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Sardine canner sees 28% hike in sales
Mega Global Corp., makers of Mega sardines, eyes to grow its sales by 28 percent this year driven by strong demand for its products especially in the Visayas. William Tiu Lim, president and chief executive officer of Mega ...
- February 9, 2017
RLC joins int'l coastal clean-up
Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC), through its Robinsons "RLove" corporate social responsibility (CSR) program, actively participated in the International Coastal Clean-up in Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism ...
- October 13, 2017
Duterte to China: Relax, no weapon in PH-occupied areas
President Duterte yesterday urged China to “relax” as he said he meant no harm when he ordered the military to start occupying islands within the countries’ territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). He said ...
- April 11, 2017
China Sea code of conduct part of Asean summit agenda
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said efforts to come up with a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) by yearend would be part of the agenda in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ...
- January 6, 2017
Justice Carpio's Benham Rise 101
The notes by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio on Benham Rise are very useful as the 13-million-hectare undersea region east of Luzon is in the news with the disclosure last week by Defense Secretary ...
- March 15, 2017
Regulation on tuna fishing burdensome
While fishing is one of the major industries in the Philippines’ agriculture, fisheries, and forestry sector, its contribution to the economy is still minimal—only 1.7 percent of the gross domestic product. The study ...
- May 8, 2017
Special focus on the deep sea problem
Fishing is a way of life for numerous Filipinos. Unfortunately, threats to marine ecosystems and an overall deepening crisis engulfing Philippine fisheries has hampered that livelihood. Studies reveal that global fish ...
- May 31, 2017
China, Vietnam agree to keep South China Sea tensions in check
China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain peace in the South China Sea, the two nations said in a joint communique China ...
- May 16, 2017
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
Record growth for agri in Q2
Agriculture is expected to post another record growth in the second quarter of the year due to the introduction of new markets as well as the upward trend in the world prices of prime agricultural products. “The performance ...
- May 29, 2017