Two more civilian vessels of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) were apparently hit by a water cannon by the China Coast Guard (CCG) near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed on Monday, Oct. 13. Aside from BRP Datu...
The Philippines will file a diplomatic protest after China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese militia vessels rammed and water cannoned Philippine vessels near the highly contested Pag-asa Island this week. “Yes, a diplomatic protest will be filed,” Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) ship fired a water cannon and deliberately rammed a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel anchored in the territorial waters of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Sunday morning, Oct. 12, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. PCG...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday, Oct. 7, stressed that the Philippines’ rights and sovereignty covering the contested West Philippine Sea are “incontrovertible” and based on international law and legal principles. Without identifying the countries’ names, the DFA referred...
ILOILO CITY — A group opposed the inclusion of Antique province as one of the new potential sites for a nuclear power plant in the country. “We strongly oppose and condemn the reported inclusion of the province of Antique — particularly Semirara Island —as a potential site for a nuclear...
Aboitiz Upgrade Solar Inc. (AUSI), the joint venture between Aboitiz Power Distributed Renewables, Inc. and Upgrade Energy Philippines (UGEP), has partnered with Alphaland Corporation’s Balesin Island for the launch of a new three-hectare ground-mounted solar farm. Once completed, the 4.1...
BACOLOD CITY – Uniformed personnel from the Negros Island Region were sent to Cebu province to augment humanitarian assistance efforts in the aftermath of the magnitude-6.9 earthquake on Tuesday night, Sept. 30. Eighty personnel from the Police Regional Office (PRO)-NIR and search and rescue...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region heightened security and public safety operations as anti-corruption rallies were held on the island on the anniversary of martial law on Sunday, Sept. 21. Police Lt. Col. Joem Malong, PRO-NIR spokesperson, said that personnel were...
BACOLOD CITY - The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is on full alert for protests during the martial law anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 21, in the region. A total of 1,120 police personnel were deployed in Negros Occidental, this highly-urbanized city, Negros Oriental, and Siquijor. Police...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office-Negros Island Region is monitoring a newly identified drug group allegedly operating within the region. Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay, PRO-NIR director, said the group likely has roots outside the region but maintains local links. “We’ve...
BACOLOD CITY – The Police Regional Office–Negros Island Region reported that crime in the region dropped by 7.96 percent from June 2 to July 31 following the implementation of the Philippine National Police five-minute response time policy. PRO-NIR Director Police Brig. Gen. Arnold Thomas Ibay...
A 150-foot Divine Mercy statue is planned for construction on Samal Island as part of a religious and tourism project led by the Divine Mercy Apostolates of the Archdiocese of Davao. In a statement released on Sunday, Aug. 10, the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) said the...
