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READ: House MUP bill passes on 2nd readingTHE House of Representatives approved on second reading the proposed Military and Uniformed Personnel Pension System Act. House Bill 8969, as amended, hurdled second reading on Tuesday through a voice vote among lawmakers. It is a 'comprehensive reform' of the military and uniformed personnel pension system, Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda, who chaired the House ad hoc committee on the M.U.P. pension system, said in a statement.
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PH boosts WPS watch with new US aircraftTHE United States government on Tuesday handed over a surveillance aircraft to the Philippines for monitoring increasing incursions by China in the West Philippine Sea, particularly its alleged harvesting of corals in one of the areas that lie within the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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PCG to tap marine experts to inspect WPS reefs supposedly damaged by ChinaThe Philippine Coast Guard will bring in experts from the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute on its next underwater survey to inspect the damaged coral reefs in Rozul Reef and Escoda Shoal, which the agency suspects China is responsible for.
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Japan, China trade barbs on WPS; PCG: Coral reef damage ‘extensive’Japan on Monday raised concern over the extensive maritime damage in waters frequented by Chinese militia vessels in the West
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DFA calls for stop to activities harmful to environment in WPSTHE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday expressed concern about reports of the destruction of corals in Rozul Reef, a maritime feature located in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
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35 Chinese ships remain at 'harvested' WPS reef, according to satellite imageCHINA's fishing/militia fleet is still at Rozul (Iroquois) Reef, the same area where corals were found to have been harvested in mid-September by divers from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, according to a US satellite image.
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PH Navy frigate crew rescues fisherman in WPS mishapPUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan (PNA) – Crew members of the Philippine Navy (PN) frigate BRP Antonio Luna rescued a Filipino fisherman in a near-fatal accident in the waters near Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).
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