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Carpio to Senate: Act now on fish deal
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is calling on the Senate to review the agreement forged by President Duterte with Chinese President Xi Jinping that allows Chinese fishermen to trawl inside the country’s exclusive ...
- July 24, 2019
Report: China's artificial islands now weaponized
China's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea are now heavily fortified, according to Washington-based think tank Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI). The Department of National Defense (DND), raising ...
- December 16, 2016
Push for protocols on fishing in Panatag, gov't urged
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio called on the Duterte administration to push for protocols with China on fishing activities in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Carpio also said the Philippine government may file a protest ...
- June 13, 2018
‘Remember Recto Bank sinking’
A year after the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario is urging Filipinos not to forget the incident or surrender to China’s ...
- June 10, 2020
Xi pushes maritime mechanism for Phl fishers
Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed the establishment of a mechanism for coordination between Philippines and China that will promote cooperation in disputed waters so that Filipino fishermen will not be harassed. ...
- November 22, 2018
Duterte: no weapons in island occupation
No new weapons are being eyed for islets and land features in the West Philippine Sea over which President Duterte wants the military to exercise greater control. The President made the clarification yesterday at the Davao ...
- April 11, 2017
Fishing boat capsizes off WPS; 31 rescued
Thirty-one fishermen have been rescued after their boat capsized in the waters off the Nares Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy confirmed yesterday. “All those aboard the FB Pauline 2 are in good ...
- May 25, 2021
Duterte spokesman of China in WPS tiff
China may not need a fulltime ambassador in Manila to speak for it and look after the interests of its nationals on issues involving the West Philippine Sea. It already has no less than the President of the Philippines to ...
- May 9, 2021
Senate panels to probe Duterte’s China policy
Two Senate committees will jointly hold a public hearing to determine how effective the country’s foreign policy is in the face of alarming developments in the West Philippine Sea, particularly China’s military buildup and ...
- June 16, 2018
Fishermen withdraw from 'kalikasan' petition
The government’s chief lawyer yesterday moved for the withdrawal of a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to compel the government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, saying 19 fishermen listed ...
- July 10, 2019