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Sustain local fishers
Among Christians keeping the Lenten tradition to fast and abstain from meat and other indulgences, “Semana Santa (Holy Week)” means putting the spotlight on fish and other seafood on the dining table. This Lenten demand ...
- April 17, 2023
AFP plans to build structures on WPS islands
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they have proposed the construction of various structures on islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to better protect the disputed territory. ...
- April 24, 2021
'Rolly' leaves P1.1-B agri damage
Department of Agriculture ( DA) Secretary William Dar on Monday said the agency recorded some P1.1 billion worth of agricultural damage and losses due to the impact of Super Typhoon Rolly. DA, meanwhile, assured affected ...
- November 3, 2020
Enrile: Ruling on West Philippine Sea not meaningless
Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said the 2016 The Hague ruling favoring Philippines over China in its claim in the West Philippine Sea is not meaningless, but the United Nations (UN) has no police power to enforce ...
- May 19, 2021
Provocations coming from China, not PH
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said provocations in the hotly disputed areas in the South China Sea are coming from the Chinese, who have illegally occupied some features within the Philippine exclusive economic ...
- August 25, 2020
Farmers, fisherfolks to receive cash assistance
Small rice farmers will receive cash assistance from the excess money collected from rice tariffs while fisherfolk, corn, coconut and sugar farmers, as well as indigenous peoples will receive cash and food assistance from ...
- October 23, 2020
Landbank helps 2.4-M farmers, fishermen
In line with its special focus to serve the needs of the country’s agriculture sector, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) reported that it has assisted over two million small farmers and fishers (SFFs) nationwide. ...
- October 27, 2020
AFP plans to construct structures on WPS isles
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they have proposed the construction of various structures on islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to better protect the disputed territory. ...
- April 25, 2021
PH Navy rescues Indonesian fisherman
An Indonesian fisherman who had been adrift for the past seven days off the waters of Sarangani, Davao Occidental was rescued by the Philippine Navy on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. In a statement from the navy, the Barko ng ...
- May 28, 2022
DFA protests China's fishing ban, says it's a violation
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s fishing ban that covers parts of the West Philippine Sea over which the “Philippines exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.” In a statement, ...
- May 20, 2021