Tag: EEZ

BFAR TO DISTRIBUTE 5,000 TRANSPONDERS TO COMMERCIAL FISHING VESSELS – GONGONA

Post author By Richard Sanchez
Post date June 28, 2019
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The Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) will be distributing an initial 5,000 “transponders” or vessel monitoring measures (VMM) to commercial fishing vessels before the year ends. DA Undersecretary and BFAR national director Eduardo Gongona revealed the move on the sidelines of the “Kapihan sa Talakayan Tungo sa Malinis at Masaganang Karagatan” […]

Tags BFAR, EEZ, ERS, fishing boats, Gongona, Recto Bank incident, tracking, transponder, VMM

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SENATE APPROVES PH-INDONESIA MARITIME BOUNDARIES PACT – LEGARDA

Post author By Romelo Caparas
Post date June 6, 2019
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The Senate passed on third reading a resolution concurring in the ratification of the agreement on the boundary line that delimits the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of the Philippines and Indonesia. With 20 affirmative votes and no negative vote, the upper chamber passed Senate Resolution 1048, which expresses concurrence in the “Agreement between the Government […]

Tags EEZ, Indonesia, Maritime Boundaries Act, Philippines, Senator Legarda, UNCLOS