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Central Luzon police arrest No. 1 most wanted in Zambales
The suspect, whom police reports say operates as medic and supply officer of the rebel New People's Army, is also among the top 10 most wanted in Central Luzon

Masinloc officials ask Zambales governor to probe foreign dredging ships
The Masinloc municipal council says the vessels pose threats to the Masinloc-Oyon Bay Protected Landscape and Seascape, a protected area

Cops arrest 7 Chinese for illegal dredging in Zambales
Police say the Chinese workers failed to present working permits and other necessary documents

Masinloc mayor Lim: China fish-taking like 'toll fee' for Filipinos
'We can't fight a country that is bigger and more powerful, but that was made by God for all,' says Mayor Arsenia Lim, referring to China's apparent control of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal

Before joining gov't, Roque hit China over human rights
In 2016, lawyer Harry Roque urged United Nations officials 'to express grave concern on the human rights violations committed by China' in Scarborough Shoal

PCC approves San Miguel's $1.9-B Masinloc coal power plant acquisition
The Philippine Competition Commission finds that the deal does not result in substantial lessening of competition in the power generation and retail electricity markets

The Philippines' biggest business deals in 2017
The country's conglomerates have acquired everything from digital payment tech to coal power plants this year, as they acquire the tools they hope will shape the economy’s future

San Miguel buys Masinloc coal power plant for nearly $2 billion
San Miguel Corporation tops other major power players in the Philippines for the facility, which has an installed capacity of 630 megawatts and is set to add another 300 by mid-2019

Meralco to bid alone for AES' coal plant in Zambales
Meralco won't have a partner when it bids for a controlling stake in the facility. It'll likely compete with San Miguel and Aboitiz Power.

China vowed not to build on Scarborough, says Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte also again brings up the possibility of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea South China Sea

China denies plans to build on Scarborough Shoal
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denies Beijing will set up an environmental monitoring station on the shoal in the West Philippine Sea South China Sea

PH 'can't stop' China from building on Scarborough
President Rodrigo Duterte says the Philippines will be a destroyed nation if it declares war against China

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Driven away from Scarborough Shoal, Filipino fishermen now train in China
Outside the diplomatic arena China’s decision to explore a different approach and strategy in dealing with Filipino fishermen appears to be shaky

PH Coast Guard gets 2nd patrol ship from Japan
BRP Malabrigo will join the 1st ship from Japan in patrolling Scarborough Shoal according to PCG spokesperson Commander Armand Balilo

Chinese Coast Guard rescues 2 PH fishermen near Scarborough
If Chinese fishermen needed our assistance we will rescue them That s the job of the coast guard regardless of nationality and race says the Philippine Coast Guard after thanking its Chinese counterpart
5 fishermen missing near Scarborough back home
The Coast Guard says the fishermen – missing since November 21 – are back in Sta Cruz Zambales
Duterte: Like PH, China must ban fishing in Scarborough
The Philippine leader argues that a fishing ban in the disputed shoal is in the common interest of China and the Philippines as it ensures protection of a vital fish spawning ground

Duterte to declare Scarborough Shoal a marine reserve
The Philippine President has told Chinese President Xi Jinping about his plan to ban fishing in the shoal says National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr

PH Coast Guard regular patrol in Scarborough resumed August
The Philippine Coast Guard completes its 4th sortie to Scarborough Shoal since President Rodrigo Duterte s visit to China

Another U.S. drone found off Zambales – report
The yellow drone contains labels by the National Oceanographic Office of the United States

Chinese Coast Guard shoos away PH fishermen from Scarborough
President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will engage China to talk to them about allowing the Filipino fishermen in the disputed area

Zambales gov to fishermen: Avoid Scarborough Shoal despite ruling
The lives of our fishermen are of paramount importance that is why I have repeatedly advised them not to fish until it s free to fish says Zambales Governor Amor Deloso

Soldiers get replica of 1734 map debunking China's claims
The Northern Luzon Command says the 1734 Murillo Map will always remind them that Scarborough Shoal is ours

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China to build on disputed Scarborough Shoal – report
3rd UPDATE China will establish an outpost on Scarborough Shoal the South China Morning Post newspaper reports

Aquino creates West Philippine Sea task force
President Benigno Aquino III forms the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea after Filipino fishermen were again harassed by the Chinese coast guard in Scarborough Shoal

US submarine arrives in Subic amid fresh PH-China tension
Through engagements with our partners such as this port visit to Subic Bay we aid in maintaining stability says the commanding officer of the USS Ohio

AES breaks ground on battery-based energy storage in Zambales
The energy storage project according to AES will strengthen the Luzon grid by providing fast response ancillary services like frequency regulation

APEC ministers endorse action plan on food security, ‘blue economy’
The action plan will help ensure the security of the region’s food supply by addressing illegal unregulated and unreported fishing among others says Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario

5 years of Aquino: Highs and lows
Rappler looks back at the most criticized and most applauded statements and actions of President Aquino

Fishermen remove Chinese-marked buoys off Zambales
Zambales fishermen find these buoys as China asserts de facto control over the West Philippine Sea South China Sea through island building

From Masinloc to The Hague: A question of livelihood
The tension between Manila and Beijing over Bajo de Masinloc has prevented fisherfolk in Zambales from heading out into open waters

PH Coast Guard confirms Filipino fishermen harassed by China
However the Coast Guard has yet to confirm the number of fishermen involved

Conglomerates seeking to manage Mindanao coal plant
PSALM also plans to auction the selection and appointment of an IPPA for the Unified Leyte Geothermal Power Plants
PH to China: Don’t harm our fishermen
Don’t do action that would endanger the lives of our fishermen says DFA spokesman Charles Jose two days after the Philippines lodged protests with China over its alleged harassment of Filipino fishermen in a disputed area

PH slams China for ramming vessels, collecting clams
The Philippines files two protest notes against China over separate incidents in the disputed Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea

9 bids submitted for PH coal projects
The energy department says the poor turnout of applications is attributed to the current low coal prices

Luzon power supply tight till Wednesday – NGCP
The National Grid Corporation of the Philippines says Luzon is on yellow alert but a power blackout is not imminent

PH fisherfolk: Living with Chinese coastguards' hostility
Trying to earn a living fishermen in Masinloc Zambales continue to brave the dangers of being attacked by Chinese coast guards at the disputed shoal
PH finds China case 'doubly difficult'
The Philippines is forced to present China s arguments to the arbitral tribunal in the historic case over the South China Sea
'Even during storms, China harassed Filipinos'
China has harassed Filipino fishermen for 10 times since 2013 the DFA says
Petilla: Meralco TRO won't lead to brownouts
But Petilla admits smaller Meralco suppliers may not be able to cope should the utility firm fail to pay them in full because of the TRO on its rate hike
PIPPA resists DOE proposal to amend power contracts
DOE wants power supply contracts to include provisions for replacement power in cases of planned or unplanned outages of power plants
China starts construction in Panatag
China has concrete blocks in Panatag Scarborough an obvious prelude to construction defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin says
Aquino dodges China dispute in SONA
He unleashed stinging words against Beijing in 2012 What happened?
Philippine ship pull-out calms tensions: China
China said Monday June 18 it welcomed Philippine President Benigno Aquino s order pulling out two ships from a disputed shoal and expressed hope it would calm tensions
US military to help PH monitor coastal waters, but no radar yet
The US military said Tuesday June 12 it planned to help the Philippines monitor its coastal waters as Manila faces an escalating dispute with China over territorial claims
DFA: South China Sea fishing ban 'encroachment'
In addition President Aquino says China s annual fishing ban at South China Sea beneficial for Scarborough Shoal s ecosystems since he says Chinese fisherman get more resources from the area
China: We're not bullying PH ships in Scarborough
China says Philippine accusation of bullying two coast guard ships sheer subjective assumption