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    • Gov't urged to reduce fish wastage 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, October 20, 2024, on page B1)
      The government should help fishermen reduce their post-harvest losses, which reach up to 40 percent, according to international marine conservation organization Oceana. In a statement, Oceana warned about the rising ...

    • China water cannons fail to stop BFAR Panatag trip 

      Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, October 9, 2024, on page 2)
      China Coast Guard ships failed to stop with water cannon attacks two vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) from delivering supplies and provisions to Filipino fishermen in the vicinity of Panatag ...

    • 17 nabbed for illegal fishing 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, October 9, 2024, on page 8)
      Seventeen fishermen were arrested for illegal fishing in Polillo, Quezon on Sunday. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the suspects were caught fishing in the waters off Balesin Island.

    • 'Review FTAs to make higher salt tariff effective' 

      Arcalas, Jasper Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, October 25, 2024, on page B6)
      The government should review some of its free trade agreements (FTAs) to ensure that the higher salt tariff rate would make an impact on the lives of local salt farmers, stakeholders said. Philippine Chamber of Agriculture ...

    • China: US warship illegally entered S. China Sea 

      (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2023, on page 15)
      The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to “leave” waters in the disputed South China Sea yesterday, claims swiftly denied as “false” by American forces. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China ...

    • US Coast Guard eyes aid in oil spill response 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Cariaso, Bella; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2023, on page 1)
      The United States Coast Guard (USCG) will be looking into the country’s ongoing operation to contain the massive oil spill from the sunken MT Princess Empress off the coast of Naujan, Oriental Mindoro, during a meeting ...

    • China 'monster' ship drops anchor in WPS 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2024, on page 1)
      China’s largest coast guard ship dropped anchor in the vicinity of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal several hundred yards from a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel which sent out a radio challenge but was ignored, PCG Commodore and ...

    • At least 31 killed in Basilan ferry fire 

      Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, March 31, 2023, on page 1)
      At least 31 persons died and 230 others were rescued after a fire engulfed the ferry M/V Lady Mary Joy 3 off Baluk-Baluk Island in Basilan province late Wednesday night, authorities said yesterday. The 33-year-old vessel, ...

    • Citizen scientists mobilized to protect Verde Island Passage 

      Gonzales, Iris (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2024, on page B2)
      The Verde Island Passage (VIP), one of the country’s marine treasures, has received invaluable help from the Lopez Group, which organized an 18-member team of citizen scientists. Clean energy leader First Gen Corp. and ...

    • Tubbataha bacteria has antibiotic, anti-cancer potentials 

      Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2023, on page 5)
      Filipino scientists have discovered marine bacteria in sediments of Tubbataha Reef in the Sulu Sea that can be developed into powerful antibiotics and anti-cancer compounds, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) ...

    • Stop provocative acts in WPS, US tells China 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, May 1, 2023, on page 1)
      The United States has urged China to “desist from its provocative and unsafe conduct” following a near-collision in the West Philippine Sea between its coast guard ship and a patrol vessel of the Philippines. Last Friday, ...

    • 'Navy can help coast guard install buoys in WPS' 

      Porcalla, Delon; Macairan, Evelyn; Clapano, Jose Rodel (The Philippine Star, May 16, 2023, on page 1)
      As more navigational buoys are needed to mark the country’s maritime borders, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) may turn to the Philippine Navy for help in installing more of them in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), according ...

    • Repeated infringements require boosting of sea defenses - DFA chief 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2023, on page 1)
      Maritime cooperation will always be a key feature in Philippines-Japan ties, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said yesterday. “Being island states binds us in the common objective of keeping the seas of the ...

    • 28 rescued as yacht sinks off Tubbataha 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, May 1, 2023, on page 1)
      At least 28 people were rescued while four are still missing after a dive yacht sank in the waters off Tubbataha, Palawan yesterday morning, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). In a radio interview, PCG spokesperson ...

    • Mindoro oil spill: Damage to environment hits P7 B 

      Cariaso, Bella; Punongbayan, Michael; Villeza, Mark Ernest (The Philippine Star, April 28, 2023, on page 13)
      Damage to the environment due to the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker Princess Empress has been estimated to reach around P7 billion. In an interview with ANC yesterday, Environment SecretaryMaria Antonio Yulo-Loyzaga ...

    • Vietnamese cargo ship runs aground off Palawan; 17 rescued 

      Amoroso, Ed; Sapnu, Ric; Bayoran, Gilbert (The Philippine Star, November 23, 2023, on page 10)
      Seventeen crew members of a Vietnamese-flagged cargo vessel were rescued when their ship ran aground off Balabac, Palawan yesterday morning. Rescue teams from the Balabac police and Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) found the ...

    • Carpio: Education can help Phl win fight for WPS 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2024, on page 4)
      Educating Filipinos about the history of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) could help the Philippines win the fight against China’s claims on the entire South China Sea, according to retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio. ...

    • Marcos voices concern over China's actions in SCS 

      Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 4, 2023, on page 2)
      Describing his sentiments over China’s provocative actions in the disputed area of the South China Sea closest to the Philippines, President Marcos said he was “as concerned as you could possibly be.” “It is one of the ...

    • MOA on Caliraya-Lumot watershed rehab signed 

      (The Philippine Star, April 28, 2023, on page 13)
      The National Power Corp. (Napocor) has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Climate Change Commission (CCC) for the rehabilitation of 25 hectares of denuded upland forest within the Caliraya-Lumot watershed ...

    • 39 missing as boat capsizes in Indian Ocean 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 18, 2023, on page 9)
      Thirty-nine people including five Filipinos went missing more than 24 hours after a Chinese fishing boat operating in the Indian Ocean capsized, according to reports yesterday. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV said the ...