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China authorizes coast guard to fire on foreign vessels if needed

Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 09:40 PM

BEIJING - China passed a law on Friday that for the first time explicitly allows its coast guard to fire on foreign vessels, a move that could make the contested waters around China more choppy.   Read more »

Wooden hull na mga bangka, tigil na biyahe sa Caticlan-Boracay

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 21 01:39 PM

Ipinatigil na ang pagbiyahe ng mga wooden hull motorbanca papunta at palabas ng isla ng Boracay simula Miyerkoles, Enero 20, 2021.   Read more »

Pirate attacks remain high in Singapore Strait amid pandemic

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 15 09:47 PM

Sea piracy and armed robbery in Asian waters jumped 17 percent last year compared with a year earlier, with a particularly high occurrence in the Singapore Strait, a Japan-led international center to combat the scourge said on Friday.   Read more »

Pirate attacks surge in 2020: watchdog

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 13 09:47 PM

Pirate attacks on ships worldwide jumped 20 percent last year driven by a record spate of kidnappings off West Africa, a maritime watchdog said Wednesday, urging increased sea patrols.  Read more »

Mag-ama, nakaligtas sa tumaob na bangka sa Aklan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 09:25 PM

Nakaligtas ang isang mag-amang mangingisda matapos na tumaob ang bangkang sinasakyan nila sa Polo, New Washington sa Aklan, Martes ng umaga.  Read more »

South Korea demands release of oil tanker seized by Iran

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 12:08 AM

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday demanded the "early release" of an oil tanker seized by Iran in Gulf waters for breaking maritime environmental laws. Read more »

South Korean-flagged tanker seized by Iran

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 09:36 PM

DUBAI/LONDON - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters, Iranian media said on Monday, at a time of tension between Tehran and Seoul over Iranian funds. Read more »

Bangka tumaob sa lakas ng alon sa Albay; mga pasahero ligtas

Karren Canon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 19 04:49 PM

Isang motorized bangka ang tumaob matapos bayuhin ng malakas na alon sa Albay, Sabado ng umaga.   Read more »

Government OKs Cagayan, Marikina flood control plans

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 17 04:51 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and his Cabinet have approved plans to prevent flooding in Marikina and Cagayan, where typhoon Ulysses in November trapped residents on top of their rooftops as they waited for rescue from floods, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »

Duterte, Japan's Suga talk about S. China Sea, aid, pandemic

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 15 04:57 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte and Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide this week discussed various issues including the South China Sea, diplomatic aid, and the COVID-19 in a telephone conversation, the Filipino leader's office said on Tuesday.  Read more »

Eksenang tumatak sa pagsagip sa Amerikano sa dagat, ibinahagi ng marinong Pinoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 09 03:16 PM

Tumatak sa isipan ng isang Pilipinong seafarer ang naging pananampalataya ng Amerikanong nasagip ng kanilang barko mula sa palubog ng yate nito sa Atlantic Ocean.   Read more »

Duterte thanks 'close partner' Australia for 'upholding law' in S. China Sea

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 08:59 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday thanked Australia, Manila's "close partner", for "upholding international law" following its rejection of Beijing's territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea. Read more »

DOTr: Returning seafarers to get free COVID-19 testing starting December 1

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 28 08:00 PM

The DOTr will also waive some port fees for shipping companies and operators, as part of efforts to help a maritime industry hit severely by the pandemic. Read more »

Palace: Philippines wants no part in US-China power struggle

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 24 03:58 PM

The Philippines does "not want to take part" in a power struggle between the US and China, Malacañang said Tuesday, after Beijing accused Washington of "creating chaos" in Asia.    Read more »

Duterte tells ASEAN: Arbitral win vs China sea claims 'can't be ignored'

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 12 03:38 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday told his fellow Southeast Asian leaders that a 4-year-old arbitral ruling against Beijing's sweeping claims in South China Sea "cannot be diminished nor ignored."    Read more »

ALAMIN: Implikasyon sa Pilipinas ng Biden presidency, ayon sa mga eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 09 08:20 PM

Handang makatrabaho ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si US President-elect Joe Biden, sabi nitong Lunes ng Malacañang. Read more »

Sea trips to areas affected by Typhoon Rolly suspended: Coast Guard

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 31 09:38 AM

MANILA - The Philippine Coast Guard on Saturday said it suspended the sea trips of all types of vessels in areas that may be affected by Typhoon Rolly. Read more »

Tanker operator thanks British special forces for storming vessel after stowaways turned hostile

Henry Nicholls, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 10:44 PM

The operator of an oil tanker stormed in the English Channel by British special forces thanked the authorities on Monday for their timely response, saying help was requested after seven stowaways who boarded in Nigeria turned hostile.   Read more »

PH maritime militia plan a response to China’s gray zone tactic: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 12:11 PM

The Philippine Navy’s plan of deploying hundreds of militiamen is a response to China’s gray zone operations in the West Philippine Sea, a maritime expert said Monday. Read more »

Oil exploration in West PH Sea 'an exercise of sovereign rights' - Energy chief

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 19 05:54 PM

The government's decision to lift a 6-year-old moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea is "an exercise of our sovereign rights" that "in no way" weakens Manila's maritime claims against China, an official said Monday. Read more »