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Amid accusations that China is destroying the marine environment with its construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea, Xi also said the Belt and Road projects would be clean and green or environment-friendly.

Xi: China projects to be clean, green, graft-free

Corruption will not be tolerated in the projects under the Belt and Road Initiative that China is spearheading, Chinese President Xi Jinping vowed... Read more

FILE â�� Chinese fishermen harvesting giant clams in Scarborough Shoal destroyed coral reefs in the process.

Filipino scientists planted Scarborough clams harvested by Chinese — expert

The Chinese are using the shells as a substitute for ivory in carving and jewelry, according to the maritime expert. Read more

Employees of the Manila Hotel participate in an earthquake and fire drill yesterday.

Phivolcs seeks audit on structures built before 1992

The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has called for a manual structural audit of all structures in Metro Manila and... Read more

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A Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency agent secures part of a street holding residents temporarily during a drug raid in Maharlika Village, Taguig, south of Manila on Feb. 28, 2018. The drug raid was conducted to arrest five drug dealers, but only two were captured. President Rodrigo Duterte's war on drugs has left nearly 4,000 drug suspects dead and seen human rights groups claim he was responsible for a crime against humanity. The anti-drugs campaign enjoys popular support while the fiery-tongued Duterte has rejected any criticism of his human rights record.

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Study: Gov't circulars on 'drug war' affect constitutional rights

But the two leaders mainly agreed that â��allies donâ��t destroy each other,â�� and reiterated the need to â��manageâ�� the issue so as not to undermine existing cooperation, according to Philippine government officials.

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Duterte, Xi agree sea row can be managed

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President Duterte flashes his signature pose with the members of his delegation following a successful bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 25.

$12.6-B deals forged in Beijing

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â��It is best we pay the fine. It will not be passed on to consumers, it will be absorbed by the company,â�� Zobel said during the annual stockholdersâ�� meeting of Ayala Corp.

Manila Water fine won’t be passed on to consumers

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Investigators testified at a detention hearing that a witness said the suspect had photographs of 31-year-old Maricar Valtez Arquiolaâ��s temporary residence permit that were taken the day she disappeared in December 2017, the state-run Cyprus News Agency reported.

Cypriot Army captain admits killing Pinays, others

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Each piece of collected debris will be examined by CAAP aircraft investigators, and it will take some time to determine if engine trouble, pilot error or something else caused the crash.

CAAP probers collecting helicopter crash debris

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Veto cuts DPWH budget by P95.4 B

By Janvic Mateo | 12 minutes ago

President Duterte’s veto of infrastructure fund reallocations made by the House of Representatives has reduced the 2019...

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Metro residents show appreciation for Go’s service

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Metro Manila residents reaffirmed their support for the senatorial bid of former special assistant to the president Christopher...

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Drug war endangering human rights — study

By Janvic Mateo | 12 minutes ago

Various constitutionally guaranteed human rights have been endangered and were made vulnerable by the government’s deadly...

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Pinoys bag awards in Switzerland

By Helen Flores | 12 minutes ago

A Filipino inventor of a portable water treatment device and a tech startup that matches Filipino women jobseekers with global...

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Chel Diokno, Bam Aquino, and Sonny Angara for the Senate

by: F. Sionil Jose

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Tugade the Clark boss when collapsing airport was built

by: Jarius Bondoc

Transport Sec. Arthur Tugade denied that Clark International Airport...

The heat is on

by: Marichu A. Villanueva

With more or less two weeks left in the official campaign period...

Delusions

by: Jose C. Sison

“No person shall be deprived of life, liberty or property without...

The irony of the underdog

by: Pia Roces Morato

Considering that President Rodrigo Roa Duterte continues to enjoy...

‘Not a major earthquake’

by: Boo Chanco

According to our top expert on volcanoes and earthquakes, last...

The shock of earthquakes

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Fukushima rises

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On March 11, 2011, an earthquake of magnitude 9 hit the coast...

How to make an earthquake preparedness plan

by: Preciosa S. Soliven

For the past two decades, geological reports referred to a major...

Earthquakes strike most of the Philippines

by: Bobit S. Avila

I was reading my Philippine STAR news and preparing to go to my...

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Duterte, who arrived here last night to attend the Second Belt and Road Forum, is meeting separately with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang this afternoon at the Diaoyutai State Guest House.

Duterte, Xi expected to discuss maritime issues today

President Duterte is expected to discuss bilateral issues, possibly including the South China Sea, with Chinese President Xi Jinping when they meet this morning at the Great Hall of the People.

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Hundreds of Chinese fishing vessels, which seem to be part of China's maritime militia, have been swarming the vicinity of Pag-asa Island and nearby islands in the West Philippine Sea. The military earlier said the foreign vessels might be monitoring rehabilitation efforts on Pag-asa Island.

Philippines mulls declaring Pag-asa Island, Eastern Kalayaan marine protected areas

Declaring the concerned areas as marine protected would promote marine biodiversity protection.

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CHINA HERMOGENES ESPERON JR. KALAYAAN ISLAND GROUP

This satellite image dated Sept. 27, 2016 from think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative shows wide semi-circular scars left by Chinese fishing boats' clam-digging operations around Scarborough Shoal.

No settlement ending up with China allowing Philippines to protect clams, Locsin says

Over two years since the Hague ruling, Chinese ships continue its harvesting activities on the shoal, destroying its marine environment.

4 days ago

CHINA GIANT CLAMS PHILIPPINES-CHINA TIES

Commentary: Time for a new Philippine strategy toward China

Not even a powerful president like Duterte can prevent China from altering the status quo. So, what’s the plan?

4 days ago

PHILIPPINES-CHINA TIES RODRIGO DUTERTE SOUTH CHINA SEA

Scientists from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute will be using research vessel Kasarinlan in their two-week research expedition in the Kalayaan Island Group in the West Philippine Sea.

Filipino scientists kick off research expedition to Kalayaan islands

An all-Filipino scientific expedition to the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the West Philippine Sea was launched Monday.

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As I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: to an unknown God. — Acts 17:23

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"No one is too troubled or unclean to be touched by Jesus."

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