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Philippines loses P68.5 billion annually to illegal fishing – USAid
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines loses nearly P68.5 billion annually to illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, according to US Agency for International Development (USAID) Environment Office chief John Edgar. The United Nations also said that the Philippines’ fish production is on the decline due to competition from China and Vietnam. Approximately 60 percent of Filipinos […]
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‘So stupid’: Duterte lashes out at SC Justice Carpio over sea zone jurisdiction
MANILA (UPDATE)—President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday berated Antonio Carpio, calling the Supreme Court Associate Justice “so stupid” for saying Chinese fishermen are not allowed to exhaust the Philippines’ resources in its exclusive economic zone. “Sabi ko nga, ‘Alam mo, Justice Carpio, napaka-estupido mo.’ That is why hanggang diyan ka lang talaga. He’s from Davao. […]
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What Duterte can learn from Taiwan’s leaders: Inquirer columnist
MANILA (PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) – “People need to bear in mind that you need to be independent, since China uses economics as a leverage (to push its geopolitical agenda),” Taiwan’s dauntless President Tsai Ing-wen told me during our conversation last Friday. The mood in the room was sombre, yet the Cornell-trained legal […]
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Del Rosario finds Duterte’s pronouncements as against the Constitution
Following President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement allowing China to fish in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Wednesday questioned the wisdom and legality of such pronouncement in the light of the recent ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel off Reed Bank in the West […]
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Duterte vs fishermen: Is the Philippines lawyering for China?
MANILA, Philippines – After 22 Filipino fishermen aboard fishing boat Gem-Ver were sunk by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), they face another collision at home: with their own government. While the fishermen insisted that they were rammed by a Chinese vessel, President Rodrigo Duterte on June 17 dismissed their […]
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Lacson: ‘Friends’ not in the Constitution to enjoy PHL water resources, EEZ
Senator Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday that the word “friends” is not stated in the 1987 Constitution as a basis to use and enjoy the Philippine archipelagic waters, territorial sea, and exclusive economic zone. In a Twitter post, Lacson sought help to find the word “friends” in a provision in the Constitution regarding the country’s marine […]
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‘How?’ Duterte asks amid call to keep Chinese out of Philippine EEZ
MANILA, Philippines (Updated 9:45 p.m.) — How do I ban Chinese ships from fishing in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone? President Rodrigo Duterte posed the question to critics who have chided him for saying that China could not be stopped from fishing in the Philippine EEZ, an area where the country has rights to the […]
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South China Sea: Beijing’s SECRET navy exposed by expert who warns of ‘violent crisis’
CHINA is operating a secret navy around the hotly-contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, according to a maritime analyst. Beijing’s maritime militia includes non-weaponised vessels which are playing an increasing role on claims in the disputed seas. Satellite imagery has shown the Chinese boats spend nearly all their time anchored and often in […]
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Duterte dares US, Britain, France: Help PH vs China
Tired of hearing detractors criticize him that he is not fighting for the welfare of Filipinos, President Duterte is challenging the United States, Great Britain, and France to join the Philippines is going to the South China Sea and make a stand against China. Duterte made the statement following the criticisms that he is […]
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China’s Hidden Navy
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning participates in a naval parade near Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, on April 23, 2019. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy aircraft carrier Liaoning participates in a naval parade near Qingdao in eastern China’s Shandong province, on April 23, 2019. MARK SCHIEFELBEIN/AFP/GETTY […]