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    • Key gov't leaders, envoys to join biggest conference on WPS 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, July 12, 2024, on page 1)
      Top government leaders, ambassadors, and experts will meet in Makati City on Friday, July 12, for the biggest West Philippine Sea Conference this year, a gathering that will also celebrate the 8th anniversary of the Arbitral ...

    • Boodle fight held in Rosario, Cavite to promote seafood industry after oil spill 

      Dena, Carla (Manila Bulletin, September 11, 2024, on page 7)
      The local government unit (LGU) of Rosario held a fish port boodle fight on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to show to the public that locally caught fish and seafood are now safe to eat. Rosario Public Information Officer Sid Samaniego ...

    • WB concerned over delayed fisheries project 

      De Vera, Ben Arnold (Manila Bulletin, September 11, 2024, on page B-4)
      The World Bank has flagged the delay in implementing the over one-year-old Philippine fisheries and coastal resiliency project (Fishcore), for which the Marcos administration had borrowed $176 million (over P9.9 billion). ...

    • Authorities vow to pursue Chinese carrier involved in Occidental Mindoro allision 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, December 9, 2023, on page 3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vowed to go after the owners of a Chinese-flagged bulk carrier that was tagged in an allision incident with a Filipino fishing boat off Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. PCG Commandant, Admiral ...

    • Tanker hits fishing boat off Occidental Mindoro; 5 Filipino fishermen rescued 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, December 8, 2023, on page 1)
      Five Filipino fishermen were rescued on Wednesday, Dec. 6, by members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) after their fishing boat was hit by bulk carrier off the waters of Paluan, Occidental Mindoro. Reports said the ...

    • Our farmers and fisherfolk deserve gov't care 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 1, 2023, on page 8)
      A bill seeking to create a pension fund for farmers and fisherfolk has been filed in the House of Representatives. Under the proposed Agricultural Pension Act of 2023, contributions of farmers and fisherfolk who are ...

    • It's time to dive into adventure 

      (Manila Bulletin, December 3, 2023, on page C-3)
      Have you ever imagined what life would be like at the bottom of the sea? Picture yourself in a vast aquatic paradise just waiting to be explored. As the ocean remains largely unmapped, it leaves plenty for underwater ...

    • PCG rescues 4 fishermen from capsized motor boat 

      Jocson, Liza (Manila Bulletin, December 17, 2023, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard at the Port of Zamboanga rescued four fishermen after their motor boat capsized in the sea of Barangay Tumalutab here on Thursday, December 14. Coast Guard personnel, together with two motor ...

    • WTO fisheries subsidies text deal for 'final push' 

      Cahiles-Magkilat, Bernie (Manila Bulletin, December 25, 2023, on page B-4)
      A new draft text on curbing subsidies contributing to overcapacity and overfishing was on its "final push" for approval at the 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in late February next year. Already, the chair of the fisheries ...

    • 150, 000 liters of oily waste still to be siphoned out of sunken 'Terranova' 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, September 5, 2024, on page 2)
      More than one million liters of oily waste have been siphoned out from the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova as of Aug. 31, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that on Saturday alone, salvor firm Harbor Star ...

    • Reward offered vs tour guides who allowed divers to vandalize coral stones 

      Cordova, Calvin (Manila Bulletin, September 8, 2024, on page 10)
      A furious Bohol Gov. Aris Aumentado has offered a cash reward to anyone who could provide information that would lead to the identification of the tour guides who allowed divers to vandalize coral stones in one of the ...

    • PCG deploys biggest ship to defend Escoda Shoal 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2024, on page 1)
      BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV 9701), the biggest ship of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), has been deployed to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal to prevent alleged attempt by China to build another artificial island in the West Philippine ...

    • China's monster ship 'keeping watch' over PCG vessel off Sabina Shoal 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Manila Bulletin, July 5, 2024, on page 1)
      Amid the ongoing efforts between China and the Philippines to deescalate the tension in the West Philippine Sea, the Chinese Coast Guard’s largest ship referred to as “The Monster” was again spotted near the Sabina Shoal. ...

    • Defense of Escoda Shoal vital to Ayungin Shoal - PCG 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2024, on page 8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard's (PCG) defense of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal from suspected reclamation activities by China will ensure the continuity of resupply mission to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea ...

    • Marcos, Xi back code on South China Sea 

      Unite, Betheena; Pedrajas, Joseph (Manila Bulletin, November 19, 2022, on page 1)
      President Marcos and Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed support for the early conclusion of the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea in a bid to manage regional differences and tensions. Although the extent of the ...

    • Fisherfolk and cooperative in the SONA 

      Braid, Florangel (Manila Bulletin, July 29, 2023, on page 8)
      In the second SONA, the President received over 60 applauses. Even before he could finish his sentence, the loyal allies in the Batasan Hall were already ready with their handclap. Meanwhile, over 3,000 people patiently ...

    • PCG: Capsized boat was overloaded; 27 confirmed dead 

      Sadongdong, Martin; Abadilla, Emmie (Manila Bulletin, July 29, 2023, on page 1)
      Motorbanca (MBca) Princess Aya was overloaded with passengers when it capsized off Binangonan, Rizal on Thursday, July 27, amid the onslaught of Super Typhoon “Egay”, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed. According ...

    • PH, Vietnam to hold coast guard exercise in Manila Bay 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, August 6, 2024, on page 2)
      The Philippines and Vietnam, which have overlapping territorial claims in the South China Sea (SCS), opted to set aside their differences and chose to strengthen their maritime cooperation as a patrol ship from the Vietnam ...

    • Coastal erosion causing land to vanish in Kalayaan Islands - UP-MSI study 

      De Vera-Cruz, Ellalyn (Manila Bulletin, August 7, 2024, on page 2)
      While rising sea levels have placed Manila among the world’s “sinking cities,” new research from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute’s (UP-MSI) Geological Oceanography Laboratory revealed that coastal ...

    • Stop Manila Bay reclamation 

      Santos, Jel (Manila Bulletin, August 4, 2024, on page 1)
      After underscoring that reclamation negatively impacts natural waterways and causes intens flooding, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) was urged to immediately revoke the environmentsl permits ...