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Rody’s Philippine Rise visit a gimmick — lawmaker
Opposition congressmen yesterday branded as a publicity gimmick President Duterte’s plan to visit Benham Rise, also called Philippine Rise, suggesting that he should instead sail to contested territories in the West ...
- April 29, 2018
Gov't troops ready to escort Pinoy fishermen at sea
The government is ready to provide security escorts to Filipino fishermen who will operate in the West Philippine Sea as the government continues to ignore China new fishing policy in the disputed area. Defense Secretary ...
- January 17, 2014
DFA demands withdrawal of China vessels from reef
The Philippines yesterday demanded that China withdraw its maritime militia vessels from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, saying their continued presence and activities in the area “blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, ...
- March 24, 2021
World opinion, naval powers will shame China in reef grab
China’s embassy in Manila denies invasion by its maritime militia of the Philippines’ Julian Felipe Reef. Supposedly the 220 Chinese vessels are fishers sheltering from storm. The embassy even disavows the very existence ...
- March 31, 2021
Phl to give Rise undersea features Filipino names
Maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal earlier revealed that China had earned naming rights to five undersea features in what used to be called Benham Rise, a 13-million-hectare submerged continental shelf off Aurora province ...
- February 16, 2018
Otso bets can't use fishing boat to reach Panatag
After formally asking permission from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), senatorial candidates of the opposition Otso Diretso alliance should now find an “appropriate” vessel that would take them to the disputed Panatag ...
- April 17, 2019
China warns Duterte on SCS: we’ll go to war
Contrary to what critics believe, President Duterte raised with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the ruling of a UN-backed arbitral court, which trashed Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea. Xi’s response, Duterte ...
- May 20, 2017
DFA summons Chinese envoy over lingering boats
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned on Monday China’s ambassador over the Chinese vessels apparently overstaying around Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement yesterday, the DFA said it ...
- April 14, 2021
Vietnam skipper narrates rescue
The captain of the Vietnamese ship yesterday corroborated the story of the 22 Filipino fishermen who were rescued near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea after their boat was hit by a Chinese vessel on June 9. In a ...
- June 20, 2019
PCG vows more vigilance, patrols at Panatag Shoal
Amid reports that some Chinese coast guard units have been harassing Filipino fishermen by confiscating the fish they caught in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said they would be ...
- June 10, 2018