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The Philippines turns to lawfare in the South China Sea
Two and a half years ago, the Philippines took an unprecedented step to shake up the territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. That was when it brought its case into the halls of the Peace Palace, the home of ...
- September 8, 2015
Fisherfolk get ₱718M aid
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has set aside ₱718 million for the construction of 252 Community Fish Landing Centers (CFLCs) which will benefit around a third of the fisherfolk population in the ...
- February 10, 2015
Crop insurance for 1M farmers, fisherfolk
The number of covered farmers and fisherfolk under the Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC) grew by 24.31 percent in 2014, insuring close to a million in the agricultural workforce. PCIC is a government-owned and controlled ...
- March 26, 2015
PH awaits decision on sea dispute
Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a Statement, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario summarized the salient points of the arguments presented by the Philippine legal team to the first and second ...
- December 2, 2015
China presence not only in Spratlys
China is not only reclaiming land around the Spratly Islands, they are also stealing our sovereignty in the digital space. This was reported by Reuters and confirmed by two anonymous sources I talked to. The Philippines ...
- April 15, 2015
Aquino vows tough action on illegal fishing
President Aquino yesterday vowed to sustain government's campaign against illegal and unregulated fishing after the European Union (EU) lifted its yellow-card warning on the Philippines last year. "Rest assured: We will ...
- April 24, 2015