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Gordon eyes PH-made ships to boost territorial defense

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 05:45 PM

The government should develop the ability to build its own ships to ensure that the military can secure its territorial waters from piracy and terrorism, Senator Richard Gordon said on Sunday.  Read more »

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Manila

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Feb 03 03:30 AM

Sailors work on board the JS Amagiri (DD-154), an Asagiri-class destroyer in the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, as it arrives at port in Manila on Friday.  The Amagiri, with its crew of over 200 personnel, arrived at port in Manila as part for a two-day goodwill visit.  Read more »

Japan, China talks end with friendship vows but no breakthrough

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 29 07:05 AM

Japan's foreign minister met China's top leadership Sunday for rare diplomatic talks that ended with mutual vows to improve their chilly ties but little in the way of concrete proposals.  Read more »

China says hopes to get Japan ties back on track

Reuters
Posted at Jan 28 11:27 AM

China hopes to work with Japan to get relations back onto a normal track, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart Taro Kono on Sunday during a meeting in Beijing. Read more »

Ferry with 50 on board missing in central Pacific

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 08:21 AM

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A search was under way Saturday for a ferry with 50 people on board that has not been seen for more than a week in the tiny island nation of Kiribati in the central Pacific.   Read more »

India, ASEAN leaders agree to boost maritime cooperation

Reuters
Posted at Jan 26 10:11 AM

The leaders of India and southeast Asia agreed on Thursday to boost their maritime ties at a summit in New Delhi, as they seek to balance the increasing weight of China across the region. Read more »

Roque, nilinaw ang pahayag na 'di kaya' ng Pinoy magsaliksik sa Benham Rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 25 06:43 PM

Depensa ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, hindi niya kinumpara ang China sa Pilipinas dahil sa katunayan ay hindi na umano kailangan pang humingi ng pahintulot ang mga Pilipinong nais magsaliksik sa Benham Rise.  Read more »

Roque, binatikos sa pahayag na kailangan ng Pilipinas ang Tsina sa Benham Rise

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 24 10:51 PM

Tinawag ng maritime expert ng Pilipinas na mali at malaking insulto sa mga siyentipikong Pilipino ang pahayag ni Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque na kailangan ng bansa ang Tsina para magsagawa ng pananaliksik sa Benham Rise.  Read more »

Solon: China 'respects' PH sovereignty over Benham Rise in seeking survey permit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 23 07:38 PM

China's application for a permit to survey the Benham Rise shows it respects the Philippines' sovereignty over the resource-rich area, a lawmaker said Tuesday.   Read more »

US defense chief heads to Asia to draw a contrast with assertive China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 22 06:50 AM

US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Sunday began a one-week trip to Asia, hoping to strengthen defense cooperation with Indonesia and Vietnam as regional Chinese military power looms ever larger. Read more »

U.S. Navy officers face possible homicide charges over ship collisions

Reuters
Posted at Jan 17 08:20 AM

WASHINGTON - The commanding officers of two U.S. Navy destroyers involved in deadly collisions last year in the Pacific Ocean face courts-martial and could be charged with negligent homicide, the U.S. Navy said in a statement on Tuesday.  Read more »

Pirate attacks more than doubled in Philippines - IMB

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jan 12 08:04 AM

 Pirate attacks worldwide fell to their lowest level in over two decades last year, the International Maritime Bureau said, but more than doubled in the Philippines while African trouble spots remained dangerous. Read more »

6 arestado sa tangkang pag-leak ng marine officer licensure exam

Michael Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 12 01:54 AM

Arestado ang anim katao sa tangkang pag-leak umano ng questionnaire sa licensure examination para sa marine officers nitong Huwebes. Read more »

Rescue crews wrestle to tame China oil tanker fire

Reuters
Posted at Jan 08 10:03 PM

BEIJING/SEOUL - Rescue crews wrestled to bring a blaze on an Iranian oil tanker off China’s east coast under control on Monday as fire raged for a second day following a collision with a grain ship, while the body of one of the 32 missing crew members was found on aboard.   Read more »

Paraan ng pagsisante ni Duterte sa mga opisyal, legal ba?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 08:50 PM

Hindi si Maritime Industry Authority Administrator Marcial Amaro III ang unang opisyal na tila mabilisang sinibak sa puwesto ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte.  Read more »

2 ships collide in Cebu

Annie Perez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 04:45 PM

Two ships collided in Lawis Ledge, Talisay City, Cebu on Friday afternoon.   Read more »

Fired Marina head defends foreign trips

Trishia Billones, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 05 10:47 AM

Sacked Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) administrator Marcial Amaro III on Friday defended his controversial trips abroad, saying the nature of his job required it. Read more »

Sinibak na Marina chief, tanggap ang desisyon ng Pangulo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 04 09:15 PM

Kinompirma ng Malacanang nitong Huwebes ang pagsibak ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte kay Maritime Industry Authority Administrator Marcial Amaro III dahil sa walang habas nitong pangingibang bansa.   Read more »

Duterte aware of complaint vs Marina chief: spokesman

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 29 11:28 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte is aware but has not yet acted on the complaint against the administrator of the Maritime Industry Authority, who is accused of going on foreign trips monthly, his spokesman said Friday.   Read more »

Opisyal, magbibitiw kung mapatunayang naglakwatsa sa ibang bansa

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 28 09:55 PM

Handang magbitiw sa puwesto ang administrator ng Maritime Industry Authority kung mapatunayan na junket ang mga naging biyahe niya sa iba't ibang bansa. Read more »