Browsing by Subject "exploration"

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    • DOE: Exploration at West PH Sea still on hold 

      (Malaya, July 22, 2016, on page A3)
      The Department of Energy (DOE) said Philex Petroleum Corp. has sent a formal request to allow it to resume exploration at the West Philippine Sea, but the agency said moratorium on all drilling and exploration works stays. ...

    • Du30 open to sea exploration with China, Vietnam 

      Gajunera, F. Pearl A.; Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Macon Ramos; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, May 17, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had ...

    • DU30 to raise sea ruling with China 

      Lacorte, Germelina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 17, 2016, on page A19)
      President Duterte on Sunday said there would be no bargaining of territory in his talks with China’s leaders this week, allaying fears that the Philippines may lose some of the gains it has earned in the international ...

    • Duterte offers 60-40 deal with China Joint South China Sea exploration planned 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, April 28, 2018, on page 1-6)
      The Philippines could forge a 60-40 sharing scheme in the planned joint exploration with China in the South China Sea, President Duterte proposed last Thursday amid improving ties between the two nations. The President ...

    • Duterte to wage war over PH Rise 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, March 3, 2018, on page 6-1)
      “If any country would say that they want to try and experiment there [Philippine Rise] without our permission, hindi talaga ako papayag (I will not allow it) and it will mean war,” the President said at the opening ceremonies ...

    • Duterte, Xi to work out joint oil exploration 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2018, on page A10)
      Mr. Duterte then mentioned that it was important for people to see the benefit of the Philippines’ relationship with China, Cayetano said. China claims virtually the entire resource-rich South China Sea, including swaths ...

    • Duterte’s ‘red lines’ in the West Philippine Sea 

      Heydarian, Richard J. (The Daily Guardian, June 5, 2018, on page 5)
      In a remarkable twist of events, the Rodrigo Duterte administration has, for the first time, sought to draw the line in the sands of the West Philippine Sea. This is a welcome development, though action speaks louder than ...

    • Ending joint maritime exploration 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 28, 2022, on page 6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte made the right move when he ordered the termination of the talks with China for a joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea. The talks began after Manila signed in November 2018 a ...

    • Expert warns against soft stance on China 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, February 18, 2018, on page 1)
      China appears to be making some headway from the Philippines' "soft" stance on the South China Sea disputes, Jay Batongbacal, seen as a maritime expert, said Saturday.

    • A formula for the Philippines, China, and Vietnam in the West Philippine Sea-South China Sea and other participants 

      De Venecia, Jose C. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, April 21, 2019, on page 14)
      At some point now or sooner than later, the claimants in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea will have to sit down and agree on a seismic and oil exploration program to be fol­lowed by a definitive oil drilling and ...

    • From sea of conflict to sea of cooperation, friendship 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, April 12, 2018, on page 1-6)
      In a bid to turn the South China Sea into a “sea of cooperation and friendship,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a joint exploration of the waterway between the China and the Philippines “at an appropriate time.” ...

    • Gov't proceeds with WPS deals 

      Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, August 16, 2021, on page B9)
      The Department of Energy (DoE) said that joint exploration with China will be pursued but it will also bid out service contracts for other areas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) considered within Philippine territory. ...

    • Gov't urged to lift suspension of Recto Bank drilling activities 

      (DailyGuardian, June 29, 2022, on page 7)
      Following the termination of negotiations for the planned joint exploration between Manila and Beijing in the West Philippine Sea, a senior member of Congress wants the Department of Energy (DOE) to lift the suspension of ...

    • The Hague tribunal: ramifications of ruling 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 21, 2016, on page A1-A16)
      Last week’s ruling of an UNCLOS tribunal on the South China Sea dispute has two distinct but related ramifications. The first deals with the rights to the resources of the South China Sea among the coastal states, and the ...

    • Halt on WPS oil search seen to discourage investments 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, April 21, 2022, on page S1/1-S1/8)
      Economic and maritime experts on Wednesday warned that the government’s decision to halt oil exploration activities in parts of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines would push firms to rethink their investments ...

    • House creates P100-M trust fund for Phl Rise research 

      Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, February 12, 2018, on page 11)
      Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the Philippines shall exercise sovereign rights over its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the body of water extending up to 200 nautical miles from the ...

    • 'Joint exploration in West PH Sea legal' 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Reyes, Dempsey; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, March 2, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Joint exploration in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) with China is in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, Malacañang insisted on Thursday, after President Rodrigo Duterte likened China’s offer of joint ...

    • Joint exploration on the rough seas 

      Gonzales, Iris (The Philippine Star, June 20, 2019, on page B4)
      The fishing boat is every bit Filipino — the outrigger is made of bamboo, the rope used on the gunwale is made of Manila hemp or abaca, and the materials used for the hull are most certainly locally made too. The pale blue ...

    • Joint exploration with China 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, July 9, 2016, on page A3)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said Friday the Philippines was ready to negotiate with China on the joint exploration of oil and fishery resources in the South China Sea after the arbitration court decides ...

    • Joint exploration with China in WPS is the better approach — JPE 

      Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2018, on page 1-7)
      The United Nations arbitral court had issued a decision rejecting China’s historical claim over most parts of the SCS and favoring the Philippine claim over parts of the Spratly island chain and the Scarborough (Panatag) ...