Search
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
Boracay placed under state of calamity
President Duterte yesterday placed all three barangays in Boracay Island under a under a state of calamity and said the closure of the island-resort, which started yesterday, will be up to October 25 this year. The declaration ...
- April 27, 2018
Gov't to purchase research vessels for use in PH rise
The country will purchase maritime research vessels so it can better assess the resources which can be explored in the undisputed Philippine Rise. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque said this was the consensus reached by ...
- March 7, 2018
LGUs urged to help in Pasig River clean-up
Interior Secretary Ismael “Mike” Sueno urged local government units (LGUs) to do their part in cleaning up the Pasig River. Sueno called on the cities of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig and Taguig, and the municipality ...
- March 20, 2017
China vows to manage 'contentious issues' with PH
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday affirmed his country's commitment to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members towards the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea ...
- November 21, 2018
Benham Rise renamed PH Rise
President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ...
- May 23, 2017
No 'outright seizure' of fish, says Duterte
President Duterte yesterday virtually cleared the Chinese Coast Guard personnel who were seen in video footage taking some of the catch of Filipino fishermen in the disputed Scarborough Shoal (Pantag Shoal) located some ...
- June 19, 2018