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Malawakang smuggling umano ng mga taklobo ikinababahala

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 19 06:47 PM

Ayon sa Palawan Council for Sustainable Development, imposibleng di alam ng mga lokal na pamahalaan ang pagkuha ng mga taklobo. Read more »

Higit 200 piraso ng taklobo nasabat sa Palawan

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Posted at Mar 08 11:32 AM

Nasabat ng mga awtoridad noong Miyerkoles ang higit 200 giant clams o taklobo sa Johnson Island sa bayan ng Roxas, Palawan. Read more »

PH Coast Guard seizes P160 million worth of giant clam shells in Palawan

Philippine coast Guard (PCG) handout via AFP
Posted at Mar 07 03:23 PM

Philippine Coast Guard personnel, marine troops and Palawan conservation officials unearth illegally harvested giant clams at Barangay VI, Johnson Island, Roxas, Palawan province on March 3.  Read more »

Higit P2-milyong halaga ng giant clams nasabat sa Palawan

Rex Ruta, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 17 03:16 PM

Timbog ang isang lalaki matapos makuhanan ng isang toneladang giant clams o taklobo na nagkakahalaga ng P2.5 milyon sa Purok Bagong Lipunan, Barangay Teresa, Narra, Palawan, Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »

Fishers who exposed Chinese hunt for Scarborough clams go missing

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 21 03:54 PM

Authorities on Tuesday flew over the West Philippine Sea in search of 7 missing fishermen, 2 of whom were among those who raised the alarm on China's alleged mass pillaging of giant clams in the resource-rich waterway last year.  Read more »

Foreign buyer behind P2-B worth of giant clams seized in GenSan: DENR

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 30 12:09 PM

Authorities are searching for a foreign buyer of some P2 billion worth of giant clams found in General Santos City, an environment official said Wednesday. Read more »

Higit P2-bilyong halaga ng taklobo nasabat sa GenSan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 29 05:56 AM

GENERAL SANTOS CITY—Nasabat ng mga awtoridad ang higit P2 bilyong halaga ng taklobo sa Barangay Bawing, General Santos City nitong Lunes. Read more »

South Korean actress faces Thai jail for catching endangered clams in TV stunt

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 06 05:11 PM

Lee Yeol-eum was filmed diving for giant clams at a Thai marine park for a June 30 episode of "Law of the Jungle" -- a popular South Korean reality show. Read more »

World's largest clam species in Palawan hatches over 9M eggs

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 28 09:13 PM

THE FIRST ever on-site spawning of a native Palawan clam species, which is recorded as the largest in the world, was commenced to help increase its declining population in the country. Read more »

LOOK: New images show China's 'most destructive boats' back in West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 12:26 AM

MANILA - New satellite images from the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative-Center for Strategic and International Studies reveal China's "most destructive boats" are back in the South China Sea. Read more »

Foreign Affairs chief twits 'idiotesses': Leave Scarborough clams alone

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 29 09:56 AM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday appealed anew for the issue of China's clam harvesting in disputed waters to be left alone. Read more »

Duterte urged to demand halt of China's harvesting of giant clams in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 11:18 PM

A Filipino maritime affairs expert said President Rodrigo Duterte should use his ongoing China visit to demand that Chinese fishing vessels stop the removal of giant clams in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

'Filipino scientists seeded giant clams, Chinese fishermen stole them'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 10:17 AM

MANILA - Filipino scientists seeded giant clams in the Scarborough Shoal in the late 1980s, only for Chinese fishermen to steal them decades later, a maritime affairs expert said Friday.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: APRIL 25, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 26 07:01 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

'Don't sell the Philippines'

Bullit Marquez, AP
Posted at Apr 25 03:59 PM

Protesters display placards and cutouts of giant clams during a rally at the Department of Foreign Affairs to coincide with President Duterte's visit to Beijing to attend the "Belt and Road Forum" Thursday. Read more »

It's not just about clams, corals: Locsin twits critics on spat over Chinese poaching

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 02:02 PM

The issue on Chinese nationals reportedly poaching in Philippine waters is not just about clams and corals, Foreign Affairs Sec. Teodoro Locsin Jr said Saturday. Read more »

Just food? Regine Velasquez hits Locsin over clam remark

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 19 10:24 PM

Locsin in a tweet said the Department of Foreign Affairs is looking into the report, but noted that he would not be known as a "clam defender." Read more »

Hunt for Scarborough clams, aka ‘jade of the sea,’ translates to lucrative business

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 18 10:05 AM

Shell carvings from clams that Chinese fishers pillage from the South China Sea could fetch as much as P5.5 million, according to a 2016 report.  Read more »

PH could be 'aggressive' if China snubs diplomatic protest, says Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 17 05:30 PM

The Philippines could be more aggressive in its relations with China in relation to brewing conflicts in the South China Sea if Beijing does not respond affirmatively to its diplomatic protests, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Wednesday. Read more »

Harvesting giant clams has led to ‘wanton destruction’ of Scarborough Shoal: expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 12:23 AM

China uses the shells of giant clams as substitute for ivory. It is then used for sculptures and sold at a high price. Read more »