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'China has shown great restraint in south china sea'
China has shown “great restraint” in the South China Sea by not seizing islands occupied by other countries even though it could have, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday ahead of two regional summits where the ...
- November 18, 2015
Phl fishermen remove Chinese buoys
Filipino fishermen found several buoys with Chinese markings near Panatag or Scarborough Shoal and towed them back to shore, officials said yesterday. "Yes, there are buoys," said Desiree Edora, mayor of Masinloc town in ...
- July 27, 2015
Villar urges farmers, fisherfolk to get scholarships
Farmer and fisherfolk were urged yesterday to take advantage of P500 million worth of scholarships for agriculture training to make them at par with their counterparts in Asia. Sen. Cynthia Villar pursued the scholarships ...
- October 26, 2015
EC allows Phi more time to curb illegal fishing
The European Commission has granted a six-month extension to the Philippines to finalize the adoption and implementation of measures against illegal fishing to prevent trade sanctions on Philippine fisheries imports. The ...
- February 22, 2015
Pope calls for action on climate change in draft encyclical
The Vatican said the document, leaked by the magazine l'Espresso, was not the final version. That is due for release on Thursday. "The rules of the embargo remain in place. We ask journalists to respect professional ...
- June 17, 2015
'No use of force in South China Sea'
China will never "recklessly" resort to the use of force in the South China Sea, a senior Chinese general said yesterday, amid tensions over Beijing's building of islands in the disputed waters. China's relations with ...
- October 18, 2015
Romblon gov't clueless on Sibuyan Sea exploration
Romblon Gov. Eduardo Firmalo welcomed the discovery of the World War II Japanese battleship Musashi by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen and his team in Sibuyan Sea, but noted that the provincial government was not informed ...
- March 7, 2015
Stiffer penalties face poachers in Phl waters
Poachers in Philippine waters now face stiffer penalties even though President Aquino failed to sign a consolidated bill in the Senate and House of Representatives seeking to amend Republic Act 8550, the Philippine Fisheries ...
- March 10, 2015
Wetlands for our future
Swamps, marshes, lagoons, deltas, and bogs - they are collectively known as wetlands. People see them yet fail to recognize their value. Many do not realize the fact that wetlands are an important ecosystem that supports ...
- February 1, 2015
PCCI wants agri-agra loan program handled by GFIs
The Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) wants lending to the agriculture sector and agrarian reform beneficiaries solely in the hands of government financial institutions (GFIs) as banks are unable to comply ...
- January 2, 2015