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    • Panglao preparing for diving fiesta in May as travel bubble opened to mainland Bohol 

      (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Panglao is gearing up for its 2nd Panglao International Dive Fiesta on May 4-9, with health protocols and other procedures being firmed up to ensure the safety of participants, other guests, and the island’s residents. ...

    • Party-list pushes for fuel subsidy in cash for agri-fishery sector 

      Tan, Jaspearl Emerald Y. (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2022, on page S1/12)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) should distribute the fuel subsidy for farmers and fishermen through direct cash assistance instead of discount cards, a party-list group said Tuesday. “How could it be a subsidy when ...

    • PCC clears Manila reclamation joint venture 

      Ibañez, Jenina P. (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2021, on page S1/2)
      The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved a joint venture between JBros Construction Corp. and the City Government of Manila for a Manila Bay reclamation project. The competition regulator said that it found ...

    • PCCI sees inflation curbed with quick action on agri 

      Lim, Janina C. (BusinessWorld, September 12, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The business lobby said inflation can be kept in check with changes to agricultural policy, particularly with long-term reforms to address systemic production shortfalls in the sugar, rice and fishing industries. For the ...

    • PCG commander rallies troops in Kalayaan Island: 'West Philippine Sea is ours!' 

      MSJ (BusinessWorld, May 27, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) commandant visited Kalayaan Island on Tuesday where he rallied troops to protect the West Philippine Sea and proudly fly the flag. “These are the two main objectives that we need to accomplish ...

    • PCIC targets P65-billion crop insurance coverage for 2 million farmers, fisherfolk 

      Mogato, Anna Gabriela A. (BusinessWorld, January 17, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Philippine Crop Insurance Corp. (PCIC), an agency of the Department of Agriculture (DA), said it set a target of P65 billion worth of insurance coverage for two million farmers and fisherfolk this year, with the policies ...

    • Peace in South China Sea vital for Australian trade, foreign minister says 

      de Guzman, Lucia Edna P. (BusinessWorld, March 17, 2017, on page S1/2)
      Australia's vital trade interests in Southeast and North Asia require that countries in the region peacefully resolve their disputes, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in a news conference. She specifically ...

    • Perfection in a salmon sashimi 

      Garcia, Joseph L. (BusinessWorld, December 5, 2019, on page S2/10)
      From sushi delivered by train, we now have sushi crafted by hand. From the same people who brought train-delivered Genki Sushi to the Philippines, we now have Sen-ryo, a more upscale sushi restaurant located in The Podium ...

    • PEZA calls for agro-industrial, aquamarine ecozones on gov't land 

      Ochave, Revin Mikhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 24, 2022, on page SI/2)
      The Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) said 12 million hectares of government land needs to be tapped for agro-industrial and aquamarine economic zones (ecozones), to address the looming food crisis. PEZA Director-General ...

    • Philexport urges competition 'safety nets' for small fishers 

      Saclag, Daryll Edisonn D. (BusinessWorld, February 17, 2014, on page S1/2)
      While the fisheries sector is generally seen as competitive given the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU), exporters said the government should still provide small fishermen with “safety nets” ...

    • Philippine envoy orders another protest vs China 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, April 29, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines would file another diplomatic protest against China, its top envoy said on Wednesday, adding that it would continue to assert its rights in the South China Sea. “They can say what they want from the Chinese ...

    • Philippine fisheries dying 

      Dy, Rolando (BusinessWorld, June 19, 2018, on page S1/6)
      Philippine fishery production declined between 2010 and 2017. As a result, since 2010, the contribution of a fishery to agriculture growth has been negative. Caught fish retail prices increased faster in Metro Manila: ...

    • Philippine reef status calls for urgent attention 

      (BusinessWorld, January 19, 2018, on page S4/4)
      The Great Barrier Reef’s condition is worsening. Philippine coral reefs are bound to the same fate unless we do something about it. Urgent words and warnings. Is there a way to stop our oceans from warming? What can we ...

    • Philippine seaweed exports drop by nearly half as of July 

      Martin, K. A. (BusinessWorld, September 7, 2010, on page S1/3)
      Value of the country's raw and processed seaweed exports dropped by 45.45%, year on year, in the seven months to July due to the effects of a strong peso and low demand in foreign markets, an industry leader said. Industry ...

    • Philippine-Australian security partnership in the West Philippine Sea 

      De Castro, Renato C. (BusinessWorld, July 20, 2022, on page S1/7)
      On June 5, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles revealed the details of an incident involving a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reconnaissance aircraft and a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) ...

    • Philippines accuses Beijing of pointing naval radar gun at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2020, on page S1/9)
      The Philippine military on Thursday accused China of pointing a radar gun at one of its navy ships that prompted the government of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to protest the aggression. “This hostile act on the part of ...

    • Philippines defense spending and the South China Sea 

      Oplas, Bienvendo S. Jr. (BusinessWorld, August 20, 2018, on page S1/7)
      On Aug. 13, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr. admitted that China’s radio warnings to Philippine aircraft and ships in the South China Sea (SCS) are “a daily occurrence.” BBC ...

    • Philippines expresses concern about China ships moored at reef 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, March 22, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine government said it was concerned that more than 200 Chinese militia vessels had been moored at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese vessels massed at Whitsun Reef showed no actual ...

    • Philippines fires off protest after Chinese ships swarm waterway 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, April 15, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Wednesday fired off another diplomatic protest against China after authorities spotted a swarm of Chinese vessels, including six war ships within its waters in the South China Sea. Two Houbei class missile ...

    • Philippines protests annual Chinese fishing ban 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, June 1, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Monday filed a diplomatic protest against China for its unilateral imposition of a three-and-half-month fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea. The Philippines has “sovereignty, sovereign rights ...