Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Oil and gas exploration"
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PH has sovereign rights over Benham Rise: Justice Carpio
(Manila Bulletin,March 15, 2017 , on page 4)While Benham Rise is not part of Philippine national territory, “we have sovereign rights over it because we have exclusive right to explore and exploit the oil, gas and other mineral resources in the area,” Supreme Court ... -
PH not giving up on sea claims, Palace assures
(Manila Bulletin,May 23, 2017 , on page 1-5)Malacañang has assured that the Philippines is not giving up its sovereign rights over territories in the West Philippine Sea despite recent developments in the disputed waters. The assurance was made after Supreme Court ... -
PH, China agree on 'prudent' joint oil, gas exploration
(Manila Bulletin,March 23, 2018 , on page 1-6)The two states have long been embroiled in a bitter dispute over the waterway – with China claiming nearly the entire sea – but President Duterte has in recent years softened his predecessors’ policy of opposing Beijing’s ... -
PH, China agree to resolve territorial disputes through bilateral negotiations
(Manila Bulletin,April 27, 2019 , on page 1-4)The Philippines remains an ally of China in Southeast Asia but the two nations must strengthen and not destroy each other, President Duterte declared Thursday amid the territorial conflict in the South China Sea. The ... -
PH-China oil, gas exploration deal off to good start - Recto
(Manila Bulletin,November 25, 2018 , on page 1-8)Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph G. Recto said yesterday the Philippines-China oil and gas exploration deal is off to a good start. Recto anchored his positive outlook on this agreement on a joint statement of Acting ... -
The Philippines' future floats in the West Philippine Sea
(Manila Bulletin,July 16, 2020 , on page 6)As US Secretary of State Pompeo explained, the United States rejects any People’s Republic of China (PRC) maritime claims within the Philippine’s Exclusive Economic Zone or continental shelf, and claims in waters beyond ... -
Political Parties Conference in Moscow; world needs wise men; need to complete joint program with China on drilling in West Philippine Sea
(Manila Bulletin,October 15, 2018 , on page 10)And last week, before his scheduled departure as Secretary of Foreign Affairs to run for Congressman in the House of Representatives as a prelude to his announced eventual run for Speaker of the House next year, we suggested ... -
Resumption of petroleum drilling at Recto Bank pushed
(Manila Bulletin,June 26, 2022 , on page 1-7)Following the government’s announcement that it already terminated its joint oil exploration talks with China, the Department of Energy (DOE) indicated that Pangilinan-led PXP Energy Corporation can now proceed with its ... -
resumption of west PH Sea oil, gas explorations pushed
(Manila Bulletin,November 21, 2016 , on page 3)A member of Congress has urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reactivate the oil and gas exploration ventures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which were temporarily suspended in 2015 due to the country’s territorial ... -
South China Sea exploration pact shaping up
(Manila Bulletin,August 29, 2018 , on page 3)Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano said Tuesday he looks forward to a joint Philippine-China gas and oil exploration agreement in the disputed areas in the South China Sea, ‘’hopefully’’ ... -
Speaker favors joint sea exploration: China interest in WPS gains key support in PH Congress
(Manila Bulletin,January 4, 2017 , on page 1-4)Speaker Pantaleon “Bebot” Alvarez threw yesterday his full support to the Philippine government’s efforts to seriously study its possible joint partnership with China in the exploration of natural resources in the West ... -
Vietnam protests after China lands plane on disputed Spratlys
(Manila Bulletin,January 4, 2016 , on page 6)Vietnam formally accused China of violating its sovereignty and a recent confidence-building pact on Saturday by landing a plane on an airstrip Beijing has built on an artificial island in a contested part of the South ... -
The West Philippine Sea is ours
(Manila Bulletin,May 20, 2020 , on page B-4)Attending the virtual townhall meeting of the Movement for Good Governance (MGG) on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) reminded me of several biblical characters. There is Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio who like St. ... -
West Philippine Sea: Joint development with China?
(Manila Bulletin,October 11, 2017 , on page 12)In a major sign of improved bilateral relations, not to mention our desperation to develop alternative sources of energy, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi recently announced a “win-win solution” in the ... -
A "win-win' approach to tapping SCS resources
(Manila Bulletin,July 27, 2019 , on page 4)The clashing claims of the Philippines and China in the South China Sea, particularly in the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Philippines which we have renamed West Philippine Sea, continues to dominate public ... -
Xi's visit presages new era in China ties
(Manila Bulletin,November 25, 2018 , on page 10)The Philippines and China signed 29 agreements last Tuesday on the first day of President Xi Jinping‘s state visit, including a Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation on Oil and Gas Development. The other agreements ...