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Sc Voids Vessel Tracking Rule: What the Decision Means

Sc Voids Vessel Tracking Rule: What the Decision Means

The Supreme Court has upheld a 2021 ruling that struck down a government regulation requiring commercial fishing vessels to be monitored electronically, saying the measure went beyond what was reasonably necessary to fight illegal fishing and violated constitutional protections. Vessel Monitoring Measures (VMM) refer to systems used by fisheries authorities to monitor fishing vessels.

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Published at 2026-09-08 by Dimitri Mostrey

Categories : Business, Legal, Politics, Technology

Tags: Supreme Court, commercial, fishermen, fishing, illegal

4 in 5 Solved: Crime Resolution in PHL Remains Efficient–PNP

4 in 5 Solved: Crime Resolution in PHL Remains Efficient–PNP

Philippine National Police (PNP) data on crime management showed that the police solved 81,185 crimes in the first quarter of the year from the crime volume of 92,774, for a crime solution efficiency of 87.51 percent. This amounts to about solving four incidents for every five crimes committed from January to March this year.

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Published at 2023-06-23 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Legal, Politics

Tags: Police, crime, crime statistics, illegal

PH Laws Allow Wildlife Smuggling Brains to Stay Untouched

PH Laws Allow Wildlife Smuggling Brains to Stay Untouched

Months before police officers found a cargo of poached wild animals in two luxury vehicles at a checkpoint in Tandag City, Surigao del Sur province, in 2019, wildlife law enforcers arrested two men in Mati City, Davao Oriental province, also for a similar smuggling activity.

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Published at 2021-06-02 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, Legal, News and Events

Tags: illegal, wildlife

A Philippine Community Sees Life-saving Payoffs from Restoring Its Mangroves

A Philippine Community Sees Life-saving Payoffs from Restoring Its Mangroves

The initial 50 hectares has expanded to 220 hectares (544 acres), thanks to both ongoing planting efforts and natural reforestation. The Kalibo mangrove is considered a major tourist attraction; in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the mangrove forest registered 38,455 foreign and local tourists, and the Kalibo Save the Mangrove Association (KASAMA), founded by the planters, has received several national awards.

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Published at 2020-11-23 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Communities, Environment, Fauna and flora, Stories

Tags: Aklan, DENR, Kalibo, Program, Project, fishing, forest, illegal, mangrove, typhoon

Philippine Wildlife Reporting App Promises to Upgrade Fight Against Trafficking

Philippine Wildlife Reporting App Promises to Upgrade Fight Against Trafficking

In the Philippines, it’s normal for neighbors to share their food, and — since areas most are still under a form of lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic — even toiletries, clothes, and other essentials. But what if a neighbor gives you wild animals?

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Published at 2020-09-08 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Environment, Legal, Technology

Tags: DENR, Internet, animals, country, illegal

Labella to CCPO: Stop Illegal Gambling in Cebu City

Labella to CCPO: Stop Illegal Gambling in Cebu City

Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella has written to Police Colonel Gemma Vinluan, Cebu City Police Office (CCPO) director, to trace and apprehend those involved in illegal gambling operating in the city.

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Published at 2019-10-26 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Legal, Politics, Society

Tags: Cebu City, gambling, illegal

Bombs Away: Ex Marine Battles Blast Fishing in the Philippines

Bombs Away: Ex Marine Battles Blast Fishing in the Philippines

Sergeant Armando Pante is no stranger to explosives. The retired Marine Corps Sergeant survived the notorious battle for Camp Abubakar at the height of the Moro Insurgency. In all, Pante spent 21 years in the Philippine Marines, before returning to his native province, Llocos Norte in Luzon Island. “I was ready to live the rest of my days in peace…but fighting is in my blood,” he says. Which is why the formidable Sergeant Pante has turned his attention to a different kind of battle – to protect.

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Published at 2017-05-24 by Puerto Parrot

Categories : Documentary, Environment, Stories

Tags: fishing, illegal, sea