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Friday, March 31, 2023
Shipping

EU Will Continue to Recognize Filipino Seafarer Training and Certification

European Commission decision reinforces the crucial role Filipino seafarers play in global shipping and trade. The European Commission announced today that it

March 31, 2023
Total Views: 1181

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Accidents

Philippines Steps Up Efforts to Contain Oil Leak from Sunken Tanker

MANILA, March 14 (Reuters) – Philippine authorities have increased efforts to contain an oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker that has affected coastal

March 14, 2023
Total Views: 1376

Saturday, March 4, 2023
Maritime Security

Philippines Says Chinese Navy Ship Spotted Near Disputed Island

MANILA, March 4 (Reuters) – The Philippines said on Saturday it had spotted a Chinese navy ship and dozens of militia vessels around a

March 4, 2023
Total Views: 13812

Friday, March 3, 2023
Accidents

Philippines Scrambles to Locate and Contain Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker

MANILA, March 3 (Reuters) – Environment and disaster authorities in the Philippines rushed to contain an oil spill on Friday from a sunken fuel

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 2770

MSC

US Marine Corps Experiments Offshore

by John Konrad (gCaptain) According to Craig Hooper, a senior military contributor for Forbes, the US Marine Corps has been working with offshore oil and gas

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 15128

Saturday, February 18, 2023
Chinese militia vessels spotted at Sabina Shoal in South China Sea
Maritime Security

President Marcos Says Philippines ‘Will Not Lose An Inch’ Of Territory

MANILA, Feb 18 (Reuters) – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Saturday that the country “will not lose an inch” of

February 18, 2023
Total Views: 2495

Sunday, February 5, 2023
Philippines Navy War-ship
Navy

Philippine Navy Says China Tailed Its Warship

By Cecilia Yap (Bloomberg) Two Chinese coast guard ships and two militia vessels tailed a Philippine warship near Mischief Reef in the South China Sea, the

February 5, 2023
Total Views: 4662

Sunday, November 20, 2022
Defense

Kamala Harris Will Visit The South China Sea

By Karen Lema MANILA, Nov 21 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will reaffirm American commitments to the defense of the

November 20, 2022
Total Views: 1376

Kamala Harris Navy Ship Visit
Navy

US Works To Reset Ties With The Philippines

By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in the Philippines on Sunday for talks aimed at reviving ties with Washington’s

November 20, 2022
Total Views: 1458

Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Chinese vessels at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea
News

Philippines Proposes Maritime Encroachment Law Aimed At China

by Karen Lema (Reuters) A lawmaker in the Philippines has reintroduced legislation to prevent maritime and airspace encroachment by Chinese vessels, by

October 26, 2022
Total Views: 3629

Friday, August 26, 2022
Dennis Uy
Finance

Philippine Shipping Mogul Dennis Uy To Sell Crown Jewels

Uy accepted billions in loans - including more than $1 billion from Chinese banks to fund a partnership deal with China Telecommunications - and now the

August 26, 2022
Total Views: 5542

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
BRP Sierra Madre
Navy

US Reaffirms Naval Defense Of The Philippines

by Shivam Patel  (Reuters) – Washington will defend treaty ally the Philippines if its forces are attacked in the South China Sea, U.S. Secretary of

July 12, 2022
Total Views: 1313

Saturday, June 11, 2022
Defense

Philippines Protests China’s ‘Illegal’ Acts In Disputed South China Sea Atoll

MANILA, June 11 (Reuters) – The Philippines has lodged a new diplomatic protest against China’smaritime activities within

June 11, 2022
Total Views: 2127

Thursday, June 2, 2022
Accidents

Philippines Charges Bulk Carrier Crew Over Fatal Collision with Fishing Vessel

Prosecutors in the Philippines have filed charges against four crew members of a Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that collided with a Filipino fishing

June 2, 2022
Total Views: 3227

Sunday, May 1, 2022
ocean-plastic floating debris
Environment

Largest Philippine Bank to Sell Bonds Against Ocean Pollution

By Ditas Lopez, (Bloomberg) — BDO Unibank Inc., the Philippines’ largest bank by assets, will sell bonds to help fight marine pollution and preserve

May 1, 2022
Total Views: 2964

Sunday, April 24, 2022
Interesting

Island Hopping In Tawi-Tawi

Editor’s note: This Image of the Day includes the answer to the April 2022 puzzler. Story by Kathryn Hansen(NASA) –A running hare. A jumping

April 24, 2022
Total Views: 2492

Saturday, April 9, 2022
Chinese militia vessels spotted at Sabina Shoal in South China Sea
Defense

Philippines’ Duterte, China’s Xi Call For Restraint In South China Sea

MANILA, April 9 (Reuters) – Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping stressed the need to exercise restraint to

April 9, 2022
Total Views: 3004

Saturday, January 22, 2022
Interesting

For Many, Getting The Covid Vaccine Means Taking An Arduous Boat Ride To The Mainland

By Andreo Calonzo(Bloomberg) –After losing her son to Covid-19 last year, 79-year-old Tomasa Valdez was desperate to get vaccinated. But on the

January 22, 2022
Total Views: 1633

Wednesday, December 29, 2021
Shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries
Navy

Philippine Navy Signs Warship Deal With Hyundai Heavy

By Andreo Calonzo (Bloomberg) The Philippines signed a deal to purchase two corvettes from Hyundai Heavy Industries, beefing up its defense capabilities in a

December 29, 2021
Total Views: 2412

Monday, December 20, 2021
Weather

Severe Weather Wrecks Southeast Asia as 200 Dead, Ports Shut

By Siegfrid Alegado and Yantoultra Ngui (Bloomberg) — Severe weather disruptions hit Malaysia and the Philippines, leaving a trail of destruction among

December 20, 2021
Total Views: 1869