Browsing Malaya by Subject "disputes"

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    • 2 Filipino fishermen rescued in disputed West Philippine Sea 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, June 29, 2018, on page B3)
      A United States Navy destroyer rescued two Filipino fishermen whose fishing boat encountered engine trouble in disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea on Tuesday, it was reported yesterday. The Arleigh Burke-class guided ...

    • 2 US warships sail in disputed China Sea 

      Reuters (Malaya, February 12, 2019, on page B2)
      Two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China ion the South China Sea on Monday, a US official told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies. The ...

    • 5 more Chinese warships monitored illegally passing PH territorial waters 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 15, 2019, on page B2)
      Five more Chinese warships were monitored to have passed the country's territorial waters in Sibutu Strait over the past weeks without informing local authorities. In a phone interview, AFP Western Mindanao Command chief ...

    • 7 in 10 Pinoys want Duterte to assert PH rights in S' China Sea 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, July 13, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      Seven out of 10 Filipinos believe President Duterte and his administration should assert the Philippines' sovereignty conducted by the Pulse Asia survey showed. The survey, which involved 1,800 adult respondents nationwide, ...

    • 8 in 10 pinoys say PH inaction on WPS wrong 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Africa, Raymond (Malaya, November 21, 2018, on page B1-B3)
      Eight in 10 Filipinos believe the government's supposed inaction over China's intrusion in the West Philippine Sea is wrong, and more Filipinos prefer strengthening the military as a deterrent to diplomatic action, the ...

    • 8 of 10 Pinoys want to assert rights in West Philippine Sea 

      (Malaya, January 26, 2017, on page B4)
      As the Duterte administration continues to push for warmer ties with China, the latest survey by Pulse Asia found that a majority of Filipinos want the Philippine government to assert its rights in the West Philippine Sea. ...

    • 'Abominable' film axed in Malaysia 

      Reuters (Malaya, October 21, 2019, on page B2)
      DreamWorks’ animated movie “Abominable” will not be released in Malaysia after its producers declined to meet a censor board requirement to cut a scene showing China’s “nine-dash line” in the South China Sea, the movie ...

    • Aquino's tack with China made sea dispute worse: Palace 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, July 23, 2018, on page B3)
      The Duterte government prefers to deal with China on a conciliatory and friendly manner with regards to the territorial dispute in the South China Sea because of the Aquino administration's confrontational approach resulted ...

    • Aquino: Scarborough still part of PH territory 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, May 27, 2016, on page B6)
      President Aquino yesterday said the Scarborough Shoal is within the Philippine's 200 mile exclusive economic zone which means that it is very much part of the country. Aquino talked about the geographical location of ...

    • Arbitration hearing on sea dispute begins 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Lopez, JP (Malaya, November 25, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      Lawyers for the Philippines, backed by a large delegation of government officials, appeared Tuesday before a panel of international judges in The Hague seeking a ruling that could bolster territorial claims by a series of ...

    • Arroyo blames Aquino for Chinese activity in SCS 

      Vigilia, Wendell; Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, April 21, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Rep. Gloria Arroyo (Lakas-CMD, Pampanga) yesterday said China’s island-building in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea (SCS) did not happen during her administration but during the time of her successor, Benigno S. ...

    • Asean 'Sydney Declaration': A strong position on South China Sea 

      (Malaya, March 28, 2018, on page B4)
      The Joint Statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea. “We reaffirm the importance of maintaining and promoting ...

    • Asean defense chiefs to issue unified stand on sea dispute 

      (Malaya, September 29, 2017, on page B4)
      Southeast Asian defense chiefs are due to come up with a unified stance on the dragging South China Sea dispute during next month's Association of Southeast Asian Defense Ministers Meeting, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ...

    • Asean to skirt mention of South China Sea ruling 

      Reuters (Malaya, September 7, 2016, on page B5-B6)
      Southeast Asian leaders are set to avoid references to a recent arbitration ruling that undermined China's claims to the South China Sea, after omitting it from a joint statement at a summit this week over which Beijing's ...

    • Ban China from our EEZ 

      Arcilla, Rey O. (Malaya, July 3, 2019, on page B4-B5)
      Critics of President Duterte aka Digong, among them ex-Foreign Secretary Albert "Super Amboy" del Rosario, claim that he may be impeached over his statement that he would allow China to continue fishing within our Exclusive ...

    • Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act 

      Tordesillas, Ellen (Malaya, April 30, 2018, on page B4)
      China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ...

    • Can't go to Scarborough? Nolcom offers own fishing sanctuaries 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, April 3, 2014, on page B2)
      Soldiers are putting up fish sanctuaries off Zambales so that Filipino fishermen would not have to go the disputed Scarborough Shoal, a rich fishing ground which China gained control of in 2012. Lt. Gen. Gregorio Pio ...

    • Carpio wants stronger stance on Panatag Shoal 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, March 21, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Antonio Carpio yesterday said President Duterte should avoid making statements that tend to waive the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea in the face of reports that China is ...

    • Carpio: China can't use force vs PH arbitral petition 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, June 26, 2015, on page B6)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio yesterday dismissed the warning of UP Law professor Harry Roque that China might resort to military and law enforcement activities if the Philippines asked for the ...

    • China 'twisting' story: DND 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, May 7, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      The Department of National Defense yesterday said China is "concocting stories" by claiming that the Philippines is doing construction work in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told the Asian giant to tear down ...