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Aquino: World should fear China’s actions in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 15, 2015 , on page 1-19)The contested claims have for decades made the sea one of Asia’s flashpoints, and tensions have risen in recent years as China has moved to assert its authority over the areas. Following a tense standoff between Chinese ... -
BFAR partners with energy firm for seaweed farming project in Zambales
(Manila Bulletin,June 7, 2018 , on page B10)Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has partnered with Redondo Peninsula Energy, Inc. (RP Energy), the developer of a 600-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant in the Subic Bay Freeport Zone, to allow several ... -
BoC foils attempt to smuggle fishing vessel at Manila port
(Manila Bulletin,February 27, 2010 , on page 4)The Bureau of Customs (BoC) foiled an attempt to sneak into the country through the Port of Manila (PoM) a fishing vessel from Taiwan without import entry and payment of duties and taxes. PoM district collector and lawyer ... -
British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands
(Manila Bulletin,September 7, 2018 , on page 4)While the U.S. Navy has conducted Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the same area in the past, this British challenge to China’s growing control of the strategic waterway comes after the United States has said ... -
China begins new work on disputed South China Sea island
(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 builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
(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 carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions
(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 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
(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 keeps building islands on disputed sea – report
(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 navy carries out more drills in disputed South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,December 14, 2015 , on page 12)China’s navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday, calling them routine drills. China claims almost all of the energy-rich waters of the South ... -
China says it's up to PH to heal rift; sea dispute not in APEC agenda- Palace
(Manila Bulletin,November 12, 2015 , on page 1-16)China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has admitted that the Philippines case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea has strained relations between Beijing and Manila and that it was ... -
China starts operating lighthouses on disputed maritime territories
(Manila Bulletin,October 11, 2015 , on page 12)China has started operating two lighthouses on a reef on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea, a state news agency reported, amid rising concerns among the US and China's neighbors about Beijing's maritime ... -
China-PH ties at a new turning point, says Chinese FM
(Manila Bulletin,September 15, 2016 , on page 1-6)Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, and Beijing hopes Manila can meet it halfway and handle disputes appropriately, a top Chinese diplomat told a visiting Philippine delegation. Chinese ... -
Duterte condemns Ayungin incident
(Manila Bulletin,November 23, 2021 , on page 1-4)We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments. This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and ours partnership. President Duterte stressed this as ... -
Duterte plans to raise PH flag on Pag-asa Island
(Manila Bulletin,April 7, 2017 , on page 1-4)President Duterte yesterday said he might go to Pag-asa Island to raise the Philippine flag there to emphasize the country’s jurisdiction in the disputed South China Sea. Although the Philippines has won its case in the ... -
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 ... -
Filipinos need not seek China fish permit-palace
(Manila Bulletin,January 12, 2014 , on page 1-15)Malacañang yesterday said Filipino fishermen need not ask permission from Chinese regional authorities to fish in the high seas and most especially within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ). Deputy presidential ... -
First draft of South China Sea Code of Conduct ready
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2017 , on page 6)A first draft of a Code of Conduct for behavior in the disputed South China Sea has been completed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding tension in the waterway had eased notably. Since 2010, China ... -
Fisheries talks with Taiwan readied
(Manila Bulletin,June 9, 2013 , on page 6)The Philippine government is conducting an inventory of its laws related to fisheries and patrimony in preparation for talks with Taiwan. Any talks for a possible fisheries agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan, ...