Browsing Manila Standard by Author "Araneta, Sandy"

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    • Asean urged: Stand up to China 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, April 27, 2015, on page A2)
      Beijing is moving toward "de facto control" of the South China Sea, the Philippines warned on Sunday as it called on fellow Southeast Asian countries to stand up to their massive neighbor. China's unabated reclamation in ...

    • BFAR 2-month fishing ban hit 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, November 14, 2016, on page A6)
      The municipal chapter of the group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas in Lemery, Batangas on Sunday lamented a two-month fishing ban in Balayan Bay, saying it would affect thousands of fisherfolk from ...

    • Carpio warns of China zone over Scarborough 

      Requejo, Rey; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, March 20, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A Magistrative on Sunday warned the government on China’s reported plan to install a radar station in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Senior Justice Antonio Carpio said the installation of an environmental monitoring station ...

    • China seals area for war games 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, July 19, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, Chinese officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. An area off the east coast ...

    • China ships free to enter Panatag if... 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, March 24, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      To avoid further escalating tensions in the region, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said Manila would allow Beijing to conduct innocent passage within the disputed Scarborough Shoal after the Chinese assured him that ...

    • China to stage sea exercises ahead of ruling 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, July 4, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, Chinese officials said Sunday, ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing’s maritime claims in the resource-rich area. The drills will be held ...

    • Dismantle fish ages- fishermen 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 1, 2016, on page A3)
      Militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya-Pilipinas) on Sunday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to dismantle vast tracts of private fish pens in Laguna de Bay. ...

    • Dismantle fish cages-fishermen 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 1, 2016, on page A3)
      Militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya-Pilipinas) on Sunday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s order to dismantle vast tracts of private fish pens in Laguna de Bay., ...

    • Du30 open to sea exploration with China, Vietnam 

      Gajunera, F. Pearl A.; Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Macon Ramos; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, May 17, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had ...

    • Enforce fisheries laws—BFAR 

      Gonazales, Anna Leah E.; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, October 13, 2016, on page C2)
      Stronger law enforcement are needed to achieve sustainable fisheries and seafood self-sufficiency in the Philippines, Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Director Eduardo Gongona said. Relatedly, the Angono, ...

    • Fisherfolk want moratorium on boat, fish registration 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, February 7, 2017, on page A3)
      The militant fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas on Monday called for a temporary suspension of some of the provisions on the amended Fisheries Code of 1998 or Republic Act 10654, ...

    • Fisherfolk: Demolish fish pens 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, April 1, 2017, on page A3)
      On the deadline of the fish pen demolition, the fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) and the environmental alliance Save Laguna Lake Movement urged authorities to hasten the ...

    • Fisheries reform law needed—Pamalakaya 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, September 18, 2016, on page C2)
      The fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Friday said that Senator Francis Pangilinan was out of touch with reality for stating that the fisheries sector could be an ...

    • Fishermen demand probe of Acosta 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, August 9, 2016, on page A6)
      The fisherman’s Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) demanded the investigation of Laguna Lake Development Authority General Manager Nereus Acosta over the proliferation of fish pens and ...

    • Fishers’ group slams Chinese harassment 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, September 29, 2016, on page A3)
      The activist fisherfolk group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas has condemned the recent harassment by Chinese Coast Guards against Filipino fishermen in Scarborough Shoal. Citing reports from the ...

    • Japan tells China: No done deal in sea spat 

      Barcelo, Vito; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, June 18, 2015, on page A1-A2)
      Japan warned China on Wednesday that its extensive land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea does not make ownership "a done deal" after Beijing announced it had almost finished its controversial island building. ...

    • Kerry: US avoiding maritime conflict 

      Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, July 28, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Washington wants to avoid confrontation in the South China Sea, after meeting with Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay to discuss the Philippines’ victory over China before ...

    • Miriam hits complacency on sea dispute 

      Araneta, Macon R.; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, March 4, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Presidential candidate Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago on Thursday slammed the administration of President Benigno Aquino III for being complacent on the West Philippine Sea dispute, and for being confident that the ...

    • Palace: PH adheres to law on sea 

      Araneta, Sandy; Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 16, 2015, on page A3)
      Malacanang on Wednesday stressed its adherence to international law and a rules-based resolution to the disputes in the South China Sea in spite of China’s call to drop its arbitration case against it. Coloma made his ...

    • Ph eyes protest vs Beijing 

      Barcelo, Vito; Araneta, Sandy; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 15, 2015, on page A4)
      The Philippines plans to file another diplomatic protest against China's reclamation activities that have destroyed close to 300 acres of coral reef in the South China Sea, an official said Tuesday. "We are looking into ...