The decision of the Supreme Court to void the 2005 Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) among China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PETROVIETNAM), and the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC) is a welcome development. The...
The contract for the system that allows the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) to monitor marine vessels real-time has already expired. This was confirmed by lawyer Ma. Neiseria Ailah G. Tuquero based on the response to the letter she sent to the BFAR on Dec. 14. She was referring to...
COTABATO CITY (PNA) – Police are hunting motorcycle riding-in-tandem gunmen who shot and killed an off-duty Marine here on Sunday, Dec. 18. “There are several angles that investigators are looking into the daring attack against Marine Staff Sgt. Rodolfo Magno Jr., a member of Philippine Marine...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Benjamin ‘Benhur’ Abalos Jr. on Wednesday, Dec. 14, called on the local government units (LGUs) to strictly enforce measures to protect the country’s coastal areas and aquatic resources. He issued the pronouncement after...
A Puerto Princesa mayor-turned-congresman wants all low-tide elevations, high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal declared as a marine protected area. (Wikipedia) For the purpose, Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn filed...
It was a trip down memory lane for President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. as he relived his time with the marines during the 72nd anniversary celebration of the Philippine Marine Corps on Monday, November 7. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) In his speech during the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro spearheaded the celebration of the 72nd founding anniversary of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) on Monday, Nov. 7. (Photo by Philippine Marine Corps) A wreath-laying ceremony was held at the Marine Heroes...
USS Tripoli (LHA-7), a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, will remain docked in Manila until October as it is set to participate in the Exercise Kamandag, the Philippine Navy (PN) disclosed Wednesday, Sept. 28. USS Tripoli (LHA-7), a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, dropped...
BACOLOD CITY – The carcass of a sea cow locally known as “dugong” was found floating Monday, July 18, at Macahulom Reef at the Sagay Marine Reserve in Sagay City, Negros Occidental. Jose Roberto Togle, EMS II head of the Resource Management Section of the Sagay Marine Reserve, said the sea...
Everything is set for the second part of the Marine Aviation Support Activity (MASA) 2022 between the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and the United States Marine Corps (USMC), a Marine officer said Sunday, July 17. Personnel of the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) and United States Marine Corps (USMC)...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said the measure seeking to declare a portion of the Philippine Rise—also known as the Benham Rise—as a protected area would be part of the campaign to utilize and conserve the integrity of the country’s marine ecosystem. Sen. Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines...
Senator Cynthia Villar highlighted Saturday, July 2 that 11 of her local bills seeking the establishment of multi-species marine hatcheries in various locations nationwide are now laws. Villar, chairwoman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, has pushed for the passage of these measures...
