Chinese, Korean, Pinoy nabbed for bogus US dollar bills

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Thu, 16 May 2019 10:05:58 +0000

Chinese, Korean, Pinoy nabbed for bogus US dollar bills

MANILA, Philippines – Two foreigners and a Filipino were arrested in Pasay City on Thursday for possession of counterfeit US dollar bills worth $288,700.

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SC issues writ of kalikasan to protect contested WPS fishing grounds

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 03 May 2019 09:58:00 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) on Friday issued a writ of kalikasan to protect, preserve, rehabilitate and restore the marine environment in the Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal), Ayungin Shoal and Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).

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Jinggoy OK with Chinese workers in PH as long as they are legal, documented

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2019 07:06:17 +0000

Jinggoy OK with Chinese workers in PH as long as they are legal, documented

Former Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Saturday said that he is okay with Chinese nationals working in the country, as long as they are “legal and properly documented.”

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Filipino scientists seeded giant clams poached by Chinese, says maritime expert

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:55:06 +0000

Filipino scientists seeded giant clams poached by Chinese, says maritime expert

MANILA, Philippines – A maritime expert said the giant clams that were harvested by Chinese fishermen in the Scarborough Shoal are a product of a seeding process done by Filipino scientists almost four decades ago.

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Chinese company tapped to solve Palawan’s power problems

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2019 21:19:20 +0000

President Duterte announced on Thursday that the national government had tapped a Chinese company to solve the current power problems in Palawan, following up on his earlier threat to abolish the local consumer cooperative which holds the electric distribution franchise in the province.

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Nancy Binay to BI: Cancel work permits of Chinese construction workers

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 04 Apr 2019 03:47:34 +0000

Senator Nancy Binay has called on the Bureau of Immigration (BI) to cancel the special working permits (SWPs) it had issued to Chinese

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