Browsing by Subject "international agreements"
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China: sea code won't cover Panatag Shoal
(The Philippine Star,August 7, 2017 , on page 1-8)China is ready for talks on a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, but Panatag or Scarborough Shoal off Zambales will not be covered by the COC. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Robespierre Bolivar said the ... -
Chinese Coast Guard to visit Phl next week
(The Philippine Star,January 12, 2020 , on page 10)There will be no discussion of the sensitive South China Sea issue with the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) chief who is scheduled to arrive in Manila tomorrow. His Philippine counterpart emphasized this yesterday, citing the ... -
Chinese coast guards share food with Filipino fishers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 2, 2016 , on page -A10)This was unthinkable months back: Chinese coast guards, who used to drive away Filipino fishermen, share their food and cigarettes with Filipinos fishing at Panatag Shoal last week. Chinese Coast Guard vessels approached ... -
Coast Guard off to Panatag
(The Philippine Star,November 4, 2016 , on page 1-8)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has resumed sending patrol vessels to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but only to “test the waters” and not to confront the Chinese who have stopped harassing Filipino fishermen but remained ... -
Confronting China means trouble- Rody
(The Philippine Star,May 21, 2018 , on page 1-10)Trouble would ensue if the Philippines insisted on its maritime claims in the South China Sea, President Duterte said. Duterte stressed he is open to a joint exploration with China to avoid conflict, instead of confronting ... -
Conserving Southeast Asia's seas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 15, 2017 , on page A17)The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region ... -
Constitution reserves Phl EEZ to Filipinos
(The Philippine Star,July 24, 2019 , on page 9-10)During the 2019 SONA, President Duterte acknowledged our United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) victory against China, and that “[o]ur ownership of the West Philippine Sea is internationally recognized.” ... -
Cooperation, key to resolving South China Sea dispute
(Panay News,January 22, 2015 , on page 10)The claims of six governments involved in the long-standing South China Sea territorial dispute have not only managed to effectively plague the minds of policymakers but have also raised pivotal issues surrounding the gap ... -
Coral Triangle nations meet to address common threats
(The Philippine Star,November 30, 2017 , on page B6)Six nations comprising the Coral Triangle meet this week to address unsustainable fishing, pollution, and loss of critical habitats from coastal land development to protect this biodiversity-rich region. Environment and ... -
Defense treaty with US takes effect at 1st shot against any Pinoy vessel in WPS, Lorenza says
(BusinessMirror,February 12, 2021 , on page A3)Any Filipino vessel that may be fired upon Chinese Coast Guard ships in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will automatically trigger the Philippines’s defense agreement with the United States, Defense Secretary Delfin N. ... -
Del Rosario lost Panatag to China
(The Manila Times,April 26, 2021 , on page A1-A5)The gall of former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario to even open his mouth on the Whitsun Reef brouhaha and to admonish the Duterte administration to do this or that in dealing with China. In an article prominently ... -
DENR takes steps to preserve Manila Bay
(Manila Bulletin,March 18, 2018 , on page 6)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Ecosystems Research and Development (DENR-ERDB) will conduct the 15-month vulnerability study of the Manila Bay along with the Ramsar Convention-recognized wetland – the ... -
Deteriorating US-China relations: How did it come to this?
(The Philippine Star,July 26, 2020 , on page 4)China’s expansionist actions in the South China Sea and the Indo-Pacific region is also giving rise to a “concerted pushback” from many nations. China’s Belt and Road Initiative gave it an opportunity to expand its economic ... -
DFA: Du30's call to discuss Hague ruling
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 24, 2019 , on page A3)t’s up to President Duterte if he would actually raise the international arbitral ruling recognizing the Philippines’ sovereignty in the West Philippines Sea in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, ... -
DFA: Phl may ink deal with China in Benham
(The Philippine Star,March 18, 2017 , on page 7)The Philippines does not have a policy allowing China to conduct research in Benham Rise, but President Duterte may enter into binding agreements with China to explore the gas-rich underwater plateau, the Department of ... -
Dialogue needed to resolve sea row - China
(The Philippine Star,March 2, 2016 , on page 1-10)Singapore and China have looked into some exploratory ideas on minimizing the risks from unplanned encounters in the disputed South China Sea, Singapore Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said on Monday. "We both ... -
DND seeks to review treaty between US, PH
(Manila Standard,December 21, 2018 , on page A3)Nearly seven decades after the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Philippine government, the defense department will seek to review the Aug. 30, 1951 accord to solicit Washington’s ... -
Draft WPS exploration framework ‘looking good’ in all aspects - DFA
(Manila Bulletin,October 17, 2018 , on page 1-4)A Philippine-crafted draft framework on the joint exploration in South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) is now shaping up ahead of the visit of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano ... -
Du30 to China: We're pals but don't touch Pag-asa
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 6, 2019 , on page A1-A6)President Duterte has told China not to “touch” Pag-asa Island, the largest in the Kalayaan Island Group occupied by Filipinos, otherwise he would send Philippine troops on a “suicide mission” in response. The President, ... -
Du30 to China: Why claim the entire South China Sea?
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 1, 2019 , on page A1-A4)President Duterte on Friday said he loved China as an ally but questioned the claim by the Asian economic powerhouse over the whole South China Sea. It was the first time that Duterte directly confronted China publicly on ...