Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "disputes"

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    • Call it 'West Philippines Sea' from now on 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, September 13, 2012, on page 1-12)
      It’s official. The Aquino government has formally named the maritime areas of the western side of the Philippine archipelago as the "West Philippine Sea" and moved to popularize the change in the geographical name here and ...

    • Carpio cites PH-China oil exploration deal: Safeguards to protect PH sovereignty in place 

      Panaligan, Rey G.; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2018, on page 1-13)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said yesterday the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Philippines and China on joint exploration of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) "has safeguards ...

    • Carpio disputes allowing Chinese to fish in PH's exclusive economic zone 

      Panaligan, Rey G. (Manila Bulletin, June 27, 2019, on page 3)
      Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio cautioned President Duterte on Wednesday, June 26, that allowing Chinese fishermen to fish in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine ...

    • Carpio to Duterte, AFP: defend Panatag Shoal 

      Panaligan, Rey (Manila Bulletin, March 21, 2017, on page 1-4)
      Supreme Court Senior Justice Antonio T. Carpio said yesterday that the Armed Forces headed by President Duterte as commander-in-chief are constitutionally mandated to defend Scarborough or Panatag Shoul as part of the ...

    • China backs joint energy dev't with Philippines in disputed sea 

      Mogato, Manuel (Manila Bulletin, July 27, 2017, on page B-3)
      China’s foreign minister on Tuesday said he supported the idea of joint energy ventures with the Philippines in the disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and damage both sides. Wang ...

    • China begins new work on disputed South China Sea island 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2017, on page 5)
      China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway. Regional military ...

    • China building on new reef in South China Sea-US think tank 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, November 23, 2018, on page 11)
      China has installed a new platform on a remote part of the Paracel Islands in the disputed South China Sea which could be used for military purposes, according to recent satellite images reviewed by a US think tank. The ...

    • China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, July 1, 2017, on page 12)
      China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital ...

    • China called on to prohibit their fishermen from Panatag 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, November 25, 2016, on page 5)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has called on China to prohibit its fishermen from venturing inside the Scarborough or Panatag Shoal just like action taken by the Philippines. The president maintained that the lagoon within the ...

    • China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, May 16, 2018, on page 1-5)
      China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as the country trades barbs with the United States over responsibility for heightened tension in ...

    • China Coast Guard vessel shadows PH supply boat to Ayungin Shoal 

      Sadongdong, Martin (Manila Bulletin, December 19, 2022, on page 1-5)
      A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel challenged and sailed dangerously close to a Philippine boat which brought fresh food, Noche Buena packages, and other supplies to soldiers stationed on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) ...

    • China denies reports of building on disputed Shoal 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2017, on page 2)
      China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday denied reports that China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which ...

    • China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles - US officials 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 23, 2017, on page 6)
      China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...

    • China flies 2 commercial jets to man-made island in South China Sea 

      Bodeen, Christopher (Manila Bulletin, January 9, 2016, on page B12)
      A pair of Chinese civilian jet airliners landed at a newly created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea in a test to see whether its airstrip was up to standard, state media reported Thursday. The China Daily ...

    • China in control of Panatag Shoal, fishers say; Beijing denies harassment 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, June 12, 2018, on page 1-6)
      China still holds the “power” over Panatag Shoal even though Filipinos have regained access to the fishing ground, local fishermen said during a press conference in Malacañang.Romel Cejuela, one of three fishermen who ...

    • China is not militarizing South China Sea – Premier Li 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, March 25, 2017, on page 4)
      China is not militarizing the South China Sea, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, although he acknowledged that defense equipment in islands in the disputed waterway had been placed there to maintain “freedom of navigation”. ...

    • China jams US spy drones over disputed South China Sea 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA)-Sputnik; Bloomberg (Manila Bulletin, May 24, 2015, on page 1-14)
      China tried to electronically jam US drone flights over the disputed South China Sea in order to prevent surveillance on man-made islands Beijing is constructing as a part of an aggressive land reclamation initiative, US ...

    • China keeps building islands on disputed sea – report 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, December 16, 2017, on page 1-4)
      Tensions over China’s island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy. New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the ...

    • China lauds PH for a stabilized South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, July 15, 2017, on page 1-6)
      China lauded the Philippines for upholding an independent diplomatic policy and has expressed agreement with the Duterte administration’s statement which stressed that territorial disputes should be resolved in the spirit ...

    • China may be building anew in Scarborough 

      Aben, Elena (Manila Bulletin, September 4, 2016, on page 4)
      President Duterte revealed the other day intelligence reports indicating that China may be planning to start new constructions at disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Scarborough Shoal (also known as ...