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ABS-CBN News
April 23, 2018
Members and supporters of the underground left movement headed by the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) hold a lightning rally on the busy intersection of Aurora Boulevard and ... A farmer dries palay in the heat of the day along Tanay main highway in Rizal province on Monday.
ucanews
April 20, 2018
Sister Patricia Fox, Australian provincial superior of the Our Lady of Sion Sisters in the Philippines, tells of her ordeal at the hands of Philippine authorities early this week ... The nun then stayed for five years in Aurora province, south of Manila, to work with the justice and peace ministry of Infanta Prelature.
Sun.Star
April 20, 2018
SURFING has become more and more popular in the Philippines and a lot of locals are now giving it a shot. Lucky for us Filipinos, there are actually a number of good spots in the Philippines to practice surfing. Beginners and pros alike are sure to have an exciting time as they ride some waves this summerÃâà...
MotoPinas.com
April 10, 2018
Continuing to foster the spirit of adventure, bike parts and accessory brand, Touratech Philippines, held yet another installment of the annual ... with their big adventure and dirt bikes, and some even with their sport bikes to the beautiful town of Dingalan, the southernmost town of the Province of Aurora.
Rappler
April 7, 2018
MANILA, Philippines – The regions of Eastern Visayas and Caraga will have cloudy skies with scattered rainshowers and thunderstorms on Sunday, April 8, ... The regions of Cagayan Valley, Cordillera, and Bicol, plus the provinces of Aurora and Quezon will have cloudy skies with scattered rains, whileÃâà...
Philippine Star
March 31, 2018
Nolcom has operational jurisdiction over the country's northern frontier – Philippine Rise fronting the Pacific, Batanes Island Group and Panatag Shoal in Zambales. Located northeast of Aurora province, Philippine Rise is considered a strategic spot that serves as a gateway to the Pacific Ocean as well asÃâà...
Business Mirror
March 26, 2018
While Visita Iglesia (Church Visits) is a once-a-year practice in the Philippines, the lead organizer noted that VIP is an open call “to take a spiritual journey and walk the way of the cross, not just during the Lent, but all year-round.” “Our province is the ideal place to offer this invitation to Filipinos and the restÃâà...
CNN Philippines
February 26, 2018
Sila mismo nagsasabi na makikipagtie up (They said we need to tie up with others)," Esperon said. The United Nations has declared that Benham Rise, an undersea plateau 135 miles off the coast of Aurora province. It is part of the Philippines' extended continental shelf where the country has the sole rightÃâà...
Journal Online
February 20, 2018
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua, who was at the same event of Filipino Chinese businessmen where Duterte talked, took the President's joke as a ... Duterte also insisted that the Benham Rise, a 13 million-hectare underwater plateau off Aurora province, belonged to the Philippines.
Arab News
February 17, 2018
BAGUIO CITY: China's recent naming of five undersea features in the Benham Rise has prompted the Philippines to deploy troops to its northern frontier. Benham Rise is a 13-million hectare underwater plateau, potentially rich in mineral and natural gas deposits, located near Aurora province in NorthernÃâà...
The Straits Times
February 14, 2018
Formerly known as Benham Rise, Philippine Rise is a 13-million-hectare undersea plateau off Aurora province, on the northeastern side of the Philippine archipelago, that the United Nations recognised in 2012 as part of the country's continental shelf. On Monday, Mr Jay Batongbacal, director of theÃâà...
Business Mirror
February 13, 2018
In other words, Filipinos are the only ones that can freely conduct research and exploration, exploitation and development in the 13-million-hectare undersea plateau off the coast of Aurora province. Research and exploration in the Philippine Rise should be continuing given its immense aquatic resourcesÃâà...
CNN Philippines
February 8, 2018
The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI), however, earlier said the research was conducted in the "northeastern Philippines where the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) is located." Benham Rise, located 135 miles off the coast of Aurora province, is part of the Philippines' extendedÃâà...
Manila Bulletin
February 8, 2018
... while acknowledging that we have put an end to the scientific research reiterated that it recognizes the sovereign rights of the Philippines over Philippine Rise,” Roque said in a Palace press briefing. Roque asserted that the Philippine Rise, the massive undersea region off the coast of Aurora province,Ãâà...
CNN Philippines
January 24, 2018
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, January 24) — A beached great white shark was found dead on the shores of Aurora province, east of Luzon, Wednesday morning. The rare shark was spotted by tourists near midnight of January 23 in Barangay Lobbot in Dipaculao, Aurora. It measured 16.9-feet in length.
Inquirer.net
November 7, 2017
The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said a training plane crash-landed in Aurora province early Tuesday afternoon. Radio reports quoted the engineer Elson Egargue of the provincial disaster risk reduction and management office saying that the pilot has radioed that he and his student were safeÃâà...
Recharge
December 31, 1999
Sarco is located in the Freirina commune in the Atacama region, while Aurora is located in Llanquique Commune in the Los Lagos region. ... Elsewhere in Asia, Kinsella identifies the Philippines as a “huge market” where the company is looking at late stage development opportunities in both wind and solarÃâà...
Update Philippines
December 31, 1999
Navy needs more ships to patrol Philippine Rise. February ... The Philippine Navy on Monday said it has limited resources to patrol Benham or Philippine Rise, a 13-hectare undersea plateau off the coast of Aurora province. ... The Coast Guard, on the other hand, started patrolling the region in April 2017.
Inquirer.net
December 31, 1999
Duterte said it would be for the AFP to recommend which foreign country may be given permission to conduct scientific research or even fishing activity in the underwater plateau off Aurora province. “[T]he armed forces will have to recommend it. Otherwise no, I will not allow fishing, I will not, magka-giyeraÃâà...
CNN Philippines
December 31, 1999
Benham Rise, located 135 miles off the coast of Aurora province, is within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Philippines has sole right to explore for and exploit oil, gas and other mineral resources in Benham Rise.
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