Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Bajo de Masinloc"
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Another US sail-by, another China protest
(Manila Bulletin,February 16, 2019 , on page 8)Two United States guided-missile destroyers – the USS Spruance and the USS Preble — sailed into the South China Sea last Monday, close to the Spratly island group near Palawan. The sail-bys were, as expected, immediately ... -
Call it 'West Philippines Sea' from now on
(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 ... -
China may be building anew in Scarborough
(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 ... -
Duterte asking China to explain construction on Scarborough Shoal
(Manila Bulletin,September 5, 2016 , on page 1-9)President Duterte is seeking an explanation from China on it's reported construction activities on Scarborough Shoal despite an Arbitral Court ruling against China's territorial claims. Scarborough is well within the ... -
Duterte's calls on WPS issue heeded, not ignored, by China Roque
(Manila Bulletin,May 4, 2021 , on page 3)Malacañang denied that China ignored President Duterte’s calls for the country to withdraw its ships from the disputed portions of the South China Sea, saying only a few are left since Duterte spoke about the issue. ... -
Engage people re West Philippine Sea dispute
(Manila Bulletin,May 16, 2015 , on page 12)The most recent incident happened in Baja de Masinloc (or what is generally known as Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) where three Chinese Coast Guard ships have been deployed for the sole purpose of harassing the local ... -
Esperon tells Filipino fishermen: Go out and fish in West PH Sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 22, 2021 , on page 2)National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. urged on Wednesday, April 21, Filipino fishermen to go out and fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as he assured that military, coast guard, and fisheries assets are ... -
Esperon: China, Philippines in 'friendly' understanding on Scarborough
(Manila Bulletin,November 1, 2016 , on page 4)The Philippines and China have reached a "friendly" understanding allowing Filipinos to fish around a disputed shoal seized by Beijing in 2012, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday. Duterte negotiated the ... -
More Pinoys now fishing in Bajo de Masinloc
(Manila Bulletin,March 26, 2022 , on page 1-9)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 ... -
No island lost under Duterte gov't - Esperon
(Manila Bulletin,May 2, 2021 , on page 5)The administration of President Duterte has not allowed even a single inch of the country’s maritime territory to be seized by China unlike his predecessor, the Aquino administration, National Security Adviser Hermogenes ... -
No solution in sight to SCS problem
(Manila Bulletin,January 27, 2018 , on page 10)Panatag Shoal – also known as Bajo de Masinloc to the people of Zambales and as Scarborough Shoal in international maps – may well become a flashpoint in the ongoing war of words between China and the United States. Panatag ... -
'PCG presence in WPS needed to protect Filipino fishermen'
(Manila Bulletin,June 11, 2018 , on page 1-10)Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate called on the Duterte administration yesterday to send Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel to accompany and protect Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) or ... -
PCG removes floating barrier in Bajo de Masinloc
(Manila Bulletin,September 27, 2023 , on page 1-10)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), on orders of President Mrcos, removed the floating barrier installed by China in Bajo de Masinloc, also known as Scarborough or Panatag Shoal, near Zambales. National Task Force for West ... -
PCG ships drive away 7 Chinese militia vessels from West PH Sea
(Manila Bulletin,May 6, 2021 , on page 1-6)Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ships drove away seven foreign ships believed to be manned by Chinese militias from the Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the incident ... -
PH Coast Guard heightens sovereignty patrols in West PH Sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 26, 2021 , on page 3)The country has stepped up maritime exercises and sovereignty patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday, April 25. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the BRP ... -
Reclamation causing grave harm to coral reef system
(Manila Bulletin,November 28, 2015 , on page 1-8)The Philippines has accused China of inflicting "close to catastrophic" damage on the coral reef system in the South China Sea with its aggressive and unlawful reclamation works in the area. China's activities, including ... -
A Scarborough EO might provoke a reaction’
(Manila Bulletin,November 26, 2016 , on page 10)Filipino fishermen thanked President Duterte profusely when they were finally allowed to return to their old fishing grounds at Scarborough Shoal — known to us as Panatag or Bajo de Masinloc — last month after four years ... -
Scarborough now accessible to PH fishermen - Palace
(Manila Bulletin,October 29, 2016 , on page 3)A malacanang official said that there are no longer Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in Scarborough Shoal and that Filipino fishermen are now able to freely access the area. This development comes one week after President ... -
Survivor bares details of deadly Bajo de Masinloc ramming incident
(Manila Bulletin,October 7, 2023 , on page 1-6)A Filipino fisherman who survived after their boat was rammed by a suspected commercial vessel near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) last Oct. 2 revealed the chronology of the incident, from the moment they ... -
Taiwan shuns 'new' sea
(Manila Bulletin,September 14, 2012 , on page 1-18)Taiwan does not recognize a unilateral move by the Philippines to rename the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Taiwan's Central News Agency (CAN) said the ministry issued a ...