By CZARINA NICOLE ONG KI The Commission on Human Rights (CHR) has condemned the death of Vince Andrew Delos Reyes, a 19-year-old cadet of a merchant marine school in Laguna, due to alleged severe physical exercise imposed on him by his upperclassmen. In a statement, CHR Chairperson Richard P....
(Photo: Philippine Marine Corps) By MARTIN A. SADONGDONG The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) deployed 18 personnel to participate in the prestigious Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2024 in Hawaii Islands and Southern California, a ranking military officer said. PMC commandant Major Gen....
Senator Loren Legarda has asserted there is a need for the Philippines to step up its role in promoting the sustainability of marine resources around the world. Legarda also underscored the need for a greater global effort to preserve the integrity of marine life, as people are becoming...
The Philippines has welcomed a recent advisory opinion issued by the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) pertaining to the two concerns raised by a commission of small island states as its response validated the 2016 Arbitral Ruling on the South China Sea. The Department of...
The Philippines will acquire five multi-role response vessels to enhance the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) maritime operations through a loan grant from Japan. Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Endo Kazuya on Friday, May 17, led the signing...
China did not directly respond to allegations in a study that concluded that Chinese activities in the South China Sea have damaged at least 21,000 acres of reef in the area. Instead, China said that it just always attached "great importance to the protection of ecological environment of the Nansha...
Chinese activities in the South China Sea have greatly contributed to the damage inflicted on the marine environment in the area, with at least 21,000 acres of reef severely affected. A study conducted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) discovered that...
The Philippines, located amid the Coral Triangle — a marine region housing over 2,000 reef fish species, has long been renowned for its thriving fisheries sector. Despite being the center of marine biodiversity in the world, the country remains plagued by plastic pollution and cases of...
By Henrylito D. Tacio The Philippines – an archipelago that comprises 7,641 islands, including the triumvirate Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao – is noted for its fine white sand beaches. Tourists, either foreigners or locals, are also captivated by the exceptional marine animals teeming its...
Amphibious assault vehicles (AAVs) of the Philippine Marine Corps, US Marine Corps, and Japan Ground Self Defense Force land on the beaches of Marine Base Gregorio Lim in Ternate, Cavite on Oct. 12, 2019 for the KAMANDAG Exercise. (Photo by PMC) More than 1,800 marines and other servicemen from the...
The University of the Philippines-Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI), along with researchers from the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs), have launched an expedition to Pagasa Island in Palawan’s Kalayaan Group of Islands. Kalayaan Island (Manila Bulletin File) The...
GENERAL SANTOS CITY – Police are eyeing land conflict as a possible motive in the murder of a Marine reservist by motorcycle-riding gunmen in Barangay Sinawal, this city, on Friday, September 22. Police Major Carl Jayson Baynosa, Police Station 2 commander, said they are looking at a land...
