Browsing Panay News by Name "United Nations (UN)"

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    • 3 branches unite in West PH Sea claim 

      (Panay News, July 6, 2015, on page 26)
      A Palace official is confident of the Philippines' fight for sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea as the three branches of government have joined forces to present the country's claim. Communications Secretary Herminio ...

    • Australia fights UN downgrade of Great Barrier Reef health 

      Associated Press (AP) (Panay News, June 23, 2021, on page 7)
      Australia said Tuesday it will fight against plans to downgrade the Great Barrier Reef’s World Heritage status due to climate change, while environmentalists have applauded the United Nations (UN) World Heritage Committee’s ...

    • China won't recognize PH arbitral tribunal win - Locsin 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, November 27, 2018, on page 7-14)
      China will not recognize the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration victory of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea, Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. In a television interview ...

    • DFA seeks public support in bid to protect West PH Sea 

      Sologastoa, Glenda (Panay News, August 14, 2015, on page 4)
      The support of Filipinos in the government's efforts to protect Philippine entitlements in the West Philippine Sea from Chinese encroachments is vital, said Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assistant secretary Charles ...

    • Iloilo green programs showcased at UN gab 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, July 26, 2018, on page 4)
      Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. shared the provincial government’s various eco-friendly programs and projects to participants of a three-day international environment workshop organized by the United Nations (UN) in Bangkok, ...

    • Info drive on sea dispute goes to Cebu 

      PIA; PN (Panay News, March 11, 2015, on page 5)
      The government's information campaign on the territorial row at West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) has reached Cebu. More than a hundred representatives from various sectors attended the forum that aims to raise awareness ...

    • ‘Make city waters swimmable again’ 

      Sornito, Ime (Panay News, March 31, 2019, on page 1-14)
      The goal is to make the coastal waters “swimmable again.” The local government unit here conducted yesterday a massive cleanup drive dubbed as “One Time, Big Time,” which covered 26 coastal villages in the city. The ...

    • Not just coal; seaweeds, too 

      (Panay News, January 17, 2018, on page 9)
      It's Not only coal that may be considered a money maker for the municipality of Caluya. In fact, the residents of Caluya themselves are directly reaping the financial bounty of seaweed production in the only island ...

    • Palace mulls renaming Benham Rise to ‘PH Rise’ 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, April 2, 2017, on page 9)
      To emphasize the Philippines’ sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the contested area, the Malacañang on Saturday said that the government is thinking of renaming “Benham Rise” to “Philippine Rise.” Benham Rise, which is ...

    • PH tries to turn tide on fish loss 

      Reuters (Panay News, November 30, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      One of the biggest threats to the sustainability of marine life is plastic pollution and the Philippines is now the third highest contributor to plastic pollution in the world's oceans, according to Greenpeace Philippines. ...

    • Rise, Philippines 

      Daquila, Sonia (Panay News, March 19, 2017, on page 7)
      Benham is the name of an American geologist who discovered the continental shelf in 1933 and such continental shelf of the Philippines was named after him. Before the United Nations, the Philippines had proven that it is ...

    • Rody 'failed' to protect PH from China - solon 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, March 31, 2017, on page 9-20)
      Magdalo party-list representative Gary Alejano on Thursday filed a supplemental impeachment complaint against President Rodrigo Duterte for allowing the continued Chinese encroachment in the country’s territorial waters. ...

    • World's fish consumption unsustainable, warns UN 

      Reuters (Panay News, July 27, 2018, on page B4)
      A third of the world’s oceans are overfished and fish consumption is at an all-time high, raising fears over the sustainability of a key source of protein for millions around the world, the United Nations warned in a report ...