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WPS IS OURS A group of fishers from Zambales and Bataan holds a press conference in Subic on Oct. 11, 2026. The coalition is asking Vice President Sara Duterte to explain the millions she allegedly received from China-linked parties for her silence on China’s harassment and violence against Filipino fishers in West Philippine Sea. PHOTO BY MAHATMA RANDY DATU
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n Attending the forum were (from left): Karl Eugene Caig, DENR; TMT CEO Anne Marie Ang- Thompson; TMT President and COO Blanca Mercado; DENR Assistant Secretary Noralene Uy; TMT VP for Sales and Marketing Roda Alonzo-Zabat; and the author.         PHOTO FROM LUDWIG FEDERIGAN
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