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US plans to track seafood imports
(Manila Bulletin,March 19, 2015 , on page B9)The Obama administration is launching a fish tracking system that would eventually tell consumers where their fish was caught, processed and stored, in an effort to eradicate illegal fishing and seafood fraud. US Deputy ... -
US policy on South China Sea remains
(Manila Bulletin,May 6, 2017 , on page 1)The United States, under a new government, has not changed its policy on the issue of the South China Sea as previously espoused by the Obama administration: That the disputes cannot hinder the rights of all countries to ... -
'US presence matters,' claims US Navy admiral
(Manila Bulletin,February 16, 2018 , on page 6)The Carl Vinson, one of the US Navy’s longest-serving active carriers, is currently conducting what officials say is a routine mission through the hotly contested waters where years of island reclamation and military ... -
US presses China to halt militarization of S. China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,November 11, 2018 , on page 4)Standing side by side, top U.S. officials urged their Chinese counterparts on Friday to halt militarization of the disputed South China Sea, drawing a rebuke from the Chinese for sending U.S. warships close to islands ... -
US schedules another South China Sea exercise
(Manila Bulletin,October 15, 2018 , on page 8)Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua expressed China’s concern over a naval exercise that the United States will be conducting in the South China Sea next month. The ambassador called on President Duterte ... -
US should encourage code of conduct in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,September 7, 2012 , on page 4)Washington should more publicly support efforts to get China and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to engage and conclude a binding code of conduct in the South China Sea, a Filipino-American senior ... -
US to China: cease provocative behavior in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,July 13, 2022 , on page 1-4)The United States urged China on Tuesday to abide by its obligations under the international law that rejects the latter’s maritime claims over the South China Sea, particularly those that are determined part of the ... -
US to defend PH in case of attack in South China Sea, Pompeo assures
(Manila Bulletin,March 2, 2019 , on page 1-7)US State Secretary Michael Pompeo on Friday assured that any attack on Philippine forces, aircraft, or government vessels in the South China Sea “would trigger mutual defense obligations” under the Mutual Defense Treaty ... -
US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea - Mattis
(Manila Bulletin,May 31, 2018 , on page 4)Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands. ... -
US warship sails near disputed South China Sea islands
(Manila Bulletin,October 2, 2018 , on page 3)A US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Sunday, a US official told Reuters, potentially angering Beijing at a time of tense relations between the two countries. Beijing and ... -
US, China clash over disputed Spratly Island
(Manila Bulletin,May 17, 2015 , on page 1-15)The United States and China clashed over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea on Saturday, as China’s foreign minister asserted its sovereignty to reclaim reefs saying its determination to protect its interests is ... -
US, China trade accusations over disputed South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,July 26, 2015 , on page 1-22)China’s Foreign Ministry said last Friday the United States was trying to influence a South China Sea arbitration case filed by the Philippines after a senior US official said China would be obligated to abide by the ... -
US, Chinese jets in close encounter over SCS
(Manila Bulletin,December 31, 2022 , on page 1-7)A Chinese fighter jet flew dangerously within 20 feet (six meters) of a much larger US air force surveillance aircraft over the South China Sea, the US military said Thursday. In the December 21 incident, a Chinese Navy ... -
US, PH express concern over China's 'provocative, unilateral actions'
(Manila Bulletin,January 15, 2016 , on page 1-13)Longtime allies the Philippines and the United States (US) jointly expressed their concern over the "provocative unilateral actions" undertaken by China that aim to change the status quo in the South China Sea. The South ... -
US, PH to hold war games near Spratlys
(Manila Bulletin,June 19, 2015 , on page 1-14)Philippine and US sailors and Marines will hold bilateral military exercises near the Spratlys Islands amid tensions over territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The United States will send its ... -
US-BFAR partner to improve fish production in the Visayas
(Manila Bulletin,November 21, 2018 , on page 1-12)The United States government and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) have jointly launched “Fish Right,” a P1.3 billion five-year sustainable fisheries project aimed to increase fish biomass and strengthen ... -
US-PH deal to help conserve biodiversity
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2018 , on page B-9)The US government, through the US Embassy in the Philippines’ United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has partnered with the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to launch a new ... -
USAID reinforces commitment to conservation in Palawan
(Manila Bulletin,March 8, 2018 , on page 9)The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Lawrence Hardy II visited Palawan this week to meet with development partners and reinforce the US government’s commitment to the province’s ... -
USAID’s ‘Fish Tiangge’ offers online shopping for seafoods
(Manila Bulletin,May 13, 2020 , on page 3)Buying fish or seafood is possible through an online platform, another way to avoid going out of the house amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) community quarantine. The online platform — Fish Tiangge— was developed ... -
USDA to help PH sell more seaweed products in US market
(Manila Bulletin,April 21, 2018 , on page B9)It only takes one decision from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Philippines’ seaweed products to continue making headway in the United States (US). And several position papers later, the Philippine government ...