to their old tricks again. While appearing to appease the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in bilateral talks, they continue to fortify their claim on Mischief Reef (Panganiban) and Scarborough ...
- September 8, 2012