Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "mineral resources"

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    • 60-40 sharing with China not illegal-Palace 

      Kabiling, Genalyn (, May 2, 2018, on page )
      Malacañang found nothing illegal with President Duterte’s proposed 60-40 sharing arrangement with China on the planned exploration of the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). President Rodrigo Roa Duterte delivers his ...

    • China respects PH rights: Survey mulled on Benham Rise to check on resources – Lorenzana 

      Mabasa, Roy; Wakefield, Francis; Rosario, Ben R.; Aben, Elena L. (, March 16, 2017, on page )
      China said it fully respects the Philippines’ rights over the continental shelf in the Benham Rise located northeast of Luzon and vowed not to challenge those rights. This statement was issued after the Philippines sought ...

    • Duterte: China not claiming Benham Rise 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (, April 2, 2017, on page )
      China has assured President Duterte they will not claim Benham Rise as part of its territory. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the Executive Secretary ...

    • PH has sovereign rights over Benham Rise: Justice Carpio 

      Panaligan, Rey; Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Torregoza, Hannah L.; Wakefield, Francis T. (, March 15, 2017, on page )
      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 pushing for 'stronger bond' with China despite sea row 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Damicog, Jeffrey G. (, January 11, 2018, on page )
      The President’s meeting with the Chinese party members came amid reports of China’s increased construction activities on the Kagitingan Reef located in the disputed South China Sea. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana earlier ...

    • Wealth-sharing with China eyed 

      Kabiling, Genalyn; Mabasa, Roy C. (, March 25, 2017, on page )
      The Philippines is willing to consider a joint mineral exploration with China in the disputed South China Sea despite overlapping claims of the area. President Duterte has earlier announced he is open to “sharing” resources ...