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MANILA, Philippines — Two ships from the Chinese maritime militia were seen about 30 nautical miles from the coast of Palawan before the Balikatan exercises this year, according to an American maritime expert. Ray Powell, who leads…
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Monday deployed a coastguard vessel to carry out a two-week patrol mission in waters north and east of the country to intensify its maritime presence and check on Chinese research vessels…
Beijing, China–China’s top diplomat Wang Yi warned his Philippine counterpart that Manila “must act with caution”, Beijing’s foreign ministry said, following a flurry of tense maritime confrontations in the disputed South China Sea. Wang said on a Wednesday…
Manila, Philippines—The Philippines has summoned China’s envoy, the foreign ministry said Monday, following two days of confrontations between the countries’ vessels in the disputed South China Sea. Diplomatic protests had been filed and “the Chinese ambassador has also…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday confirmed that 17 Filipino seafarers were among the crewmen being held hostage by the Yemen rebel group Houthi, which seized a cargo ship in the southern…
Manila — Three Filipino fishermen are dead after their boat was “rammed” by a foreign commercial vessel in the South China Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard said on Wednesday, October 4, 2023. The incident happened before dawn on…
MANILA, Philippines — A motorbanca capsized in Laguna de Bay in Rizal when its passengers suddenly crowded to one side in panic as fierce winds pummeled the wooden vessel in Rizal. At least 26 people died, while 40…
Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Monday, May 1. 4 missing, 28 rescued: Dive yacht sinks within Tubbataha after departing from Cebu…
When the government’s premier think tank calls out our infrastructure as inadequate and inferior, our leaders need to sit up and listen. The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has done just that on our transport infrastructure,…
MANILA, Philippines — After the European Commission extended its recognition of the Philippines seafarer’s certificate, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Sunday gave assurance that the national government would continue to provide solutions to improve the country’s maritime…
Unlike land-based Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), a Filipino seafarer is required to make an allotment which shall be at least 80 percent of the seafarer’s monthly basic salary, payable once a month to his designated allottee in…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — An incumbent barangay councilor of Barangay Day-as in Cebu City ended up in jail after he was arrested for illegal recruitment. Barangay Councilor Regalado Hisoler Jr. was brought to the Cebu City Police…
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