Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 52
FONOPS to counter China in WPS has failed - experts
The United States’ Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) in the hotly-disputed West Philippine Sea is a failure, as the approach specifically aimed at countering China’s octopus-like creeping aggression has not altered ...
- October 6, 2019
Rody open to 3rd party in Recto Bank probe
Amid opposition to a joint investigation with China, President Duterte yesterday expressed willingness to have a third party conduct a probe of the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel ...
- June 25, 2019
IBP seeks more time to talk to Palawan, Zambales fishermen
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) yesterday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to grant them more time to confer with the fishermen from Zambales and Palawan who are their clients in the petition for a writ of kalikasan. ...
- July 13, 2019
Leni, senators call for probe on Recto Bank incident
Vice President Leni Robredo has expressed support for calls to investigate and seek accountability over the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat hit by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank in Palawan on Sunday. “I fully support ...
- June 14, 2019
Writ of kalikasan hearings on WPS reset
The Supreme Court (SC) has reset oral arguments on the petition of fishermen from Palawan and Zambales to compel the government to protect disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea where Chinese fishermen have reportedly ...
- June 19, 2019
'Multilateral approach needed vs China tactics'
The government should now consider a “multilateral approach” to dealing with China’s “bullying” at sea, underlined on Sunday by the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, which hurriedly sailed away without ...
- June 14, 2019
Satellite images confirm surge of China vessels in WPS
Satellite, radar and infrared images taken over a span of six months last year showed an alarming increase of fishing vessels – mostly Chinese – in the West Philippine Sea that not only have further degraded marine resources ...
- January 12, 2019
Phl fires off diplomatic protest over boat sinking
The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest over the sinking of a fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank on June 9, with the Chinese abandoning the Filipino fishermen in the sea. Presidential spokesman Salvador ...
- June 14, 2019
Fisheries dep't needed to make local aquaculture a powerhouse
The creation of a separate fisheries department will propel the growth of the industry and make the Philippines one of the world’s aquaculture powerhouse. Senator Francis Pangilinan has refiled Senate Bill 32 calling for ...
- August 5, 2019
Duterte's maritime accident statement heartbreaking - Lacson
President Duterte appeared to have shown weakness and immediately capitulated to China instead of defending the country’s honor and dignity when he tried to downplay the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese ...
- June 19, 2019