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    • Arbitral ruling on SCS dispute vindicated in Reed Bank row 

      Makabenta, Yen (The Manila Times, June 25, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      Think of the neglected arbitral ruling on the South China Sea as like a smoking gun in a crime situation — i.e. the evidence that confirms the crime and snares the culprit. Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s obsession ...
    • Carpio: PH imports galunggong from China 

      Roxas, Patrick (The Manila Times, May 13, 2021, on page A7)
      Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio, in a statement aired over DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, said the Philippines is now importing galunggong from China, which sources it from the West Philippine Sea. Galunggong, ...
    • China delaying sea code – Duterte 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, August 9, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday slammed China for delaying the passage of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China (West Philippine) Sea and vowed to discuss the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ...
    • China holds drills in West Pacific, South China Sea 

      Global Times (The Manila Times, March 27, 2018, on page B6)
      The Chinese military has begun its spring drills, with its air force recently conducting a high-sea training mission in the West Pacific and a joint combat patrol mission in the South China Sea. The drills include H-6K ...
    • China invites Philippine firms to export fish 

      Pilapil, Jaime R. (The Manila Times, April 27, 2017, on page A3)
      The Chinese government is inviting Philippine companies to export fish to the mainland that will be processed by China Asean Marine Product Exchange (Campe), which transacts online, delivers offline and settles cross-border ...
    • China OK's adoption of sea code 

      Agence France-presse (The Manila Times, September 6, 2012, on page A1-A2)
      China promised on Wednesday to ensure freedom of navigation in the tense West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it was willing to work on a code of conduct to manage disputes. ...
    • 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 ...
    • China war drills focus on 'seizing islands' 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, September 13, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      China and Russia started war games in the South China Sea on Monday, Beijing's defense ministry said, in a show of force an international tribunal invalidated the Asian giant's extensive claims in the area. The eight-day ...
    • China's fishing fleet part of Beijing's drive to become a maritime power: First word 

      Makabenta, Yen (The Manila Times, April 24, 2021, on page A1-A11)
      Whenever Chinese fishing vessels land in a major fishing dispute with another country, the standard rationale of China’s foreign ministry is that its fishermen are only exercising their rights to fish in traditional fishing ...
    • Chinese presence near island 'illegal' 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E.; Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, April 5, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday declared the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group “illegal.” The DFA said Pag-asa Island is part of the Kalayaan or Spratly ...
    • Chinese ships in disputed waters 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Manila Times, August 7, 2014, on page B6)
      Chinese coastguard ships sailed into waters off Japanese-controlled islands in the East China Sea on Wednesday, officials said, after Tokyo’s annual defense paper warned over China’s “dangerous acts” near the disputed ...
    • Colossal blowback: PH arbitration suit prodded, justified China's island-building blitz 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, July 15, 2019, on page A1-A5)
      Three years after the five-man arbitral tribunal ruled almost entirely in favor of the Aquino government’s maritime claims against China that invoked the Unclos provisions, its real impact has become so crystal clear, yet ...
    • Duterte affirms PH sea victory 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Tamayo, Bernadette E. (The Manila Times, September 24, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte strongly affirmed the country’s arbitral win against China in the West Philippine Sea dispute before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), saying the country rejects any attempt to undermine ...
    • Duterte bares PH-China venture 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, July 26, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines and China are now working on a joint oil exploration deal in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte has said. Speaking to reporters after he delivered his State of the ...
    • Duterte repeats China war threat 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, May 24, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has repeated before Russian television China’s threat of war if the Philippines insisted on drilling for oil in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) in Beijing. In an interview with Moscow-based ...
    • Duterte seeks deeper relations with China 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, April 16, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines wants to expand and deepen relations with China, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday as officials from the two countries signed four agreements in an indication of further normalization of ties despite ...
    • 'Duterte to push for sea code' 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, October 29, 2019, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to push for the completion of the long-delayed code of conduct in the South China Sea when he attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in Thailand this week, ...
    • Duterte urged to discuss Pag-asa in China visit 

      Ismael, Javier Joe (The Manila Times, April 24, 2019, on page A3)
      Sen. Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros on Tuesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to bring up the issue of Chinese vessels around Pag-asa (Thitu) Island when he visits China this week. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary ...
    • Duterte: Chinese incursion 'abhorrent' 

      Maralit, Kristina; Tamayo, Bernadette; Cueto, Francis; Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, November 23, 2021, on page A1-A9)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the government finds abhorrent the harassment of Filipino boats by Chinese coast guard ships in the Ayungin Shoal last week. Speaking at a regional summit with the Association of ...