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Writ of kalikasan presses gov't to prove it has been protecting West PH Sea - analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 07 12:02 PM

The writ of kalikasan the Supreme Court issued will push the Duterte administration to prove what it has done to protect and preserve the Philippines' marine environment in its exclusive economic zone, an analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

SC issues writ of kalikasan for protection of West PH Sea marine environment

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 03 07:03 PM

MANILA - The Supreme Court on Friday issued a writ of kalikasan in response to a petition seeking protection of the marine environment in the disputed West Philippine Sea, sources told ABS-CBN News.  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 »

'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 »

'I offer my cheek to you': Ogie defends wife Regine against Ben Tulfo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 25 11:54 AM

Singer-songwriter Ogie Alcasid defended his wife Regine Velasquez, who was lambasted recently by radio host Ben Tulfo.  Read more »

War over Scarborough 'not worth it' for the US, says Duterte

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 22 11:39 AM

MANILA – The United States knew that a war “about something so small” like the Scarborough Shoal in the disputed South China Sea was “not worth it”, President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday, as he again conceded that the Philippines cannot rely on its long-standing Pacific ally to defend Manila’s interests in the vital sea lane. Read more »

Don't laud China for restoring what it destroyed, DFA chief says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 02:28 PM

China should not be praised for restoring the coral reefs it previously destroyed, 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 »

Iwas-banggit sa arbitral ruling, iwas-gulo sa South China Sea: Panelo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 18 10:25 PM

Mas gusto raw ng gobyerno ng negosasyon kaysa komprontasyon sa usapin ng South China Sea. 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 »

Pahayag ni Panelo ukol sa pinsala sa West PH Sea inalmahan

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 10:43 PM

Inalmahan ni dating Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario ang pahayag ng Palasyo ukol sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Robin Padilla dares Gary Alejano: 'Lumusob tayo sa Spratlys'

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 17 06:38 PM

 Actor Robin Padilla has challenged Magdalo Party-list representative and senatorial bet Gary Alejano to make true his plan to visit one of the disputed islands. 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 »

Mga corals sa Scarborough Shoal, sinira ng mga barkong Chinese

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 09:14 PM

Nagrereklamo na ang mga mangingisda dahil sa pagkasira ng mga bahura o coral sa Scarborough Shoal dahil sa mga barkong Chinese.  Read more »

Duterte, hinimok patigilin ang pagkasira ng Scarborough coral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 07:56 PM

Naghain umano ang Department of Foreign Affairs ng "diplomatic note." Pero di na ito sapat, ayon sa isang eksperto.  Read more »

SC urged to issue writ to protect reefs, shoals from Chinese vessels

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 11:34 PM

In a 35-page petition, the IBP and the fisherfolk accused high-ranking government officials of neglecting their duties under the law to protect the Ayungin (Second Thomas) and Panatag (Scarborough) shoals as well as the Panganiban (Mischief) Reef. Read more »

China's harvest of giant clams an 'affront' to Philippines: Palace

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 16 03:55 PM

China’s extraction of giant clams in the Scarborough Shoal is an "affront" to Philippine sovereignty, a Palace official said Tuesday. Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: Chinese harvesting giant clams in Scarborough Shoal

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 16 04:49 PM

As tension in the West Philippine Sea continues, Filipino fishermen revealed that Chinese vessels are mass harvesting giant clams in Scarborough Shoal. Read more »

Coral ng Scarborough wasak dahil sa mga barkong may tatak ng Tsina

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 15 07:46 PM

Inirereklamo ang pagkasira ng mga coral ng Scarborough dahil sa paghuhukay ng taklobo ng mga barkong may tatak ng Tsina. Read more »

Ilang mangingisdang Pinoy, nakikipagbarter sa Chinese

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 12 01:03 AM

Dahil hindi na nawawala sa Scarborough Shoal ang presensya ng China, natuto na ang ilang mangingisdang Pinoy na makipag-barter o palitan ng produkto sa kanila. Read more »