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G7 hits large-scale reclamation at sea
The leaders of the Group of Seven nations issued a communiqué on Monday voicing opposition to island-building and other coercive activities in the West Philippine Sea, South China Sea and East China Sea. “We strongly oppose ...
- June 10, 2015
Asean defense ministers seek lawful resolution of sea row
A united regional voice is building up against China's muscle flexing to support its aggressive occupation of islets and other strategic areas in the disputed Spratlys archipelago. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin made ...
- November 8, 2015
ADB joins global effort on climate change
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has joined a global Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to provide the highest-quality scientific data and tools to help developing countries improve their climate change planning. ADB vice ...
- June 12, 2015
Fishery law enforcers ready to combat IUU fishing
To strengthen the country’s fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing, the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) has enlisted some of its personnel in an ...
- January 18, 2015
China reclaiming 7 islands in Spratlys
China is conducting reclamation and infrastructure developments in at least seven reefs in the disputed Spratlys archipelago, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said yesterday. Aside from the artificial islets over ...
- March 31, 2015
WWF seeks int'l certification for yellowfin tuna fishing sites
Environmental solutions provider World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is working to secure Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for two yellowfin tuna fishing sites. Up for certification next year are the Lagonoy ...
- November 8, 2015
Vietnam calls for self-restraint in disputed sea
Vietnam and Australia called on Wednesday for “self-restraint” in the South China Sea and warned against the unilateral use of force, an obvious reference to China’s increasingly aggressive presence that has stirred concerns ...
- March 20, 2015
China lighthouses beckon in Spratlys
The next time the United States sends warships by China’s man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, officers aboard will have to decide how, if at all, they will engage with a pair of giant lighthouses that Beijing ...
- October 19, 2015
China: Up to Phl to heal rift over arbitration case
China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations between Beijing and Manila, and that it was up to the ...
- November 12, 2015
Piranhas devour legs of 6-year-old girl in Brazil
A six-year-old girl was found dead with her legs devoured by piranhas following a boating accident in Brazil, according to local media. Adrila Muniz was with her grandmother and four other children on the Maicuru river in ...
- February 6, 2015