Browsing by Author "Andrade, Jeannette I."

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    • Filipinos can still fish in disputed sea-Lorenzana 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 30, 2019, on page A3)
      Filipino fishermen can still ply their trade in the South China Sea not covered by any restrictions in the area. In an online interview uploaded on social media on Tuesday, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Filipinos ...

    • Fishermen vs reclamation threaten suit 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 23, 2012, on page A11)
      Fisherfolk groups on Monday threatened to file criminal and administrative charges against Environment Secretary Ramon Paje if he continued to ignore their demands to stop land reclamation projects in Manila Bay and other ...

    • ‘Illegal provocations on disputed areas coming from China’ 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 24, 2020, on page A9)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday maintained that illegal provocations on the disputed areas in the South China Sea were coming from China and not from the Philippines.

    • LLDA cites 17 more bay polluters: Violators include PICC, hotels, condominiums, restaurants and a popular marine attraction 

      Enano, Jhesset O.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2019, on page A14)
      A total of 17 more establishments in the cities of Manila and Pasay, including the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) and several hotels, have been cited by the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for ...

    • Lorenzana, Austin discuss Felipe Reef situation in phone conversation 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Corrales, Nestor; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 12, 2021, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin III discussed on Sunday the fleet of Chinese ships still anchored at Julian Felipe Reef in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone since early March ...

    • Lorenzana: Illegal to have Sino air defense zone in South China Sea 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2020, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said China’s plan to set up an air defense identification zone (Adiz) over the South China Sea would be considered illegal and a violation of international laws by many countries ...

    • Newly built beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island turned over to DND 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of National Defense on Tuesday formally received from a private contractor the newly completed P268-million beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the completion of the ramp ...

    • Outrage as Sino water cannon stops PH boats 

      Santos, Tina G.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 19, 2021, on page A1-A3)
      The government on Thursday expressed outrage against China’s coast guard whose ships blocked and blasted with powerful jets of water two Filipino vessels carrying food and other supplies for a Marine detachment at a shoal ...

    • PAF gets US tech for sea patrols 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 15, 2018, on page A5)
      The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Tuesday received from the United States a system upgrade for its maritime patrol operations, particularly at the West Philippine Sea. The Special Airborne Mission Installation and Response ...

    • PH files protest vs China over boat sinking 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie; Andrade, Jeannette I.; Santos, Tina; Gascon, Melvin; Ocampo, Karl (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 14, 2019, on page A1-A3)
      The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China after an anchored Philippine fishing boat was hit by a Chinese vessel that abandoned 22 Filipino fishermen as the boat sank in the disputed South China Sea on ...

    • PH helpless vs China-Yasay 

      Quismundo, Tarra; Yap, DJ; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 17, 2016, on page A4)
      The Philippines remains practically helpless in stopping Chinese militarization activities on disputed islands in the South China Sea, but is committed to a peaceful approach to the dispute, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay ...

    • PH Navy vessel docks at Pagasa Island port 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2020, on page A1-A3)
      The Philippine Navy’s BRP Ivatan (LC298) made history last week for being the first Navy vessel to dock at the newly constructed port at Pagasa Island on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement issued on late Tuesday, Naval ...

    • PH protests Chinese ships in WPS 

      Aning, Jerome; Santos, Tina G.; Corrales, Nestor; Enano, Jhesset O.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 22, 2021, on page A3)
      The Philippines has expressed concern that some 220 vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, were spotted on March 7 in the disputed South China Sea, the latest example of tensions in the crucial ...

    • PH supports US patrols in South China Sea 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 29, 2015, on page -A17)
      The Philippines on Wednesday said US patrols in the South China Sea were necessary to check China’s “illegal, unilateral and expansive” claims in the heavily disputed waterway. “The Philippines reiterates its previous ...

    • PH, China to tackle maritime row in may 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A2)
      China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said on Wednesday, as President Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing. Last year, a United Nations-backed ...

    • 'Protest Chinese weather stations on PH reefs' 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 6, 2018, on page A2)
      A maritime law expert on Monday urged the government to question China’s weather observation stations on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the Spratly archipelago, saying the installations could be used for military purposes. ...

    • 'Quinta' lashes Luzon; 13 fishermen missing 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Enano, Jhesset O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Domingo, Ronnel W.; Cinco, Maricar; Mallari, Delfin T. Jr.; Mier-Manjares, Ma. April; Virola, Madonna T.; Arguelles, Mar; Reyes-Estrope, Carmela; Visaya, Villamor Jr.; Refraccion, Greg; Orejas, Tonette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 27, 2020, on page A4)
      Typhoon “Quinta” lashed Luzon overnight, dumping heavy rains that caused flooding, toppling power lines, and whipping up giant waves that sank at least 30 boats off Batangas and Bataan provinces, disaster officials said ...

    • Reported Chinese waste dumping in EEZ angers lawmakers 

      Gascon, Melvin; Corrales, Nestor; Mangosing, Frances; Santos, Tina G.; Andrade, Jeannette I.; Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2021, on page A2-A4)
      True or not, a report that Chinese ships have not only been intruding into the West Philippine Sea but have also been dumping raw sewage into the waters in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has angered lawmakers. ...

    • Sino maritime militias back in bigger groups 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Gascon, Melvin; Ramos, Christia Marie; Santos, Tina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 13, 2021, on page A1-A4)
      A government task force watching over the country’s western waters reported on Wednesday that Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels were back inside the West Philippine Sea and the country’s 370-kilometer exclusive economic ...