Browsing by Subject "Exclusive rights"

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    • Benham Rise development body proposed 

      (The Manila Times, March 28, 2017, on page A3)
      House Bill (HB) 5360, which seeks to create a technical government agency that would protect and manage Benham Rise in the South China Sea, has been filed by Buhay party-list representative and Senior Deputy Minority Leader ...

    • Benham Rise out, 'Philippine Rise' in 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, April 2, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wants to rename Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” in a bid to assert the country’s ownership of the mineral-rich underwater landmass 250 kilometers east of Luzon. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto ...

    • Benham Rise: Looking at the big picture 

      Del Rosario, Jed Jaleco (Panay News, March 19, 2017, on page 7)
      Benham Rise not part of the country’s national territory. We don’t have sovereignty over it like we do over Cebu, Manila or Iloilo. However, we do have exclusive rights to explore the area and exploit whatever natural ...

    • Benham Rise: Nurturing our God-given blessings 

      Ramos, Fidel V. (Manila Bulletin, April 2, 2017, on page 11)
      There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ...

    • Bill creating Phl Rise dev’t authority pushed 

      Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, March 17, 2018, on page 7)
      Sen. Sonny Angara yesterday pushed for approval of a bill creating the Philippine Rise Development Authority (PRDA), which will boost research efforts in the potentially resource-rich undersea territory off the coast of ...

    • Boracay Water sees upward adjustment in this year's capex 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, June 23, 2018, on page B-9)
      Boracay Island Water Company, Inc. (Boracay Water) may allot more of its P2.4 billion capital expenditure (capex) — which was supposed to be rolled out within a five-year timeframe — just for this year. This, as the company ...

    • Carpio book on sea row challenges China 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2017, on page A4)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has launched a book that says China’s claims to virtually the entire South China Sea are baseless and said he would make an electronic copy in Mandarin available on the ...

    • Carpio cites PH-China oil exploration deal: Safeguards to protect PH sovereignty in place 

      Panaligan, Rey G.; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2018, on page 1-13)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said yesterday the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Philippines and China on joint exploration of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) "has safeguards ...

    • Carpio hits Duterte: China 'not in possession' of West PH Sea 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 24, 2019, on page 7)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the contested West Philippine Sea. In a statement a day after Duterte's 4th State of the Nation ...

    • Carpio says allowing Chinese fishermen in EEZ unconstitutional 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, June 27, 2019, on page S1/12)
      Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is unconstitutional. In a statement issued late Tuesday, Mr. Carpio said the ...

    • Carpio sees Phl sovereignty safeguards in MOU with China 

      Punay, Edu; Romero, Paolo; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, November 26, 2018, on page 4)
      There is nothing wrong with the government's pursuit of joint exploration of natural resources with China in the West Philippine Sea, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. Carpio believes that the memorandum ...

    • Carpio slams DFA stand on PH reef incident 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 23, 2018, on page A9)
      The Philippines must protest China’s landing of military aircraft on Panganiban Reef or its silence may be taken as implied consent, according to acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio. “If we don’t protest, we acquiesce. We ...

    • Carpio steps back from West Philippine Sea case 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, July 3, 2019, on page S1/12)
      Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio has inhibited himself from the petition asking the government to enforce environmental laws to protect and preserve three shoals in the West Philippine Sea. Supreme Court (SC) ...

    • Carpio tells youth: Defend sovereignty 

      Ramos, Marlon; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 25, 2018, on page A3)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has challenged the youth to join other Filipinos in doing their “solemn civic duty to preserve, protect and defend” Philippine territory and sovereignty. “We must always be on guard and ...

    • Carpio vows to pursue stance on West Philippine Sea row 

      Punay, Edu; Sy, Marvin; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, June 15, 2018, on page 9)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio vowed yesterday to pursue his stance on the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea that has been contrary to the position of the Duterte administration – ...

    • Carpio warns anew on joint sea exploration 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A6)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday reiterated his warning that the government’s planned joint exploration venture with China in the West Philippine Sea should “comply with the Constitution.” He was referring ...

    • Carpio's terms for PH Rise research 

      Torsedillas, Ellen (Malaya, January 19, 2018, on page B4-B5)
      The latest issue on Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise, focused on Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s statement that China should not be allowed to conduct marine scientific research in Philippine ...

    • Carpio: Allowing China to fish in Phl EEZ unconstitutional 

      Punay, Edu; Romero, Paolo; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, June 27, 2019, on page 1-5)
      President Duterte’s decision to allow Chinese fishermen to trawl in Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea violates the 1987 Constitution, Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned Tuesday. ...

    • Carpio: Benham not PH territory 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 15, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A senior magistrate of the Supreme Court said Tuesday the Philippines had some rights over Benham Rise as confirmed by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf as part of the country’s “Extended Continental ...

    • Carpio: China can't use force vs PH arbitral petition 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, June 26, 2015, on page B6)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio yesterday dismissed the warning of UP Law professor Harry Roque that China might resort to military and law enforcement activities if the Philippines asked for the ...