Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Tadalan, Charmaine A."

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    • 7 of 10 Filipinos want Duterte gov't to assert right at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A.; Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, July 15, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. this week said a 2016 decision by a United Nations tribunal rejects China’s claim to more than 80% of the South China Sea is nonnegotiable. The Department of Foreign Affairs ...

    • Carpio steps back from West Philippine Sea case 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, July 3, 2019, on page S1/12)
      Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio has inhibited himself from the petition asking the government to enforce environmental laws to protect and preserve three shoals in the West Philippine Sea. Supreme Court (SC) ...

    • Duterte told to seize China assets for reef damage in waterway 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, June 9, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines should seize China-owned assets in the country as payment for reef damage caused by its island-building activities in the South China Sea, a former top diplomat said on Monday. “Philippine authorities have ...

    • Duterte urged to allow navy to join drills in South China Sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, February 1, 2021, on page S1/8)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte should let the Philippine Navy join war games in the South China Sea after China passed a law allowing its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels in the disputed waterway, political analysts ...

    • Foreign chief says DoJ still assessing damage cost for 22 fishermen hit by Chinese vessel 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, June 23, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Justice has yet to determine the compensation that will be demanded for the 22 Filipino fishermen in the June 9 sinking of their boat after colliding with a Chinese vessel, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro ...

    • House panel questions impact of Manila Bay reclamation 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, February 12, 2019, on page S1/5)
      The House committee on Metro Manila Development on Monday raised concerns about the Manila Bay cleanup, questioning plans for further reclamation. “There are many possibly destructive effects of the planned reclamation,” ...

    • Philippines accuses Beijing of pointing naval radar gun at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2020, on page S1/9)
      The Philippine military on Thursday accused China of pointing a radar gun at one of its navy ships that prompted the government of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to protest the aggression. “This hostile act on the part of ...

    • Philippines protests China’s creation of two new districts 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, May 1, 2020, on page S1/9)
      The Philippines on Thursday protested China’s creation of two new districts in the South China Sea because these are supposedly part of Philippine territory and sea zones. “The Philippine government strongly protests the ...

    • PHL still pursuing code of conduct in South China Sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, July 23, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine government is still pursuing the early completion of the code of conduct in the South China Sea despite delays in negotiations due to the coronavirus pandemic. “We are likewise pursuing the early conclusion ...

    • PHL’s top diplomat: ‘More gains’ with China under Duterte 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A.; Tadalan, Charmaine A.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, June 11, 2018, on page S1/12)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano on Sunday said the Philippines under the Duterte administration has more gains with China because of its “prudent and patient diplomatic approach” compared with the previous ...

    • Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, April 28, 2020, on page S1/9)
      A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ...

    • Senator wants to stop China’s island-building activities at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, April 28, 2020, on page S1/9)
      A Philippine senator on Monday filed a resolution seeking legal and diplomatic approaches to force China to stop its “destructive” reclamation activities in the South China Sea. Senator Risa N. Hontiveros-Baraquel also ...

    • South China Sea code of conduct on track 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, June 10, 2020, on page S1/9)
      Talks on the code of conduct in the South China Sea are “proceeding smoothly and effectively,” Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Tuesday, as the Philippines and China celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ...

    • US vows to help Manila in case of war vs China 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, January 29, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The US under President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has affirmed its commitment to help the Philippines in case its naval ships are attacked by China amid growing tensions in the South China Sea. The US would help its former colony ...

    • Veep urges filing of protest on Chinese missiles 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A.; Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, May 7, 2018, on page S1/12)
      Vice-President Maria Leonor G. Robredo on Sunday urged President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s “administration to take immediate and appropriate actions, including the filing of a diplomatic protest” in the wake of China’s reported ...