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    • 'Asean under pressure on SCS issue' 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2017, on page 7)
      The United States yesterday acknowledged that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was under “tremendous” pressure on the South China Sea issue. Heather Nauert, spokesperson for the US Department of State, ...

    • Asean urged: Make SCS ruling part of sea code 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 26, 2017, on page 4)
      Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario yesterday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to make the South China Sea (SCS) ruling an “integral” part of the Code of Conduct framework and the eventual ...

    • Asean urged: Stand up to China 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, April 27, 2015, on page A2)
      Beijing is moving toward "de facto control" of the South China Sea, the Philippines warned on Sunday as it called on fellow Southeast Asian countries to stand up to their massive neighbor. China's unabated reclamation in ...

    • Asean, Biejing reach 'milestone' in SCS talks 

      Reuters (Malaya, August 3, 2018, on page B1-B2)
      Southeast Asia and China have agreed on a working text to continue long drawn-out negotiations over a code of conduct in the disputed South China sea, with officials on Thursday lauding it as a “milestone” and “great ...

    • Asean, China agree on code of conduct at sea framework 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2017, on page A5)
      Fifteen years after their first joint declaration on the South China Sea disputes, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to adopt a framework to guide future negotiations for a ...

    • Asians join Pinoys in condemning Chinese Embassy-produced video 

      Concepcion, Pocholo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 3, 2020, on page A3)
      Only Filipinos at first expressed disgust over “Iisang Dagat” (“One Sea”), a music video that trumpeted China’s extending aid and support to the Philippines amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But now, other nationalities have ...

    • At Panatag Shoal, China asserts power through control and concessions 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A6)
      Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a kilometers-long row of fishing boats anchor near Panatag Shoal, backed by a small Coast Guard armada projecting China's power in Asia's most disputed ...

    • Aussie warships to conduct exercise in WPS 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, April 13, 2018, on page 3)
      Two Australian warships docked yesterday at Subic Bay in Olongapo City for a four-day goodwill visit in the country and will conduct maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea. Dubbed Passing Exercises (PASSEX), the ...

    • Aussie-Phl group to drill for oil in disputed waters 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, July 20, 2015, on page 1-10)
      Amid an increasingly tense territorial dispute between the Philippines and China, an Australian-Filipino consortium is set to drill a new deepwater exploratory well in the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, hoping to tap ...

    • 'Balangay' to China? Better than Jet Ski diplomacy 

      See, Aie Balagtas (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 8, 2017, on page A4)
      A Philippine official said on Friday that he would sail a replica of a balangay — the country’s oldest known boat — across the disputed South China Sea all the way to China, in what was envisioned as an epic voyage meant ...

    • Baliao lauds Japan’s 50 years of support for SEAFDEC/AQD 

      PN (Panay News, October 22, 2018, on page B3)
      The financial support of the Government of Japan to SEAFDEC /AQD (Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department) for the last 45 years is very rewarding and gratifying. This was the gist of the message ...

    • Be careful on sea row, Carpio tells Duterte 

      Depasupil, William (The Manila Times, March 21, 2017, on page A1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte should be careful with his public pronouncements on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute and assert, not undermine, the Philippines’ claims, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice ...

    • Beijing to Rody: No structures in Panatag 

      Mendez, Christina; Romero, Alexis; Sy, Marvin; Clapano, Jose Rodel (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2017, on page 14)
      China has assured President Duterte there will be no construction in Panatag Shoal, denying earlier reports that it would pursue plans to put up a monitoring station in the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte ...

    • Beijing’s reclamation on disputed areas has destroyed coral reefs, Manila says 

      Villaruel, J. E. (BusinessWorld, April 14, 2015, on page S1/12)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday refuted China's claim that its ongoing reclamation activities on the disputed West Philippine Sea have not damaged the area's ecological environment. This handout photo ...

    • Benham on the rise 

      Robles, Jojo (Manila Standard, March 15, 2017, on page A4-A5)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio explained that the Philippines enjoys sovereign rights but does not have sovereignty over the plateau, which is believed to hold huge amounts of minerals and oil, apart ...

    • Benham Rise is ours 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, March 26, 2017, on page 1-14)
      China will not and will never dispute the Philippines’ rights over the Benham Rise continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the nation’s shore. The Chinese Foreign Ministry gave this assurance in the wake of a ...

    • Benham Rise renamed PH Rise 

      Africa, Raymond; Lopez, JP (Malaya, May 23, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ...

    • 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: what is at stake? 

      Heydarian, Richard Javad (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2017, on page 12)
      In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ...

    • Between friends 

      (Manila Standard, August 19, 2018, on page B1)
      President Duterte is, at last, saying the words we need to hear from him regarding the conflict with China over parts of the South China Sea. At his daughter’s party event in Davao City Friday, the President said: “You ...