Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Border Guard force has undertaken strong measures to combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing and prevent Vietnamese fishing boats from encroaching foreign waters over the last four years. The move is part of the country’s...
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This July, Indonesia’s former fisheries minister Edhy Prabowo was sentenced to five years in prison after a court found him guilty of accepting bribes to lift a ban on the export of lobster larvae. The decision was widely praised by environmentalists and fisheries...
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MANILA – The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is on a goodwill visit to the Philippines to demonstrate the friendly relations between the two countries. The Canadian Embassy in Manila on Tuesday said Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Winnipeg arrived on Monday and would be...
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MANILA – Authorities seized smuggled agricultural products worth PHP9 million from a warehouse in Valenzuela City last week, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) reported on Wednesday. In a statement, Customs Deputy Commissioner Raniel Ramiro said a joint team from the Manila...
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MANILA – Severe Tropical Storm (STS) Maring “endangers” Babuyan Islands, and will bring heavy rains across some parts of Luzon, the weather bureau said Monday afternoon. In its 5 p.m. bulletin, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical...
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Photo-grabbed from Philippine Navy website post(ctto). The outgoing Naval Attaché of Thailand to the Philippines, Capt. Punnarong Yuthavong and his successor Capt. Pakpoom Muensri paid a joint exit and introductory call on the Philippine Navy (PN) Flag Officer In...
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MANILA – Weather disturbance “Maring” has intensified into a severe tropical storm (STS) and is still enhancing the southwest monsoon, the weather bureau said Monday noon. “Maring” now packs maximum sustained winds of 95 kilometers per hour...
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The Mistral 3 Surface-to-Air Missiles (SAM) of the two Jose Rizal frigates of the Philippine Navy (PN) – BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) and BRP Antonio Luna (FF151) – was delivered at Subic Bay International Airport in Bataan on Friday, October 8. The procurement and delivery...
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MANILA – The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) placed nine areas under Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal (TCWS) No. 1 as Tropical Storm Maring continues to assimilate the remnants of former Tropical Depression Nando. In...
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CEBU CITY – The Cebu-Cordova Link Expressway (CCLEX) reached a major construction milestone on Tuesday with the final main bridge piece now cast, cementing a feat that is more than three years in the making. The Metro Pacific Tollways Corp. (MPTC) and its subsidiary,...
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The Philippine government will intensify its seaborne patrol through a strengthened partnership between the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Philippine National Police (PNP). The Department of Agriculture’s BFAR and PNP’s Maritime Group (PNP-MG)...
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MANILA – The officers and crew members of the BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150), the country’s first guided-missile frigate, are constantly training on the ship’s various weapon systems and other related platforms to ensure their readiness at all times. “BRP...
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