THE local government unit of Mati plans to construct a Baywatch tower along the city's shore to replace the 20-year-old Amihan sa Dahican, which included a watch tower for the conservation efforts of marine turtles in the area.
Manila, Philippines – On February 2, 1995, just over two years after the last American soldiers had left the Philippines, a Filipino navy patrol boat found a newly built structure on stilts flying a Chinese flag on a submerged reef, some 240 kilometres (149 miles) off the Philippine island of Palawan. Today, Mischief Reef is a fully fledged Chinese military outpost, with a 3,000-metre airfield runway, radar systems and warehouses probably housing surface-to-air missile systems on land reclaimed
Public pressure and the Chinese Coast Guard’s actions against Philippine vessels and fishermen have prompted Philippine senators to take a firmer stance. .
LUCENA CITY - The provincial lawmakers in Quezon are set to review the existing fishing ordinances in the province to determine if there is a need for amendments due to the growing number of commercial fishing vessels operating in their waters. During the Sangguniang Panlalawigan's regular session on Monday, Provincial Councilor Angelo Eduarte, the president of the Philippine Councilors' League in Quezon, said in his privilege speech that small fisher folks in the towns surrounding the Inner Lamon Bay in the fourth district have long-standing concerns. The municipal councils of Alabat. Quezon and Perez (Al-Que-Rez), he said, conducted a joint session on Feb. 8 to discuss measures on how to implement fishery laws more effectively after small fishermen in the three towns complained about the growing number of huge fishing vessels operating in their municipal waters. Eduarte noted that on Feb. 9, Quezon Fourth District Representative Mike Tan facilitated the Balikatan Congress-Nat