Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Ayungin Shoal"

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    • ‘Bring China to court’: Carpio prods Philippines to protest Sino bullying of Pinoy fishermen 

      Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, June 9, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday said the Philippines could use video of the Chinese Coast Guard apparently raiding Filipino fishermen’s catch in Scarborough Shoal, inside the country’s exclusive economic zone, ...

    • China ‘trespassing’ in WPS 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, November 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines on Thursday rejected China’s demand that it remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre ship from the Ayungin Shoal, saying it was the Chinese who were trespassers in the West Philippine Sea. The statement came ...

    • China, PH discuss near-collision, agree to SCS fishing rights talk 

      Cruz, Maricel; Dantes, Charles (Manila Standard, May 2, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday he has raised the near-collision of Philippine and Chinese coast guard ships in the West Philippine Sea with Chinese officials. The Philippines has accused the Chinese coast guard ...

    • Chinese CG blocks PH ship on supply mission 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Manila Standard, September 24, 2019, on page A2)
      Malacañang on Monday said it is “objectionable” that a Chinese Coast Guard ship had blocked local vessels on a resupply mission to the Philippine Navy’s BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal west of Palawan. The Chinese ship ...

    • Chinese Coast Guard drives off local fishermen 

      (Manila Standard, January 21, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      Weeks after the Philippines reached an “agreement” with China, the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) allegedly drove off Filipino fisherfolk from the Ayungin Shoal, part of the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), with the ...

    • Credibility problem 

      (Manila Standard, November 25, 2021, on page B1)
      China, has a credibility problem, and its name is Xi Jinping. Since Xi became the country’s paramount leader in 2012, China’s foreign policy has been increasingly aggressive—and often belligerent–toward its neighbors in ...

    • EU opposes unilateral action in S. China Sea 

      (Manila Standard, April 25, 2021, on page A1)
      The European Union (EU) on Saturday opposed any unilateral actions in the South China Sea (SCS) as it cited the recent swarming of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef, an area located within the Philippine exclusive ...

    • Our President may need more help 

      Del Rosario, Albert (Manila Standard, June 9, 2018, on page A2)
      There appears to be an urgent need for our President to require a fuller briefing from his people as shown, for instance, by his reactions to developments in the South China Sea and, in particular, the West Philippine Sea. ...

    • PCG steps up WPS patrol to protect fishers 

      Lopez, Vince (Manila Standard, January 23, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard has increased the number of its patrol vessels in the West Philippine Sea after Chinese vessels drove away a Filipino fishing boat in Ayungin Shoal on Jan. 9. In a statement, the PCG said the ...

    • PH eases up on ships’ crossings 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Manila Standard, August 27, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Only foreign warships passing through the Philippines’ territorial waters are required to seek permission from the government, the Palace said Monday. Commercial ships are excluded from President Rodrigo Duterte’s Aug. 20 ...

    • Ph files news protest vs. China, this time over moves in Ayungin Shoal 

      (Manila Standard, June 12, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines has filed another diplomatic protest against China—the second this week, over its activities in the West Philippine Sea, this time in the Ayungin Shoal.The Department of Foreign Affairs said Chinese Coast ...

    • PH protests vs. China mount: DFA fires more diplomatic notes; Chinese vessels unmoved 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 24, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines has filed two new diplomatic protests against China over the presence of 160 Chinese vessels in some features and islands in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. In a diplomatic ...

    • PH repairs sea outposts 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, May 27, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines has begun long-delayed repairs to its crumbling runway in the country’s territory in the disputed Spratly Islands, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative reported. The renovation in the Philippines’ nine ...

    • PH, Indonesia sign sea border pact 

      Pañares, Joyce Pangco; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, May 24, 2014, on page 1-2)
      Indonesia and the Philippines on Friday signed three agreements, including a historic document on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone boundaries of both countries in the Mindanao Sea and in the Celebes Sea. ...

    • Prexy aspirants assert Ayungin within country's maritime zone 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, November 26, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Three presidential candidates on Thursday said China had no rights in the Ayungin Shoal, after the government rejected a Chinese demand that it remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from the area. A 2016 ruling by a UN ...

    • Rody 'abhors' Ayungin attack 

      Barcelo, Vito; Requejo, Rey E.; Cruz, Maricel V. (Manila Standard, November 23, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday condemned the latest flare-up in the West Philippine Sea after Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at Filipino boats. Duterte made the remarks at the ASEAN-China summit hosted ...

    • Rody: No soldier will set out for suicide mission vs China 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, June 7, 2018, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was not aware of the incident in which the Chinese navy harassed Filipino troops who were on a mission to bring supplies to the Filipino soldiers guarding a rusting ship at the ...

    • Rody: Withdrawal of military support an 'outrageous tale' 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, April 20, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Malacañang on Monday dismissed reports that a group of retired and active military generals are withdrawing support from President Rodrigo Duterte for his apathy toward Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea. “It’s ...

    • SC orders to protect WPS: Writ compels gov't to stop marine foray 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, May 4, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Amid Chinese incursions on the country’s islands in the West Philippine Sea, the Supreme Court issued a writ of Kalikasan Friday compelling concerned government agencies to protect, preserve, rehabilitate, and restore the ...

    • US to China: Stay out of PH exclusive zone 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, November 20, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The United States on Friday backed Manila’s strong protest against Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and used water cannons against two Philippine ships on a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal or Second ...