MANILA, Philippines — Twelve crew members aboard a vessel from India tested positive for COVID-19, including two seafarers who are in critical condition, the Department of Health said Friday. In a briefing, Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire said authorities...
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government encouraged Filipino fishermen to go out to the West Philippine Sea, a portion of the South China Sea, amid Beijing’s imposition of an annual fishing ban. On May 1, China started its fishing ban covering the Bohai...
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Malaysian offshore rig NAGA-7 sinks after punch-through incident while operating for ConocoPhillips, on May 4 in offshore Sarawak waters, northern Kalimantan. The company confirms that the jack-up is submerged following the incident while setting up on a well...
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TAGBILARAN CITY – A maritime floating fish cage project installed in 2020 by the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Central Visayas has started giving actual benefits to the fishermen in Bohol’s southern town of...
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A WHALE with an estimated 4,000-kilogram body weight stranded along the coastlines of Mati City, Davao Oriental was confirmed to have died due to plastic ingestion. In a report from the Mati City Information Office, a male Bryde’s whale was stranded in Barangay Lanca,...
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MANILA – Strengthening partnership in civil maritime security will be a key element to commemorate the 75th diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Australia on May 22, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Steven Robinson AO said. In a press briefing...
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On Saturday, police said a man surnamed Zhou had been detained in Taichung city’s harbour after locals spotted him near a dyke and said he was behaving suspiciously. Police said the man told them he had travelled from Fujian on China’s southeastern coast in a rubber...
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CEBU CITY – The Maribojoc Coastal Barangay Law Enforcers, an association of fishermen from Bohol province, has recorded a PHP117,000 profit from its harvested bangus (milkfish), thanks to a project granted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 7...
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ISLAND GARDEN CITY OF SAMAL, Davao del Norte – To kick off the month of the Ocean in May, the Department of Tourism in Region 11 (DOT-11) partnered with various government agencies and scuba diving communities for a synchronized cleanup in Brgy. Sta. Cruz...
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PHILIPPINE Navy, Philippine Coast Guard and Bureau of Customs personnel have seized some P7.2 million worth of assorted smuggled cigarettes off this city, a top Navy official said. Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci Jr., commander of the Naval Forces Western Mindanao (NFWM),...
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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ top diplomat on Wednesday ordered the filing of another diplomatic protest following the remarks of a Chinese official on the Philippine Coast Guard’s (WPS) exercises in the West Philippine Sea. Foreign Affairs...
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MANILA – The Philippine Navy (PN) is awaiting the official approval of the United States government regarding the transfer of its newly-decommissioned Cyclone-class patrol vessels to the country. “To date, PN is still waiting for the official approval from the...
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