Navigating the Bohol Sea
An eco-literature project in Bohol has enabled a group of students to reconnect with the environment, talk to fishermen and then produce literary pieces about their struggles amid commercial fishing and climate change.
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Law enforcement key to preserving Bohol’s marine ecosystems
Laws need to be properly enforced to protect and preserve Bohol's marine ecosystems.
Diminishing Catch in Overfished Bohol Waters
The Bohol Sea is an important marine heritage site and one of the country's richest fishing grounds, but overfishing has led to a diminishing catch.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Malacañang wala raw ‘verbal fishing deal’ si Duterte sa China
Sa isang pagbaligtad, itinanggi ng Malacañang ang pagkakaroon ng isang "verbal fishing deal" sa pagitan nina Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte at Chinese President Xi Jinping sa mga maritime area ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea.
Carpio: SONA makes PH-China verbal fishing deal ‘legally binding’ but violates PH charter
If President Rodrigo Duterte makes a statement about his verbal fishing deal with China in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 22, then it would become “legally binding” under international law. But it would still be unconstitutional.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Allowing China to fish in PH EEZ violates Constitution, local laws
Duterte’s proposition directly violates the Philippine Charter, the Fisheries Code, and the archipelagic baselines law.
PH as ASEAN chair should push for stronger ocean governance
Perhaps, the Duterte government can now take the lead in defining a more appropriate direction on the South China Sea situation to erase the “silence of the lambs” stigma.
