Browsing Tempo by Subject "territorial waters"

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    • 4 Vietnamese fishermen arrested 

      Lacson, Nonoy (Tempo, July 23, 2020, on page 2)
      Maritime policemen in tandem with local government officials of Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi province apprehended four Vietnamese fishermen for encroaching on the territorial waters of the town.

    • AFP to deploy more ships in West Ph Sea 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Tempo, March 26, 2021, on page 3)
      Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, Jr., chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), has ordered the deployment of Navy ships in the West Philippine Sea as China continues to defy the Philippine government’s demand ...

    • Chinese ships present in reef since Nov. 2020 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Tempo, March 28, 2021, on page 2)
      Chinese vessels have been swarming the Julian Felipe Reef long before the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had discovered the more than 200 fishing vessels allegedly manned by Chinese militias early this month. Satellite images ...

    • Content of PH protest notes vs China ‘strictly confidential’ 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Tempo, April 24, 2020, on page 3)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has directed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) not to disclose anything about the content of the two diplomatic protests filed by the Philippines against China, saying the ...

    • COVID-19 and WPS issue: Focal points of significance to UN 

      (Tempo, October 23, 2021, on page 4)
      On the national security front, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has provided the legal underpinnings for the Philippines — and ASEAN member countries — to continually assert the importance of ...

    • Duterte raises PH arbitral win vs China before UN assembly 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Tempo, September 24, 2020, on page 1-2)
      President Duterte has raised the country’s arbitral win against China in the South China Sea dispute before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), saying the country rejects any attempt to undermine such award. In his ...

    • Lorenzana: Pagasa Island dev't delay not due to Chinese boats 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Tempo, March 11, 2020, on page 2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana rejected on Tuesday the observations of a United States-based think tank which said that the presence of Chinese boats allegedly disguised as militias was among the factors why development ...

    • More Navy ships to secure WPS 

      Recuenco, Aaron (Tempo, February 10, 2021, on page 2)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vowed on Tuesday to increase the presence of its Navy personnel in the disputed areas of the South China Sea, locally referred to as West Philippine Sea (WPS). The move was in ...

    • More Pinoys now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Tempo, March 26, 2022, on page 2)
      There is an increasing number of Filipino fishermen who are casting their nets in Bajo de Masinloc, Zambales to earn a living despite the steady presence of China Coast Guard (CCG), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said ...

    • PCG to install more floating markers in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Tempo, May 16, 2023, on page 1-2)
      Six more navigational buoys will be installed in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) within this year to ensure safety, security, and peace and order in the country’s territorial seas, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said. This ...

    • Sabah and our other disputes in SCS 

      (Tempo, September 2, 2020, on page 4)
      The Philippines is involved in a number of disputes over territories in lands around the South China Sea (SCS). At the center of our dispute with China is its claim that it owns the entire territory covered by a nine-dash ...