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April 25, 2021 | 7:54 pm
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THE SOUTH China Sea is a major fish source for the Philippines that is crucial to its food security, political analysts said on Sunday, belying President Rodrigo R. Duterteâs claim that it couldnât quarrel with China over fish.
Chinaâs unregulated fishing activities in the disputed waterway, where the Southeast Asian nation gets 27% of its fish catch, threatens the livelihood of thousands of Filipino fishermen, said Sheena A. Valenzuela, a national security analyst at the Ateneo De Manila University Policy Center in Manila.
âItâs resources are crucial to the food security of Filipinos, contributing to coastal livelihoods and export trade,â she said in an e-mail. Chinaâs illegal fishing activities âcould also lead to the loss in livelihood of about 627,000 Filipino fishermen.â
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+ April 22, 2021 WHILE the “Do Not Travel” advisory issued by the US to the Philippines will not badly hit the country as border controls remain effective, such move may affect the country’s image in its Covid-19 response.
Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Steven Yu said the advisory will have negative implications on the country in the sense that the Philippines will be viewed as a Covid-19 hotspot.
The US Department of State issued on Tuesday, April 20, 2021, a “Do Not Travel” Order to the Philippines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Level 4 Travel Health Notice for the Philippines due to Covid-19, indicating a very high level of Covid-19 in the country. There are restrictions in place affecting US citizen entry into the Philippines.
April 21, 2021 THE United States Department of State has issued a travel advisory against the Philippines due to a “very high level of Covid-19” cases.
The advisory also urged “increased caution” due to crime, terrorism, civil unrest and kidnapping.
It further noted that travel restrictions are already in place in the Philippines.
All foreign travelers are prohibited from entering the Philippines until April 30, 2021, as a measure against coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) transmission.
Exempted from this temporary prohibition are diplomats and members of international organizations as well as their dependents, medical repatriation teams, seafarers for crew change, foreign parents/spouses/children of Filipino citizens, emergency and humanitarian teams, and foreign nationals with entry exemption documents.