Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:36:55 +0000
Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday said human rights lawyer Jose Manuel “Chel” Diokno and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) manipulated a group of fishermen.
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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2019 21:40:58 +0000
Senate President Vicente Sotto III won’t stand for invoking the exclusivity clause of the Constitution on the exploitation of Philippine marine resources.
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Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 10:07:02 +0000
Opposition senatorial candidates denounced the Duterte administration on Monday for blocking their planned visit to the Scarborough Shoal.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:18:57 +0000
The Philippines is bent on filing a diplomatic protest if it is proven that the Chinese Coast Guard is driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2019 23:12:10 +0000
INFANTA, PANGASINAN — Fishermen here on Friday said they feared retaliation from China for the complaint of crimes against humanity filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping by two former Philippine officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC). Ronnie Lebios, a crew member of a fishing boat that had just returned from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in […]
Read moreCredit to Author: eestopace| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 07:31:16 +0000
The Philippine military is encouraging Filipino fishermen to continue their activities at the sandbars near Pag-asa Island.
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Credit to Author: eestopace| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 09:57:22 +0000
Samira Gutoc said on Tuesday that President Duterte’s response to the reported attacks against Filipino fishers by Chinese fishing vessels is lacking.
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Read moreCredit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2019 09:06:44 +0000
MANILA, Philippines – China continues to intimidate Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), a US Navy official said.
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