Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan has vowed to address the issue of the 15-kilometer municipal water zone through legislation if he wins a Senate seat in the May elections. Former Senator Kiko Pangilinan holds a dialogue with farmers and fisherfolk in Romblon on April 16, 2025. (Photo courtesy...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (PPAB) Small fishermen in the country should have the institutionalized exclusive right to fish in municipal waters as far as Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada is batting for a measure that seeks to make official “sea wardens” or “Bantay Dagat” volunteers. Under Estrada's proposed measure, local government units (LGUs) shall be mandated to allocate regular funding for the benefits and incentives of the sea wardens...
ZAMBOANGA CITY -- Some P7.6-million worth of smuggled cigarettes were seized from a boat intercepted in the vicinity of Sta. Cruz Island in Zamboanga City at dawn Tuesday, Feb. 7. Zamboanga Second Mobile Force Company and Bureau of Customs personnel were conducting seaborne patrol when they...
Amid current talks about Philippines and China's joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea, a fishers' group expressed its oppositionto the plan and called the move a "risky undertaking.” West Philippine Sea (FILE PHOTO FROM AFP) In a statement, Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang...
Audio streaming platform Spotify launches podcasts in video By Poch Eulalia STOP, LOOK LISTEN Often, I enjoy listening to podcasts in the background while writing. Sometimes, I wonder what the people I’m hearing in the background look like. For the longest time, I assumed Spotify was only meant...
Outgoing Surigao Del Sur 1st district Rep. Prospero Pichay has issued a statement countering the Sandigbayan’s conviction of him for multiple charges of graft. Prospero A. Pichay Jr. Read more here:...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian over the People's Liberation Army- Navy's (PLAN's) reported "illegal incursion" in the Sulu Sea. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) This developed after a PLAN Electronic Reconnaissance Ship with...
The number of commercial vessels fishing in municipal waters across different parts of the Philippines has gone down, but only a mere decline of 4.7 percent despite the pandemic, international marine conservation group Oceana observed. Data released by Oceana showed commercial fishing in municipal...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to enhance the management of their municipal waters amid reports revealing a high incidence of possible encroachments of commercial fishing vessels through the use of Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) warned 20 local government units (LGUs) on Friday, Aug. 27, for the possible commission of illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing (IUUF) activities in the municipal waters of their respective jurisdictions. (DILG logo) In a briefing...
Local Waters Utilities Administration (LWUA) Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus has passed away, the agency has confirmed. LWUA Acting Administrator Jeci A. Lapus speaks during a press conference at the agency’s headquarters in Quezon City last February 8, 2021. (MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement,...
