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    • 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: no reclamation at Panatag 

      Delizo, Michael Joel (The Manila Times, September 9, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      China has denied claims it had begun reclamation work at Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) following the sighting of six Chinese boats around the disputed area. It also denied reports that Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines ...
    • 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 ...
    • 'No bargaining with China' on West Ph Sea 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, October 17, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he won't ''bargain'' with China on the disputed West Philippine Sea ( South China Sea) when he visits Beijing this week. Duterte also said he won't make any ''hard impositions'' on ...
    • ‘Pag-asa Island is ours’ 

      Pilapil, Jaime R. (The Manila Times, May 3, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a strong statement dismissing the claim of Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua that the Philippines’ planned improvement works at Pag-asa Island would be illegal. “Pag-asa ...
    • PH could cut ties with China – Palace 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Tamayo, Bernadette E.; Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, June 14, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines would not hesitate to sever diplomatic ties with China if the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters earlier this week turned out to be intentional, Malacañang said on Thursday. “We would cut ...
    • PH protests Chinese vessels near Pag-asa 

      Villanueva, Ralph U.; Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, April 2, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      MANILA has filed a diplomatic protest against China, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said, after the military over the weekend reported more than 600 Chinese vessels had been circling Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the ...
    • 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. ...