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    • 105 families flee bunker oil fumes: PCG mulls raps vs barge owner for oil spill 

      Silubrico, Ruby; Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 6, 2020, on page 1-14)
      Harsh fumes from the bunker fuel that spilled from a power barge in Barangay Bo. Obrero, Lapuz district here drove 105 families or 378 persons away from their houses, according to the City Disaster Risk Reduction and ...

    • Bracelets mulled as 'tourist ID' in Boracay 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, October 5, 2018, on page 13)
      Should the government require tourists to have “access bracelets” before visiting Boracay Island? There is such proposal, according to the Department of the Interior and Local Government. If it pushes through, it will be ...

    • Carpio hits Duterte: China 'not in possession' of West PH Sea 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 24, 2019, on page 7)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the contested West Philippine Sea. In a statement a day after Duterte's 4th State of the Nation ...

    • Carpio: Chinese ships in PH's reef could be a 'prelude' to occupation 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, March 25, 2021, on page 5)
      Former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio warned that the presence of Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe Reef should be a cause of concern as it may prelude to occupation and building of a naval base. The Chinese ...

    • China meeting 'to discuss arbitral ruling' - Palace 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, August 7, 2019, on page 5-10)
      Three years after the verdict was released, President Rodrigo Duterte will finally raise Manila’s 2016 arbitral victory in his China visit later this month. Duterte deemed it as about time to raise the ruling during his ...

    • China open for bilateral talks to resolve WPS 'irritants' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, May 1, 2019, on page 7)
      Chinese President Xi Jinping is open to resolve territorial disputes in the West Philippines Sea via bilateral talks, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said that Xi has opened the lines of ...

    • China urges PH: 'Stop illegal provocations' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, August 9, 2020, on page 9)
      China has accused the Philippines of “illegal provocations” in contested waters in a rare public comment on a diplomatic protest filed here. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the Philippines “infringes ...

    • China won't recognize PH arbitral tribunal win - Locsin 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, November 27, 2018, on page 7-14)
      China will not recognize the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration victory of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea, Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. In a television interview ...

    • 'China's Xi threatens for trouble if PH drills oil in West PH Sea' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 29, 2019, on page 5-10)
      Chinese President Xi Jinping threatened for trouble if the Philippines will push ahead with drilling oil in the disputed part of the West Philippines Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday recalled his bilateral meeting ...

    • Chinese Coast Guard vessels still in WPS 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, April 29, 2021, on page 5-14)
      At least five Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ships remained in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite several diplomatic protests filed against China over the illegal presence of its vessels in the country’s territory. In a ...

    • 'Chinese ships entering PH waters an issue for Duterte' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, August 21, 2019, on page 5)
      Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said the unannounced passage of Chinese warships in the Philippine waters was an “issue” for President Rodrigo Duterte. He added that foreign vessels passing through Manila’s waters ...

    • Cimatu notes improvement in Boracay water quality 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 13, 2020, on page 5)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) said that the water quality in the well-famed Boracay Island in Malay, Aklan has improved. DENR secretary Roy Cimatu said in a virtual press conference on Thursday ...

    • 'Clean up waste or risk getting closed' 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, January 11, 2019, on page 10-14)
      President Rodrigo Duterte ordered operating near the Manila Bay to observe environmental rules by installing water treatment facilities or risk being closure. In a speech during the Barangay Summit on Peace and Order at ...

    • Coastguard faces probe: Duterte may visit victims of sea tragedy 

      Co, Adrian Stewart; Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, August 6, 2019, on page 1-10)
      Two passenger boats already capsized in the rough Iloilo Strait earlier on Saturday but why was a third one still allowed to proceed on its journey? It, too, capsized. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) central office's ...

    • Code of conduct delay dismays Du30 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, June 25, 2019, on page 8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte did not hide his disappointment as the passage of the code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea was delayed again. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Pnelo said the President explained there would ...

    • DFA to wait AFP's go signal before filing protest vs China 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, March 22, 2021, on page 10)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he will wait for military’s recommendation before filing a protest against China after 220 of its militia vessels were seen at Julian Felipe Reef ...

    • DFA to wait AFP’s go signal before filing protest vs China 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, March 22, 2021, on page 10)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he will wait for military’s recommendation before filing a protest against China after 220 of its militia vessels were seen at Julian Felipe Reef ...

    • DFA: PH eyes protest vs China over giant clams harvest 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, April 17, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippines is yet to file another diplomatic protest against China over the reported harvesting of giant clams by Chinese fishermen in Scarborough Shoal. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Teodoro Locsin ...

    • DILG: no palace order stopping Boracay West Cove demolition 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, May 17, 2018, on page 13)
      The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Wednesday denied that the Malacañang has issued an order suspending the demolition of the controversial Boracay West Cove resort. DILG assistant secretary Epimaco ...

    • Du30 to meet families of sea mishap victims today 

      Co, Adrian Stewart; Silubrico, Ruby (Panay News, July NaN, 2019, on page 1-10)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will be in Guimaras today to personally condole with the families to those who died in the capsizing of three motorboats in the Iloilo Strait on Saturday. According to Presidential Spokesperson ...