Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto (Facebook) Calling a spade a spade, House Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto has described China's latest action in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as a "food blockade" against the Philippines. ...
Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales on Sept. 20, 2023. (Photo by PCG) The Philippine government intends to remove the floating barriers installed by China in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag...
The Philippines will take actions to cause the removal of the barriers reportedly put up by China in Bajo de Masinloc, National Security Adviser Eduardo Año said. Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales...
Almost a fifth of Filipino children were not enrolled in school or regularly attending classes, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the PSA’s Annual Poverty Indicators Survey for the school year 2022 to 2023, it was found that 18.6 percent of children aged five to 24...
The Philippine government has been urged anew to file fresh arbitration cases against China for installing floating barriers that prevented Filipino fishermen from entering their fishing grounds in the West Philippines Sea and for harvesting corals in the waters that damaged the marine...
Senate Majority Leader Joel Villanueva called the floating barriers installed by the China Coast Guard (CCG) an outright disrespect to the country's sovereign rights. Fishermen cast their net as a floating marker serving as a barrier is installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales...
The Philippine government can remove the floating barriers that were put up by the Chinese coast guard in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and have been preventing Filipino fishing vessels in the enclosed areas, Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Monday, Sept. 25....
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Monday, Sept. 25, said the digital national IDs still cannot be fully implemented nationwide because not all Filipinos have smartphones. This was what PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa’s response to a suggestion made by Senator Ronald “Bato”...
The unpleasant experience in ports and passenger vessels by Filipinos in the past has discouraged most of them to include sea travel in their vacation plans. Well, not anymore, according to Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Daniel Santiago as he highlighted major improvements in...
Photo from Pixabay Most Filipinos believe that President Marcos should focus on the Philippine economy, with the rising prices of basic goods as the most pressing issue, based on the results of Publicus Asia’s “Pahayag 2023 Third Quarter Survey.” “It has been revealed that the concerns of...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that aircraft pilots and their comrades-in-arms are reaping the rewards of their skills, as they prove to be masters not only of the skies but also of their bank accounts. In the PSA's 2022 Occupational Wages Survey, aircraft pilots and...
Philippine Rating Services Corporation (PhilRatings) has assigned its highest Issue Credit Rating of PRS Aaa to Filinvest Land Inc.’s planned bond issuance of up to P12 billion. FLI is planning a P10 billion bond issuance, with an oversubscription option of up to P2 billion. The bonds were...
