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Gov’t to ensure US will pay for Tubbataha damage

In this photo taken on Tuesday, March 26, 2013 and released by the Philippine Coast Guard in Manila, on Wednesday, March 27, 2013, the bow of the USS Guardian, a US Navy minesweeper, is lifted by a crane during a continuing salvage operation off Tubbataha Reef, a World Heritage Site in the Sulu Sea, 640 kilometers (400 miles) southwest of Manila, Philippines. The ship ran aground before dawn on Jan. 17, damaging coral reef. AP/Philippine Coast Guard

The government will make sure the United States makes good on its pledge to compensate the Philippines for the damage inflicted by a US Navy ship on the Tubbataha Reef marine sanctuary, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Tuesday.

Posted: April 3rd, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines,Photos & Videos | Read More »

Senate considering probe of USS Guardian grounding

By Norman Bordadora

Sen. Chiz Escudero: Prioritize Filipinos’ welfare residing in Sabah. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO

Sen. Francis Escudero, chair of the Senate committee on environment and natural resources, said he was considering holding a Senate inquiry into the USS Guardian’s running aground and damaging the Tubbataha Reef.

Posted: January 20th, 2013 in Features,Latest Global Nation Stories,Philippines | Read More »

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