Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea"
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Australia weights in on Chinese boats' intrusion
(Manila Standard,March 25, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Australia on Wednesday joined the United States and Japan in expressing concern over Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea after Manila protested the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels moored near the Julian ... -
Australia, Japan, UK air concern over Chinese vessels
(The Philippine Star,March 25, 2021 , on page 2)Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels on Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. “Japan strongly opposes any action that heightens tensions. ... -
Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU slams China
(The Philippine Star,April 26, 2021 , on page 4)China asserted over the weekend its claim over Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, calling it Niu’E Jiao and stating it is part of Nansha Islands (Spartly Islands)which it insists are within its maritime territory. Beijing’s ... -
Beijing more than just a 'worse violator' in S China Sea
(DailyGuardian,September 30, 2021 , on page 5-10)In an article recently published by Asia Times, Mark Valencia claims that China is not the only wrongdoer in the South China Sea but Vietnam is as well. This view misinterprets the policy of China in the South China Sea. ... -
Beijing pays a price for the assertiveness in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,May 15, 2014 , on page 12)Faced with mounting Chinese assertiveness, nothing seems to illustrate the impotence of Southeast Asian nations more than their glacial progress toward a code of conduct with Beijing on the South China Sea. It's been a ... -
Beijing’s reclamation on disputed areas has destroyed coral reefs, Manila says
(BusinessWorld,April 14, 2015 , on page S1/12)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday refuted China's claim that its ongoing reclamation activities on the disputed West Philippine Sea have not damaged the area's ecological environment. This handout photo ... -
Benham on the rise
(Manila Standard,March 15, 2017 , on page A4-A5)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio explained that the Philippines enjoys sovereign rights but does not have sovereignty over the plateau, which is believed to hold huge amounts of minerals and oil, apart ... -
Benham Rise
(The Philippine Star,February 12, 2018 , on page 14)Benham Rise is not subject to any maritime boundary dispute unlike the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea. People and governments have started to look into this undersea region because of the possible mineral and ... -
Benham rise and sovereign rights
(The Manila Times,March 16, 2017 , on page A4)President Rodrigo Duterte has received brickbats from various quarters for being unruffled at the report of his defense secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, that Chinese survey ships were spotted last year at Benham Rise, an ... -
Benham Rise has great value - Atienza
(The Manila Times,March 20, 2017 , on page A2)Benham Rise is of great economic value to future generations of Filipinos, based on the massive deposits of metal-bearing nodules found around the extinct volcano ridge, House senior deputy minority leader and Buhay Rep. ... -
Benham Rise is ours
(Manila Bulletin,March 26, 2017 , on page 1-14)China will not and will never dispute the Philippines’ rights over the Benham Rise continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the nation’s shore. The Chinese Foreign Ministry gave this assurance in the wake of a ... -
Benham Rise renamed PH Rise
(Malaya,May 23, 2017 , on page B1-B6)President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ... -
Benham Rise renamed Philippine Rise
(Manila Bulletin,May 23, 2017 , on page 1-5)EO 25 stated that the undersea region, previously known as Benham Rise, is located within the Philippine exclusive economic zone and continental shelf. The area is also subject to the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of ... -
Benham Rise seen as fisheries hot spot
(The Philippine Star,April 15, 2016 , on page B-5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and marine scientists have sailed for the first time this year the 13-million hectare Benham Rise in an effort to protect and increase marine productivity in the ... -
Benham Rise trip: Duterte's latest comedy act
(The Daily Guardian,May 1, 2018 , on page 5)China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ... -
Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act
(Malaya,April 30, 2018 , on page B4)China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ... -
Benham Rise: what is at stake?
(Manila Bulletin,March 20, 2017 , on page 12)In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ... -
Benham teems with metals lawmaker
(Manila Standard,March 20, 2017 , on page A3)“The sea floor around Benham is covered with metal-rich chunks—manganese nodules that also contain nickel, copper, cobalt and other minerals,” Atienza, one-time Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, said. The ... -
Benham trip to push through next week
(The Philippine Star,April 29, 2017 , on page 1-10)The government is all set to embark on another exploratory trip to the 13-million-hectare Benham Rise next week, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said yesterday. Piñol said President Duterte gave the green light for ... -
BFAR angling for P6.6-B budget, off-books fishers
(BusinessWorld,October 29, 2015 , on page S1/5)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seeks a P6.6-billion budget in 2016, the bulk of which would be spent on programs to combat illegal, unreported, and uncontrolled fishing (IUUF), as supported by the ...