Browsing by Author "Calica, Aurea"

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    • Beijing: Phl, US 'exaggerate China threat 

      Calica, Aurea; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 16, 2015, on page 1-6)
      China’s Foreign Ministry accused the Philippines yesterday of working together with the United States to “exaggerate the China threat” over a disputed shoal in the South China Sea. Beijing stepped up its criticism of Manila ...

    • China hits back at G7 over sea reclamation 

      Brago, Pia; Calica, Aurea; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2015, on page 2)
      China continues to ignore calls to stop large-scale reclamation in theSouth China Sea while slamming the Group of Seven nations for being "out of step." Without naming countries, the G7 leaders strongly opposed the use of ...

    • 'China sea claim hopeless' 

      Calica, Aurea (The Philippine Star, November 27, 2015, on page 1-14)
      China's expansive claim in South China Sea and West Philippine Sea is "hopeless and indefensible" and without legal or historical basis, the Philippines told an international arbitration court on Wednesday. The Permanent ...

    • 'China's activities in West Phl Sea violate UNCLOS' 

      Calica, Aurea; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, March 13, 2015, on page 8)
      China’s construction activities in the West Philippine Sea are a violation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), Malacañang said yesterday. Speaking to reporters, Presidential Communications ...

    • China-claimed reef rises from obscurity 

      Laude, Jaime; Lee-Brago, Pia; Calica, Aurea (The Philippine Star, June 18, 2015, on page 1-9)
      Zamora (Subi) Reef, once recognizable from a distance with only a small bunker and a lighthouse, is now highly visible from the Philippines’ Pag-Asa island as China begins building large structures on what is now an ...

    • 'Cute US, submissive? China insecure 

      Calica, Aurea; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, April 23, 2015, on page 1-4)
      China is showing its insecurity with its behavior toward the Philippines, Malacañang said yesterday as it lashed back at a Chinese tabloid for calling the Philippines a “cute submissive” partner of the United States. The ...

    • Gov't to pursue reef compensation 

      Calica, Aurea; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, January 5, 2014, on page 1-4)
      Malacañang is committed to pursuing compensation for the damage caused by a US Navy ship that ran aground last year at Tubbataha Reef, a United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage ...

    • Noy: World is watching China sea row 

      Calica, Aurea; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, November 23, 2015, on page 14)
      President Aquino told an Asian-Pacific summit yesterday that "the world is watching" whether China would behave as a responsible power in the simmering standoff over maritime territory. Aquino kept up a drumbeat of growing ...

    • Palace defends legal tack from in sea row 

      Calica, Aurea (The Philippine Star, April 19, 2015, on page 1-8)
      In its statement, G7 expressed support for the right of claimants to seek peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law, including through legal dispute settlement mechanisms. G7 is a forum of leaders ...

    • Palace: Fishermen can still go to Panatag 

      Calica, Aurea; Sapnu, Ric (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2014, on page 3)
      The government is making sure Filipino fishermen are not deprived of access to Panatag Shoal’s rich resources despite threats of being driven away even during inclement weather by intruding Chinese vessels. Presidential ...

    • Phi won't recognize China air restrictions 

      Calica, Aurea; Diaz, Jess (The Philippine Star, May 25, 2015, on page 1-6)
      The Philippines will not recognize restrictions on air and sea travel set by China in the West Philippine Sea, President Aquino said yesterday. “We will still fly the routes that we fly based on international law and the ...

    • Phl hits back at China over sea infra work 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Calica, Aurea; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2015, on page 8)
      The Philippines assailed China yesterday for contesting Manila’s planned repair and maintenance works on some islands in the West Philippine Sea, saying they are “in no way comparable” to the Asian power’s massive reclamation ...

    • Phl ready for next round of arbitration on sea dispute 

      Calica, Aurea; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, November 14, 2015, on page 6)
      The Philippines is gearing up for the next round of its legal battle with China before the international arbitral tribunal over the West Philippine Sea, with hearings on the merits of Manila's case against Beijing set on ...

    • Phl rests case in sea row 

      Calica, Aurea (The Philippine Star, December 1, 2015, on page 1-12)
      The Philippines has conducted its legal arguments against China before an international arbitral court, saying it is entrusting its fate to a court that it believes will uphold the rule of law and not the "quaint aspiration ...

    • Phl, US defense chiefs to meet on sea dispute 

      Laude, Jaime; Romero, Alexis; Calica, Aurea; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 27, 2015, on page 2-3)
      As US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Regan began its journey to Asian waters amid China’s power flexing in the region, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin would try to hear directly from his US counterpart how far America is ...