Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Bajo de Masinloc"
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Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 9, 2018 , on page A1-A4)A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ... -
China offers aquaculture, but fishers won’t bite
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 14, 2016 , on page A20)The head of a fisherman’s group here likened to a “lollipop” being offered to appease a crying child a Chinese government offer to bring fish-growing technology to local fishermen displaced by a territorial row over ... -
China plan bad news for PH fishermen
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2017 , on page A3)China’s plan to build a permanent structure on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is bad news for fishermen in the coastal town of Infanta in Pangasinan province. A permanent Chinese structure there ... -
China reclamation using PH soil–gov
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 27, 2016 , on page A6)China has been expanding its reclamation projects in the West Philippine Sea, using massive boulders and soil extracted from Zambales province by local mining companies, Gov. Amor Deloso said on Tuesday. Citing information ... -
China warns PH against patrolling Panatag Shoal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 30, 2022 , on page A1-A4)China has warned the Philippines against “interfering” with its patrols at Bajo de Masinloc, saying the shoal and its waters are part of Chinese territory. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) earlier reported that a China ... -
China's challenge to PH sovereignty
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 21, 2015 , on page A16)For decades, our government has bowed to the impositions of foreign interests, which we have allowed to shape and dictate our policies. These have made us weak and vulnerable. And yet, we declare in our 1987 Constitution ... -
Chinese ships still guarding Panatag
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 31, 2016 , on page A19)Aerial surveillance shows Chinese Coast Guard ships are still guarding the disputed Scarborough Shoal, but Filipinos are seen fishing there “unmolested” for the first time in years, according to Defense Secretary Delfin ... -
Coast guard: Pinoy fishers back in Bajo de Masinloc
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 7, 2022 , on page A8)Flying over traditional Filipino fishing grounds off Zambales, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel and journalists looked over the surface of vibrant turquoise-blue waters. Nearly 40 Filipino fishing vessels were around ... -
Del Rosario: The worst foreign affairs secretary in our history
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 26, 2019 , on page A1-A5)It is disgusting for former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario to use a diplomatic passport thinking this would allow him to slip unnoticed into a country whose head of state he accused of crimes against humanity, ... -
DFA, Manila gov't push back vs Chinese
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 22, 2020 , on page A3)From both national and local governments came some pushback on acts committed by the Chinese. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has filed a diplomatic protest in connection with an incident in May when the Chinese ... -
Duterte alarmed by reports of Chinese barges in Panatag Shoal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 3, 2016 , on page A4)Mr. Duterte emphasized his point yesterday as he expressed concern about reports of barges coming in that could indicate new construction activity at Panatag Shoal, also known as Scarborough Shoal, off the coast of Zambales ... -
Filipino fishermen fear backlash after filing of ICC case against Xi
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 23, 2019 , on page A1-A4)Fishermen here on Friday said they feared retaliation from China for the complaint of crimes against humanity filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping by two former Philippine officials in the International Criminal Court ... -
Filipino fishers back from Panatag Shoal with big catch
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 30, 2016 , on page A1-A2)After being chased away by a Chinese Coast Guard vessel from the Scarborough Shoal days earlier, fisherman Gil Bauya and his crew of eight were sailing home when they passed a fishing boat anchored off the rich fishing ... -
Kin of fishers killed in WPS boat ramming await promised aid
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 9, 2023 , on page A9)Relatives and friends of the three fishermen who died in a boat ramming incident in the waters off Pangasinan province in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) appealed to the government to make true its promised assistance as ... -
Lack of resolve
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 10, 2018 , on page A12)President Duterte has a standard response to critics who point out that despite the government’s deferential stance toward China, it has virtually taken over several reefs and islets within the Philippines’ exclusive ... -
Let's go to Panatag, fishers dare Roque
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 15, 2021 , on page A8)Two vessels of the Chinese Coast Guard are permanently positioned at the mouth of the 150-kilometer-wide Scarborough Shoal (Panatag or Bajo de Masinloc to locals), preventing Filipino fishermen from entering, fishing or ... -
More locals now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 26, 2022 , on page A10)More local fisherfolk are able to get their catch from Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) in Zambales province despite the continuous presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Philippine Coast ... -
Palace: No Du30-Xi fishing pact; Sino 'swarm' remains
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 24, 2021 , on page A1)Malacañang on Friday denied that there was a “verbal fishing agreement” between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after Manila filed two more diplomatic protests against the continued presence ... -
Ph fishers brave water cannons
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 22, 2015 , on page A1-A18)He had been driven away twice from Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), but fisherman Efren Montehermozo Jr. said he would continue to fish in the area. Montehermozo, 20 was one of 80 fishermen in 15 boats from the provinces ... -
PH fishers narrate Chinese hostility
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 22, 2016 , on page A8)A group of fishermen, who returned home to the fishing village of Cato in Infanta town on Monday, told village officials that they were struck with bottles hurled by Chinese coast guards who had chased them away from the ...