Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Manila"

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    • China rejects PH protest on fishing ban in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, June 3, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing has ignored Manila’s protest against its unilateral fishing ban in the South China Sea, including areas that are within the exclusivr economic zone of the Philippines. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian ...

    • China says WPS traditional fishing area of Chinese 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 14, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Monday said the West Philippine Sea is a “traditional fishing ground” for Chinese fishermen. The embassy made the statement in response to the diplomatic protest filed by the ...

    • China sets SCS drills amid regional tensions 

      Agence France-Pressse (Manila Standard, May 28, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday despite warnings from the West against raising tensions in the region. In a move aimed at countering China’s increasing assertiveness in the contested ...

    • China warships no longer straying into Sibutu-AFP 

      Tuyay, Francisco (Manila Standard, August 26, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing may have ordered its navy not to stay into Philippines waters after the recent string of sightings of Chinese warships passing unannounced through the Sibutu Strait triggered a series of protests from Manila, a ...

    • China's missiles 'can hit Manila in 7 minutes' 

      Mariano, Nat; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 23, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday confirmed that China is capable of sending guided missiles from the artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea to Manila in just seven minutes. Continuing his promised “lecture” on ...

    • Chinese envoy accuses West of 'sowing discord' over WPS 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, July 16, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday said “some outsiders” who are not from Asia are trying to sow discord between the two countries to serve their own geopolitical interests in the region. In a statement, ...

    • ‘Fight for PH rights in WPS’ 

      Barcelo, Vito; Tuyay, Francisco (Manila Standard, June 13, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the Philippines would never ive up fighting for its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea—but ruled out war with China. “(Chinese) President Xi Jinping is my friend, and we ...

    • Filipino boat chased by Sinos; AFP sets probe 

      Cruz, Maricel V.; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, April 10, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday it was investigating a report that Chinese military boats pursued a civilian vessel carrying Filipino journalists in the disputed South China Sea. A television crew ...

    • Fishing pact with China eyed 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, December 24, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      National Security Adviser Clarita Carlos suggested Friday a regional regulatory fishing agreement with China amid the latter’s alleged continued activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Interviewed on Dobol B TV, Carlos ...

    • Laguna Lake project critical, says group 

      (Manila Standard, September 17, 2010, on page A2)
      The Laguna Lake Rehabilitation Project will help avert a water supply crisis and the flooding of Metro Manila and nearby provinces because it is not only about dredging and cleaning up the lake, a group says. Pamana Lawa, ...

    • 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 raps China for sea threats 

      Requejo, Rey (Manila Standard, June 1, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The government on Tuesday said it summoned a senior Chinese Embassy official back in April to protest the harassment of a Philippine research in the West Philippine Sea, and rejected a unilateral fishing ban declared by ...

    • Security around inaugural site set, part of Pasig River 'no-sail' zone 

      (Manila Standard, June 23, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will enforce a no-sail zone at a portion of the Pasig River near the Malacañang area in Manila during the inauguration of President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on June 30. The ...