Browsing The Manila Times by Name "Abella, Ernesto"

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    • ‘China may have collected samples from Benham Rise’ 

      Pilapil, Jaime R. (The Manila Times, April 4, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine Ambassador to China Chito Santa Romana on Monday bared that a Chinese survey ship may have collected maritime samples at Benham Rise. The DFA then asked the Chinese Embassy in Manila to explain the presence of ...

    • China ships still guard shoal as Pinoys return 

      Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, October 31, 2016, on page 1-4)
      Chinese Coast Guard ships are still guarding Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, although they have allowed Filipinos to fish “unmolested” for the first time in years, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and National Security ...

    • China to punish violators 

      Villanueva, Ralph; Reyes, Dempsey; Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, June 11, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China has assured the Philippines it would not tolerate violations of Filipinos’ fishing rights at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and would apply the law against violators, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said ...

    • Duterte confronts US over SChina Sea 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, March 30, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit the United States anew, this time for failing to stop Beijing’s island-building activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Only the US, Duterte said, has ...

    • Duterte open to joint sea exploration 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, August 18, 2017, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte is open to a joint exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) not only with China but also with other “foreign entities,” Malacañang said on Thursday. The President is “open ...

    • Filipinos can fish in Panatag 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Delizo, Michael Joe T.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 4, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...

    • How to defend Panatag Shoal 

      Saludo, Ricardo (The Manila Times, March 23, 2017, on page A1-A5)
      Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who contributed immensely to our winning our arbitration suit against China’s “nine-dash line” maritime claim, wants President Rodrigo Duterte to shut up. Justice Carpio asked ...

    • It’s official: Duterte renames Benham Rise to ‘PH Rise’ 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, May 23, 2017, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially changing the name of Benham Rise, an undersea region that is part of Philippine territory, to “Philippine Rise,” months after reports of Chinese activity ...

    • Palace DFA, DND differ over benham 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Pilapil, Jaime R. (The Manila Times, March 17, 2017, on page A1-A7)
      Malacañang on Thursday struggled to answer lingering questions on whether Beijing really sought President Rodrigo Duterte’s permission to conduct research over the Benham Rise region east of Luzon, with two key Cabinet ...

    • Palace firm despite new China regulation 'Filipinos can fish in Panatag' 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Delizo, Michael Joe T.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 4, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...

    • PH boats fishing outside Panatag, US think tank claims 

      Salvosa, Felipe F. II (The Manila Times, November 3, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Filipino fishermen have been fishing just outside, not inside, the lagoon of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a Washington, D.C. think tank claims, citing recent satellite images. On its website, the Asia Maritime Transparency ...

    • PH to contest naming of underwater features by China 

      (The Manila Times, March 1, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines will contest the naming of five underwater features of the Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) by China, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella said on Wednesday, as President Rodrigo Duterte warned of war ...

    • PH, China to craft sea row mechanism 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, March 29, 2017, on page A1)
      The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a mechanism on how to “properly handle” maritime disputes and representatives from both countries will meet in May to craft a bilateral scheme, Malacañang said on Tuesday. ...