Browsing Malaya by Author "Reyes, Victor"

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    • Iloilo sea tragedy death toll now 31: Rescuers find 20 more bodies 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 5, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Twenty more bodies were retrieved yesterday from the Iloilo-Guimaras Strait In Iloilo province, where three motorboats capsized on Saturday after being battered by huge waves. This brings the total number of fatalities to ...

    • Lorenzana wants apology from Chinese boat captain 

      Reyes, Victor; Montemayor, Jocelyn; Nonato, Vince (Malaya, June 20, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday sought an apology from the captain of the Chinese fishing vessel that rammed and sank a Filipino fishing boat at Recto Bank in the Philippine Sea earlier this month and abandoned ...

    • Lorenzana: China a bully: 'Nothing new in China's peace remark' 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, July 31, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday backed survey findings that showed China is the country least trusted by a majority of Filipinos, noting China has been "bullying" the Philippines. China, the Philippines, ...

    • Military to politicians: Stop exploiting Scarborough issue 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, March 28, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      A Military official yesterday urged politicians to refrain from exploiting the country's territorial dispute with China, specifically the Scarborough Shoal issue, for their personal gain. Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Salamat, chief ...

    • No territorial nego with China: Duterte 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, July 20, 2016, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday assured the United States that the Philippines would neither negotiate nor trade its territorial rights with China. Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy, in his Twitter account (@ChrisMurphyCT), ...

    • Note verbale sent to China, says Yasay 

      Hachero, Ashzel; Montemayor, Jocelyn; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, January 18, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. yesterday said the Philippines has filed sent diplomatic notes to China to seek clarification on several issues, including the installation of anti-aircraft and anti-missile ...

    • 'Of course, China won't say it will fire first shot' 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 19, 2019, on page B1-B5)
      A day after calling China a bully, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday said it is "comforting" that China gave the assurance it would not fire the first shot in disputed areas in the South China Sea. However, ...

    • Oil spill on Pasig under control 

      Reyes, Victor; De Vera, Evangeline; Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, June 24, 2013, on page B6)
      About a hundred liters of bunker fuel spilled into the Pasig River in Manila, Briefly causing panic Saturday night among some residents in Pandacan and Sta. Ana, who thought it was a liquefied petroleum gas leak. The oil ...

    • Overloading ruled out in Iloilo sea tragedy 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 7, 2019, on page B3)
      An official of the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday ruled out overloading as the three motorboats capsized after being hit by huge waves last Saturday in the Iloilo-Guimaras Straight. The incident left 28 passengers dead. ...

    • P30M fossilized giant clams seized in Cebu 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, October 18, 2019, on page B1)
      AboutP30 million worth of fossilized giant clams were seized and five persons were arrested in an Air Force-led operation in Cordova, Cebu on Wednesday afternoon, it was reported yesterday. Air Force spokesman Maj. Aristides ...

    • 'Palace wants details of alleged sinking' 

      Reyes, Victor; Reyes, Jocelyn (Malaya, June 17, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      Defense and military officials have been asked by Malacanang to present to the Cabinet the details of the alleged sinking of a philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel at the Recto Bank of the West Philippine Sea last ...

    • Panelo: Critics can also fire first shot at China 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, July 8, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      President Duterte's call for the United States to fire the first shot against China applies also to critics and detractors of his administration, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and concurrent Presidential Spokesperson ...

    • PH doing reclamation at WPS, says think tank 

      Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, February 8, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ...

    • PH to file protest vs China over reef 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, January 9, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday said government will file a diplomatic protest against China for militarizing the Fiery Cross Reef or Kagitingan Reef, one of the disputed areas in the South China Sea or West ...

    • PH, Japan hold drills in S'China Sea 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, May 11, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      Navy chief Vice Adm. Jesus Millan yesterday said a naval drill with two Japanese destroyers in the South China Sea on Tuesday is merely meant to avoid unnecessary encounters at sea and has nothing to do with the two ...

    • Salvage ship prepares to work 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, February 19, 2013, on page B2)
      Crane ship Jacson 25 is expected to be back at the Tubbataha Reef this morning after loading in Puerto Princesa City equipment and personnel needed for salvage operations for the grounded USS Guardian, said Commodore Enrico ...

    • Stop China's advance in Spratlys, DND urges 

      Reyes, Victor; Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, June 18, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      Defense spokesman Peter Paul Galvez yesterday called for more international pressure to stop China's reclamation and stop construction works in the South China Sea as the Asian power rolled out more details on what it is ...

    • US ship salvage team still looking for break in weather 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, February 18, 2013, on page B6)
      Salvage operations for the US Navy ship that ran aground at the world heritage site Tubbataha Reef in Palawan were again hampered by inclement weather. A large cane ship, Jascon 25, arrived as expected Saturday night at ...

    • US stand on China worries Lorenzana 

      Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, January 27, 2017, on page B2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin yesterday Lorenzana said he is concerned about the pronouncement of the Trump administration that the US will prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China ...

    • US throws in more money to 'soften' Tubbataha damage 

      De Vera, Evangeline; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, February 4, 2013, on page B6)
      The United States yesterday committed to giving P4.1 million to support coral restoration efforts of the Philippine government following the January 17 grounding of the USS Guardian minesweeper at the Tubbataha Reef off ...