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  • Philippine security council wants fishery report on cyanide use in S. China Sea
    Atienza, Kyle Aristophere; Ordoñez, John Victor (BusinessWorld Publishing Corporation, 2024-02-20)
    The Philippines is keen on coming up soon with its complete report on the alleged use of cyanide by Chinese fishermen encroaching Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Bajo de Masinloc. On Monday, National Security Council (NSC) Spokesman Jonathan Malaya told a news briefing that the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has been ordered to finish its post-mission reports and submit all the evidence it has gathered to the country’s West Philippine Sea task force. “We at the National Security Council are alarmed by this development that is happening, but we have to be careful also, so we have to validate and investigate [the use of cyanide by Chinese fishermen].”
  • PHL seeks oil exploration partners in UAE
    Lee-Brago, Pia (Philippine Star Printing Co., Inc., 2019-10-06)
    The Philippines is seeking oil exploration partners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with offers of attractive terms, incentives and viable service contracts with the government. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the Philippine embassy in Abu Dhabi have teamed up in promoting energy investment opportunities for emirati investors. The Philippines and China have agreed on a joint oil and gas exploration deal, one of 29 agreements signed during the state visit to the Philippines of Chinese President Xi Jinping in November 2018. The two countries have formed working groups to explore oil and gas agreements in the West Philippine Sea.