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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
Commercial production of sea cucumber now possible
They are over exploited in the wild due to high demand from consumers for their reported medical, pharmaceutical, gastronomical and commercial use. Now, sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) culture in hatcheries at the Bureau ...
- August 3, 2014
Indonesia deports Pinoy poachers
Indonesia has deported 52 Filipino fishermen who were caught poaching in its territorial waters. The fishermen had been detained for several months in Bitung City in North Sulawesi before they were sent home on board the ...
- June 3, 2015
China asserts power in disputed sea
China still calls the shots at the prime fishing spot and has boosted its fleet there, nine months after an international panel ruled its blockade of the lagoon was illegal. Beijing rejected that ruling by the Permanent ...
- April 11, 2017
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
Benham trip to push through next week
The government is all set to embark on another exploratory trip to the 13-million-hectare Benham Rise next week, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said yesterday. Piñol said President Duterte gave the green light for ...
- April 29, 2017
Stop Chinese from bullying Pinoy fishers, Rody asked
The mayor of Masinloc, the coastal town in Zambales nearest Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, is appealing to President Duterte for help in stopping Chinese coast guards from bullying and disrupting the livelihood of Filipino ...
- June 15, 2018
5 provinces commit to protect Visayan sea
Five local government units have committed to adopt a fisheries management framework to protect the Visayan Sea, one of the country’s major fishing grounds, from illegal fishing activities to ensure a sustainable fisheries ...
- September 30, 2018
Gov't cracks down on illegal fishing in Tañon Strait
The government is taking a tougher stance against illegal fishing with the implementation of an improved enforcement plan in Tañon Strait, the country’s biggest marine protected area. The enforcement plan is one of the ...
- January 22, 2017