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2 dead, 3 missing after vessel catches fire in Philippines
MANILA, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Two people died, one was critically injured, and three others were missing after a fishing vessel caught fire off the waters of Cebu province in the central Philippines Wednesday night, the Philippine Coast Guard said. Coast Guard spokesperson Rear Admiral Armando Balilo said a fire broke out around 8:25 p.m. local time aboard the fishing boat in the vicinity of waters some 1.5 nautica.....»»
Death toll from fishing boat fire in Philippines rises to 6
MANILA, June 6 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the fire that broke out on a fishing boat in the central Philippines late Wednesday night has risen to six, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Thursday. In a statement, the PCG said six bodies had been recovered and that six other people survived the accident. Of the six survivors, one is in critical condition due to a third-degree burn. The boat caught fi.....»»
Philippine Navy destroys Chinese fishing nets in Ayungin—report
MANILA, Philippines — In a move which a security analyst deems to be permissible, the Philippine Navy reportedly dismantled and confiscated Chinese fishing nets installed within the vicinity of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. China’s state publication Xinhua on Tuesday claimed that the personnel of BRP Sierra Madre “repeatedly damaged” Chinese.....»»
Philippine navy personnel on illegally grounded ship destroy Chinese fishing nets
Philippine navy personnel on illegally grounded ship destroy Chinese fishing nets.....»»
Philippine navy personnel on illegally grounded ship destroy Chinese fishing nets
Philippine navy personnel on illegally grounded ship destroy Chinese fishing nets.....»»
On National Fisherfolks Day, Cebu fishermen call for end to reclamation, illegal fishing
Fisherfolk in Cebu hold a fluvial protest against the demolition of settlements and the encroachment of commercial fishing boats.....»»
Informant makadawat og P20K batok dynamite fishing
Informant makadawat og P20K batok dynamite fishing.....»»
World Insights: Refusing to take sides, ASEAN insists on impartiality
A fishing boat sails in the Qiongzhou Strait as the summer fishing moratorium ended in the South China Sea, Aug. 16, 2021. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu).....»»
PCG seizes 2 motorboats for illegal fishing
PCG seizes 2 motorboats for illegal fishing.....»»
Senate probe sought on cyanide fishing in Panatag Shoal
Sen. Francis Tolentino is seeking a Senate investigation into the alleged cyanide fishing carried out in parts of the ocean within Philippine territory, particularly near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which he branded as “environmental terrorism.”.....»»
Marcos eager to file raps vs Chinese over cyanide fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
Marcos eager to file raps vs Chinese over cyanide fishing in Bajo de Masinloc.....»»
Fishing
Children go fishing in a pond beside the Mandulog River in Hinaplanon, Iligan City on Sunday afternoon, 11 February 2024. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA.....»»
8 nabbed for illegal fishing
Eight men were arrested for allegedly engaging in illegal fishing in San Jose, Romblon on Friday......»»
Roque: Xi, Duterte agreed to keep West Philippines Sea status quo
The Philippines under former president Rodrigo Duterte had a “gentleman’s agreement” with China to keep the status quo in the West Philippine Sea, a former Cabinet official said yesterday, as fresh tensions surround the WPS due to recent incursions by Beijing that targeted a Filipino resupply mission and a research team......»»
Influence ops target journalists, expert as China vessels patrol West Philippine Sea
Filipino reporters and a known maritime expert received a barrage of messages from unidentifiable sources in 2023 that attempted to divert public attention away from Chinese vessels’ actions in the West Philippine Sea to Vietnam’s supposed “militarization” there. .....»»
Resolution condemning China sea aggression filed at Senate
With Chinese aggression at sea intensifying, Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva has filed a resolution expressing the Senate’s outrage and condemning the continued “illegal and dangerous actions” of the China Coast Guard and maritime militia in Philippine waters......»»
Fish catch in West Philippine Sea grows despite tensions with China
Despite rising tensions with China, the Philippines expanded its fish catch in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) last year to a four-year high of over 200,000 metric tons on the back of higher state support to fishermen......»»
Blinken underscores ironclad support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea
Blinken underscores ironclad support for the Philippines as it clashes with China in disputed sea.....»»
‘China destroyed 21,000 acres of West Philippine Sea coral reefs’
The country faces a decline in fisheries production amid reports that China has destroyed at least 21,000 acres of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea an expert from the University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute warned yesterday......»»
China must withdraw ships from West Philippine Sea, groups say
Militant groups on Tuesday said China must withdraw its ships from the West Philippine Sea as well as its claims over islands based on bogus sovereignty......»»