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    • Carpio says allowing Chinese fishermen in EEZ unconstitutional 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, June 27, 2019, on page S1/12)
      Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is unconstitutional. In a statement issued late Tuesday, Mr. Carpio said the ...
    • China fishing deal seen as preliminary to more talks 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, July 4, 2019, on page S1/4)
      Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles called a 2016 verbal agreement on fishing rights at Reed Bank between President Rodrigo R. Duterte and China’s Xi Jinping a preliminary step to a more formalized deal, as members ...
    • Defense chief: China is a bully in disputed sea 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo (BusinessWorld, July 31, 2019, on page S1/9)
      Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana on Tuesday criticized China for failing to match its commitment of peace to the Philippines with actions, calling its neighbor a bully. People doubt China’s sincerity, Mr. Lorenzana ...
    • The fallacy of good intentions: The Philippine Independent Foreign Policy 

      Oreta, Jennifer Santiago (BusinessWorld, July 9, 2019, on page S1/6)
      In light of the latest maritime incident involving the ramming of the boat of Filipino fisherfolk by a Chinese vessel, the administration is being pressured by its domestic constituents to act and show proof that it truly ...
    • Japanese plane flies over disputed islands 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, June 24, 2015, on page S1/11)
      A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea on Tuesday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, ...
    • The June 9 Reed Bank Incident: Chinese gray zone operation in action? 

      De Castro, Renato Cruz (BusinessWorld, July 3, 2019, on page S1/8)
      The warm waters of the South China Sea are rich, which make them highly contested fishing grounds. China is the largest littoral state around this body of water, and it has a huge population to feed. It has built several ...
    • PHL, other nations should question China’s coast guard law — Carpio 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, June 16, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Philippines and other nations should question China’s recent law allowing its maritime forces to fire at foreign vessels in the South China Sea, including those in disputed waters, according to a retired Supreme Court ...