Browsing by Author "Salaverria, Leila B."

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    • Duterte to China: Resolve sea row based on int'l law 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 13, 2020, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte told a senior Chinese official that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved in accordance with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), Malacañang ...

    • Duterte: sea row won't hurt Sino vaccine supply 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 7, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The heated exchange between Manila and Beijing over China’s latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will not affect China’s provision of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. ...

    • Hanoi to Beijing: Pull out missiles 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Vietnam has requested China to withdraw its weapons from disputed territory in the South China Sea, while security experts have urged the Philippine government to upgrade the country’s defenses in the Spratly archipelago ...

    • Loren fumes, sets probe of DENR move to open protected areas 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2018, on page A4)
      The author of the law that designated protected areas said she would start an investigation of the lifting of a moratorium on issuance of special permits to develop these areas and violations of the law. “As it is, our ...

    • Occupy Spratly isles? too late 

      Yap, DJ; Tubeza, Philip; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 8, 2017, on page A4)
      Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Friday ridiculed President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to deploy troops to unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, saying nothing was left to grab in those disputed ...

    • Palace hope China won't use force in WPS 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2021, on page A4)
      Countries must abide by their obligations under international law, which generally prohibits the use of force, Malacañang said on Monday after China last week adopted a law that would allow its coast guard to fire on foreign ...

    • Palace: No Du30-Xi fishing pact; Sino 'swarm' remains 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Ramos, Marlon; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2021, on page A1)
      Malacañang on Friday denied that there was a “verbal fishing agreement” between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after Manila filed two more diplomatic protests against the continued presence ...

    • Palace: Permission to China means we own West PH Sea 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2019, on page A3)
      Giving China “permission” for its presence in the West Philippine Sea shows the Philippines to be the “owner” of that area, Malacañang said on Sunday. “That very act alone shows you are the owner, since you are giving ...

    • Palace: PH 'not waiving' maritime rights in S. China Sea 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 16, 2020, on page A5)
      The Philippines continues to “assert’’ its rights in the South China Sea even as it pursues bilateral ties with China, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday. “We have not waived, nor have we relinquished ...

    • Panatag Fishermen told: enjoy while it lasts 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Dizon, Nikko; Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 3, 2016, on page A1-A15)
      There are no guarantees on how long Filipinos can fish at Panatag Shoal without being stopped by Chinese authorities, but the Philippine government is proceeding along the “friendly” agreement with China that they can go ...

    • PCG report pins down China crew; raps pushed 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B.; Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 7, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The government should file cases against the Chinese vessel that caused the sinking of the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 and then abandoned its 22 crew members in the open sea, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said after details ...

    • 'PH a willing victim of China in sea dispute’ 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B.; Aning, Jerome; Gascon, Melvin; Gonzales, Catherine (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2018, on page A14)
      Two years after winning an international arbitral court ruling against China, the Philippines has become a “willing victim” of the Asian behemoth in the South China Sea disputes, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario ...

    • PH assessing cost of damage by China's reclamation in WPS 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 21, 2021, on page A5)
      The Philippines is now assessing the cost of the damage caused by China’s reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) so that it would have data to support its position should it decide to seek compensation, ...

    • PH seeks publicly acceptable exploration deal with China 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page A6)
      The Philippines is hoping to hammer out a legal and publicly acceptable joint exploration agreement with China in the West Philippine Sea “in a couple of months” for the sake of the country’s energy security, Philippine ...

    • PH to press code of conduct in South China Sea 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2017, on page A6)
      The Philippines will push for the completion of the framework for a code of conduct in the South China Sea when it hosts this year’s summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) amid China’s militarization ...

    • PH urged to rethink China ties 

      Quismundo, Tarra; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A2)
      The Philippines should rethink relations with China following reports Beijing was planning to build a radar station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio ...

    • PH, Brunei to resolve sea row peacefully 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Avendaño, Christine O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 28, 2017, on page A12)
      The Philippines and Brunei, which have rival claims in the South China Sea, on Thursday agreed to work for the peaceful resolution of disputes in the strategic waterway. President Duterte of the Philippines and Sultan ...

    • PH: No abandoning Ayungin; US hits China 'escalation' 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Santos, Tina G.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Miranda, Romar; Aglibot, Joanna Rose (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 20, 2021, on page A2)
      The Philippines will not abandon its outpost at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal despite attempts by China to block food and other supplies for the military detachment deployed there, Malacañang said on Friday. Also on Friday, ...

    • Relations with PH warming up — China 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 15, 2016, on page A1-A6)
      Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, a top Chinese diplomat has told a visiting Philippine delegation, adding that China hopes the Philippines can handle disputes "appropriately" and get ...

    • Rody to Sino envoy: We're concerned about your ships 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 26, 2021, on page A4)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has told the Chinese ambassador that the Philippines was concerned about the large number of Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef and reasserted the international arbitral tribunal’s ...