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PHL proposes scheme to cap fisheries subsidies
(BusinessWorld,April 2, 2019 , on page S1/3)The Philippines has proposed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) a scheme to cap monetary subsidies for fisheries which offers more flexibility for developing and least-developed member groups. The Philippines, along ... -
PHL seeks ASEAN push vs China reclamation
(BusinessWorld,April 27, 2015 , on page S1/12)The Philippines on Sunday has called on its fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to push for a halt against Beijing's "massive reclamation in the South China Sea". Department of Foreign ... -
Poll shows anti-China stance on maritime dispute
(BusinessWorld,November 21, 2018 , on page S1/10)Majority of Filipinos reject the government’s “inaction” regarding China’s militarization activities in the West Philippine Sea, results from the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. The noncommissioned ... -
Reflections on water
(BusinessWorld,January 26, 2010 , on page S1/5)There is no doubt the importance of water for all life on our planet. Civilizations developed along bodies of waters, rivers, lakes, and oceans. Throughout the long stretches of history, water has been understood as a ... -
Sea dispute won't be resolved anytime soon - Roque
(BusinessWorld,September 25, 2020 , on page S1/12)THE PHILIPPINE government does not expect an immediate resolution of the South China Sea dispute despite President Rodrigo R. Duterte invoking the Hague ruling in its favor during his first United Nations (UN) address early ... -
SMARTSeas PH Project aims to arrest marine resource degradation
(BusinessWorld,October 29, 2018 , on page S2/8)Small-scale fishermen, whose livelihoods depend mainly on municipal waters, require expanded fishing territory due to the continued degradation of the marine habitat, according to Vincent V. Hilomen, project manager of ... -
UN begins negotiations on treaty to protect imperiled high seas
(BusinessWorld,September 3, 2018 , on page S2/7)United Nations on Tuesday kicked-off talks on a 2020 treaty that would regulate the high seas, which cover half the planet yet lack adequate environmental protection. Four sessions of talks, each lasting two weeks, are ... -
UN chief: save the oceans to avert 'global catastrophe'
(BusinessWorld,June 16, 2017 , on page S3/6)UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Monday urged countries to put aside national gain to save the oceans and avert a "global catastrophe" as he opened the first UN ocean conference. The five-day meeting is the first ... -
US warns China against attack on Philippines
(BusinessWorld,July 13, 2021 , on page S1/10)The United States on Monday again vowed to defend the Philippines against potential Chinese attacks in the South China Sea, as the Southeast Asian nation marked the fifth anniversary of a United Nations-backed ruling ... -
What's the end game in the US- China face-off over the Spratlys?
(BusinessWorld,November 6, 2015 , on page S1/6)Remember our boyhood days when a bully would place a chip on his shoulder and dare anyone to knock it off? If someone did, the bully had to fight the challenger or else lose face. By building artificial islands on sunken ...