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Time for the Philippines to adjust to the South China Sea problem
Growing territorial tensions in the South China Sea are taking a toll on the sizeable Filipino-Chinese community in the Philippines. Recently, one of the most celebrated Filipino writers went so far as to implicitly question ...
- July 7, 2015
DA sees potential in eel industry
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources(BFAR) is eyeing capital from local and foreign investors for the development of the eel industry in the country. Foreign direct investment is being encouraged by the department ...
- February 25, 2015
PH backs Australia flights over China Sea
Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. yesterday said the Philippines acknowledges "freedom of navigation flights" conducted by Australia, which he said supports the call of member-countries of the Association of ...
- December 18, 2015
China admits reclamation at Spratly
China is conducting "large scale" land reclamation and construction on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands, state-backed media reported on Thursday, in an unusual acknowledgment of its controversial work in the region. ...
- February 27, 2015
Chinese ship fired warning shot at PH boat
A Chinese ship reportedly fired a warning shot to scare away a fishing boat near a Chinese-occupied reef in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) last week, a fishing boat operator disclosed yesterday. In a phone ...
- June 5, 2015
PH urges arbitral panel to intervene in China dispute
The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit natural resources and fish in the South China Sea. Although China has ...
- July 9, 2015
PH draws ire of Beijing over Spratlys
Southeast Asian leaders edged closer to open criticism of China's land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit on Monday, as the Philippines drew the ire of Beijing which called its objections to ...
- April 28, 2015
PH exports tuna, imports belly
The all-time favorite in many Filipino grills, tuna belly and panga, come all the way from the Marshall Islands. Tuna traders import from Majuro and Vietnam (the major sources) as well as South Korea tuna scraps like belly, ...
- March 10, 2015
The real threat to china's south china sea claims
After the permanent court of arbitration at the Hauge ruled that it has jurisdiction over key issues in the Philippines' dispute against China over its south china sea claims, many China watchers, analyst commentators ...
- November 10, 2015
China to US: Pacific Ocean big enough for us
China's ties with United States remain stable, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, as he sought to defuse tension over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has raised fears of confrontation between ...
- May 18, 2015