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    • Group eyes more aquaculture export zones 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2021, on page B5)
      Food security advocacy group Tugon Kabuhayan is calling for the establishment of more aquaculture export ecozones in the country to boost the output of processed and value-added products both for the domestic and export ...

    • DENR: 13.6 M Filipinos should relocate amid rising seas 

      Cariaso, Bella (The Philippine Star, July 13, 2024, on page 2)
      Around 13.6 million Filipinos would need to relocate amid the impact of climate change, according to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). “We share similar experiences with the developing countries. ...

    • Scarborough 1st appeared on maps of Phl waters in 1750s 

      Nakpil, Lisa Guerrero (The Philippine Star, November 21, 2023, on page 1)
      On the night of Sept. 12, 1748 the British East India Co. ship Scarborough struck the now-famous reef of the same name while on its way from England to China. As a result, the name “Scarborough Shoal” first appeared on ...

    • Piece of waste paper: China dismissses arbitral award 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Punongbayan, Michael; Punay, Edu; Romero, Paolo; Flores, Helen; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, July 14, 2021, on page 3)
      China has again belittled the Philippines’ legal victory in an international arbitral court against Beijing, calling the landmark ruling “nothing more than a piece of waste paper.” “The award of the arbitration is illegal, ...

    • De-escalation 

      Gonzales, Iris (The Philippine Star, June 30, 2024, on page 8)
      The geopolitical tensions in the West Philippine Sea – uncertain, unpredictable, unhinged – are hurting not only our valiant Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard personnel and our tireless fishermen but our businessmen as ...

    • BRP Sierra Madre will remain in Ayungin, period - Navy 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, July 10, 2024, on page 1)
      Despite China’s muscle-flexing in Ayungin Shoal where its “monster” coast guard vessel occasionally appears to project a menacing presence, the BRP Sierra Madre will remain in the area as demonstration of Filipinos’ resolve ...

    • Año: Phl committed to dialogue, diplomacy despite China aggression 

      Ong, Ghio (The Philippine Star, June 30, 2024, on page 1)
      Despite hostilities by China toward Philippine forces in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippines will remain committed to promote peace and dialogue as it asserts sovereign rights over the region, National Security ...

    • NTF-WPS to Beijing: Remove your vessels 

      Clapano, Jose Rodel (The Philippine Star, December 10, 2023, on page 1)
      The National Task Force for West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) yesterday demanded that China remove its vessels from Bajo de Masinloc (Panatag Shoal) where they had interrupted a humanitarian mission of the Bureau of Fisheries ...

    • 40 boats to join Christmas convoy to Ayungin Shoal 

      Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, November 30, 2023, on page 1)
      At least 40 boats will be participating in the three-day Christmas caravan being organized by the Atin Ito Coalition in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) next weekend. The group intends to depart from Palawan on Dec. 10 and ...

    • Chinese harassment continues in WPS - AFP official 

      Felipe, Cecille (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2023, on page 4)
      Chinese coast guards continue to harass Filipino military personnel resupplying their outpost on the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), a ranking official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) told the Commission on ...

    • China says US 'stirring up' South China Sea tensions 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, December 5, 2023, on page A14)
      China yesterday said the United States was responsible for "deliberate stirring up" of tensions in the South China Sea, after a US warship navigated through waters claimed by Beijing. "On Dec. 4, littoral combat ship USS ...

    • Roro vessel runs aground off Romblon 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, March 12, 2024, on page 8)
      Up to 168 people were resued from a roll-on roll-off vessel that ran aground in the waters off Romblon on Sunday night. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the motor vessel SWM Salve Regina had 168 passengers and 55 ...

    • PCG: China practices doublespeak regarding maritime actions 

      Macairan, Evelyn; Porcalla, Delon; Felipe, Cecille (The Philippine Star, March 12, 2024, on page 2)
      By saying one thing at official meetings and doing another in Philippine territorial waters, China has exposed its true self as a “bully and untrustworthy,” Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Commodore Jay Tarriela said yesterday. ...

    • 135 Chinese vessels swarm Julian Felipe Reef – PCG 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, December 4, 2023, on page 1)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Saturday deployed two of its vessels to conduct maritime patrols in the immediate vicinity of Julian Felipe Reef, where more than 135 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels have reportedly ...

    • China fires water cannon on Philippines humanitarian ships 

      Ong, Ghio; Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (The Philippine Star, December 10, 2023, on page 1)
      Chinese vessels have once again harassed Filipino boats and ships on a humanitarian mission at Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, in the West Philippine Sea. “China Coast Guard (CCG) ships utilized ...

    • Phl, US discuss reinforcing cooperation 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, December 29, 2023, on page 1)
      US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke yesterday with Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo about the ongoing tensions in the South China Sea as the two top diplomats exchanged ideas on how to reinforce bilateral ...

    • Oil spill shuts several beaches in Spain's Gran Canaria 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, September 7, 2024, on page 9)
      An oil spill off the Spanish island of Gran Canaria forced local authorities to close several beaches in the popular holiday destination on Thursday and declare an environmental emergency. Emergency services said on social ...

    • Oil siphoning from Terra Nova nearing completion 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, September 5, 2024, on page 8)
      With a little over 100,000 liters of industrial oil left in the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova, the siphoning process is now almost complete, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that of the 1.4 million ...

    • Oil siphoning from Terra Nova nearing completion 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2024, on page 10)
      With a little over 100,000 liters of industrial oil left in the sunken motor tanker Terra Nova, the siphoning process is now almost complete, according to the Philippine Coast Guard. The PCG said that of the 1.4 million ...

    • Thailand nets 1.3 M kilos of tilapia 

      (The Philippine Star, September 4, 2024, on page 9)
      Thailand has netted more than 1.3 million kilograms of highly destructive blackchin tilapia fish, the government said yesterday, as it battles to stamp out the invasive species.