Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Panatag Shoal"
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Arbitration ruling opened us to Chinese or Vietnamese military aggression in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,July 20, 2020 , on page A1-A5)It is sickening for the previous Yellow regime, especially its Foreign secretary Albert del Rosario, and just recently President Rodrigo Duterte’s present Defense and Foreign Affairs secretaries to be flag-waving in claiming ... -
Arroyo opposes joint exploration in West PH Sea
(The Manila Times,April 21, 2014 , on page A8)Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo is not in favor of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) islands with China or other claimant countries. “I don’t know all the facts that are available to the current ... -
Australia calls for de-escalation of tensions over SChina sea
(The Manila Times,March 17, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Canberra has expressed its opposition to the “militarization” of the disputed islands in the South China Sea, saying that provocative actions would hinder progress. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop made the stance ... -
Be careful on sea row, Carpio tells Duterte
(The Manila Times,March 21, 2017 , on page A1)President Rodrigo Duterte should be careful with his public pronouncements on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute and assert, not undermine, the Philippines’ claims, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice ... -
Benham rise and sovereign rights
(The Manila Times,March 16, 2017 , on page A4)President Rodrigo Duterte has received brickbats from various quarters for being unruffled at the report of his defense secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, that Chinese survey ships were spotted last year at Benham Rise, an ... -
Benham Rise development body proposed
(The Manila Times,March 28, 2017 , on page A3)House Bill (HB) 5360, which seeks to create a technical government agency that would protect and manage Benham Rise in the South China Sea, has been filed by Buhay party-list representative and Senior Deputy Minority Leader ... -
Carpio inhibits self in South China Sea case
(The Manila Times,July 3, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has recused himself from the West Philippine (South China) Sea case pending before the high court after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) accused him of being ... -
China aims to finish bases in Scarborough - Carpio
(The Manila Times,November 25, 2019 , on page A3)Retired justice Antonio Carpio believes that China aims to complete its air and naval military base in Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal first before it agrees to any Code of Conduct in the South China (West Philippine) Sea. ... -
‘China likely to build on Scarborough Shoal’
(The Manila Times,February 8, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Manila expects China to try to build on a reef off the coast of the Philippines, the Defense secretary said on Tuesday, adding this would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview with Agence France-Presse, ... -
China pivot yields 'modus vivendi' at West PH Sea
(The Manila Times,November 11, 2016 , on page A1-A8)The Duterte administration’s pivot to China will bring about a change in perception on both sides, allowing a “modus vivendi” of “peace” at the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the country’s next ambassador to China ... -
China ships still guard shoal as Pinoys return
(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 patrol disputed sea
(The Manila Times,February 26, 2013 , on page A2)China will conduct its "routine" fishery patrols in the disputed Kalayaan (Spratly) Islands and Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) amid tensions with its neighbors over the ownership ... -
China to punish violators
(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 will of course merely ignore you
(The Manila Times,May 7, 2018 , on page B6)The latest geopolitical development in the tension-filled South China Sea is Beijing’s installation of ballistic missiles launching pads in three atolls in the West Philippine Sea—Zamora, Kagitingan and Panganiban Reefs—all ... -
China won't build structures in Panatag - Duterte
(The Manila Times,March 24, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Amid reports of Chinese construction in the disputed areas in West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte said China had assured him it would honor its word not to build structures on Panatag (Scarborough) ... -
China: no reclamation at Panatag
(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 ... -
‘China’s most destructive boats’ again poaching at Scarborough
(The Manila Times,May 22, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Fleets of Chinese vessels have returned to disputed areas in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) to harvest endangered giant clams, the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative-Center for Strategic and International ... -
Chinese drive Pinoy fishers out of shoal
(The Manila Times,February 25, 2014 , on page A7)China renewed its aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) nearly two years following the Panatag (Scarborough) standoff, with Beijing reasserting its presence in the contested waters. Philippine Armed ... -
Chinese presence near island 'illegal'
(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 ... -
Cuisia: ‘US diplomat told me Chinese would leave Panatag’
(The Manila Times,May 14, 2021 , on page A1-A5)Jose Cuisia, our ambassador to the US during the Aquino 3rd regime, said in a television interview the other day that the Chinese had agreed to leave Scarborough Shoal in June 2012 together with Philippine vessels. How did ...