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Duterte allows Chinese ships in Philippine waters
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has agreed to allow Chinese surveillance ships into Philippine waters. Duterte said there was no incursion, particularly in Benham Rise, an underwater landmass off the east coast of Luzon and ...
- March 16, 2017
Agri output rebounds
Agriculture output grew 5.28 percent in the first quarter compared with a year ago, rebounding from a contraction in the previous quarter largely due to good weather, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said yesterday. ...
- May 16, 2017
China recognizes PH rights over Benham Rise
Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said China has sent word recognizing Philippine sovereignty over the 13-million hectare Benham Rise and it is not going to claim ownership of the undersea region ...
- March 16, 2017
Duterte: dialogue only way to deal with Beijing
President Duterte yesterday said he would not mention the ruling of the arbitral court on the South China Sea dispute when he addresses leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) on Saturday. He said it ...
- April 28, 2017
Climate change threatens fish supply
Global warming means less fish on the table. That’s reason for concern to a country that consumes a lot more fish than the global average of 15 kilograms annually. Already, Philippine coral reefs are degraded, the seed ...
- April 25, 2017
DFA: no Asean member pushed China issue
None of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) “strongly pushed” for the inclusion of the issue of China’s massive reclamation and militarization activities in the South China during the recently ...
- May 3, 2017
US stand on China worries Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin yesterday Lorenzana said he is concerned about the pronouncement of the Trump administration that the US will prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China ...
- January 27, 2017
Establish 'no-take zone' in Spratlys, gov't urged
On the heels of its victory in the arbitration case against China, the Philippines must lead the other claimant states in exploring ways to reinforce the ruling by “improving both the national and regional fisheries ...
- April 17, 2017
DFA: China denies harassing Pinoy fishers
The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday said China belied reports its forces were involved in the reported harassment of Filipino fishermen near Union Bank, also known as Pagkakaisa Bank, in the South China Sea. “We ...
- May 3, 2017
Top performer fisheries play second fiddle
Vietnam is looking forward to earning $12 billion from fisheries by 2020 while the Philippines currently earns just $500 million. “Something is wrong,” said marine scientist Rafael Guerrero at a regional scientific conference ...
- May 25, 2017