"Malls have now opened, but what about our schools?" This was the sentiment of the Rise for Education Alliance (R4E) less than a month before the targeted pilot limited face-to-face classes in low-risk areas. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) "2021 has nearly passed completely, but there is barely any...
Three fishermen onboard a distressed motorboat in the vicinity waters of Benham Rise have been rescued by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), the agency reported Saturday, Oct. 23. They were identified as Romeo Bernardo, 59, Freddie Lubiano, 54, and Glen Lopez, 44, whose motorboat F/BCA BENEDICT UNO...
The Philippine Navy (PN) said Wednesday, September 15, that it has saved six distressed fishermen who managed to keep their half-sunken fishing boat afloat for two days in the Philippine Rise. The Philippine Navy's BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17) rescues six fishermen aboard a half-sunken fishing boat...
HAGATNA, Guam -- The US Pacific territory of Guam has suspended a program allowing international visitors to receive a COVID-19 vaccination while enjoying a tropical holiday due to a surge in virus cases. Infection numbers that once made Guam an attractive destination have exploded with an outbreak...
LONDON, United Kingdom -- The British government unveiled plans Friday to make pet abduction a new criminal offence, in response to a pandemic-fuelled spike in dognapping and other animal thefts. At present, law on the theft of dogs and other pets only takes account of their monetary, not...
A food-secure world is a dream that we all hope to reach. Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization, shares the same vision to the world as they continue to uplift the lives of vulnerable groups through their initiatives. They provide food assistance to households that...
Declaring only a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area is not enough to uphold the country’s territorial rights over the resource-rich marine waters, a militant fisher’s group said. Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) The Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
PARIS, France – World hunger rose steeply in 2020, with six times more people living in "famine-like conditions" than in 2019, rights group Oxfam said Friday. The coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated existing crises sparked by conflict and climate change -- the "three lethal Cs" -- according...
The House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday, July 7 approved the substitute bill of the measure that seeks to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise as a protected area under the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) even after two members of the panel got locked into a...
Washington DC-based Global Environment Facility (GEF) pledged to fund a Philippine government-led project to conserve Philippine Rise, a 25-million hectare shallow continental shelf east of the main island of Luzon. A statement showed that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources...
"In the face of many challenges, we again are called to fight for the control of our own land and our own seas, and the call is on to everybody. Are you joining us? Kaya ba natin ito? (Can we do this?)" Amid the continuing territory row in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), National Security Adviser...
An enterprise-level company hit by a data breach will lose over P52 million; a small and medium business will bleed at least P5 million, on top of reputational damages which result in loss of customers, according to the latest findings of global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky. A data breach happens...
