MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has expressed full support for the PHP11.2 billion Philippine Fisheries and Coastal Resiliency (FishCoRe) Project envisioned to “benefit the poorest of the poor,” Malacañang said on Saturday. Marcos, who...
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The Philippine Coast Guard rescued nine crew members of a distressed motorbanca off Zamboanga del Norte, the PCG said on Sunday. PCG rescues 9 motorbanca crewmen off Zamboanga del Norte In an incident report, the rescued crewmen were identified as Henry Burong, 35,...
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines must find a way to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Thursday, emphasizing his country’s right to exploit energy reserves in the contested...
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JAKARTA — The top commander of the Indonesian military says it is seeking more and wider joint military drills with other countries in the Indo-Pacific region — including Brunei, Malaysia and all four members of the Quad — in the face of a more...
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First two vessels of the class, named Hainan and Guangxi, complete training tests, including live-fire shooting It is believed the ships, which can carry 30 helicopters and 1,000 marines, would play vital role in potential military campaign against Taiwan ...
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Representative Edward Hagedorn of Palawan’s 3rd District is trying to get a bill passed that would make the area around Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal a marine protected area. House Bill No. 6373 proposes to designate as a marine protected area (MPA) the...
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The Philippines and Australia on Friday renewed calls for continued maritime cooperation activities as part of bilateral relations of the two countries. For both sides, maritime ties included conduct of related dialogues, joint exercises, capacity building activities,...
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The Philippines has sought an official explanation from China’s government after a Chinese coast guard vessel reportedly seized Chinese rocket debris from Filipino navy personnel in the disputed South China Sea, officials said yesterday. Maria Theresa Daza, a...
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After pandemic suspension, China pledges to restart military drills with Indonesia, send navy delegation to Bangladesh celebrations Strengthening regional military engagements a pillar of Xi Jinping’s ‘great nation diplomacy’ China has restarted its military exchanges...
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The Gulf of Guinea is witnessing a shift in the dynamics of piracy, with criminal networks moving away from targeting commercial maritime and switching to oil bunkering, theft and illegal fishing, a development that indicates the global community must remain vigilant....
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ReCAAP, the Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships in Asia, is again highlighting an increase in sea robbery incidents in the Singapore Strait. Several of the international programs monitoring and reporting on sea piracy and...
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The US military is likely to return to Subic Bay 30 years after relinquishing what was once their largest military base in Asia, due to concerns over China’s increasing maritime assertiveness, a top official of the local body overseeing the free port zone said. The...
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