Browsing by Author "Valente, Catherine S."

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    • Filipinos can fish in Panatag 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Delizo, Michael Joe T.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 4, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...

    • Gather fleet vs China Duterte prods US 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, July 18, 2019, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday prodded the United States to prepare its fleet for a faceoff with China amid the Philippines’ territorial row with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “I’m calling ...

    • Govt lawyers to present new contracts to water firms 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Dela Cruz, Nova Joy (The Manila Times, January 9, 2020, on page A1-A4)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday said he had given the go signal to present new contracts to Metro Manila's two water concessionaires. In his speech during the oath taking of newly appointed government officials in ...

    • Impeach Duterte, Palace dares critics 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, June 28, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Malacañang on Thursday challenged critics of President Rodrigo Duterte to file an impeachment complaint if they believe that he committed an impeachable offense when he agreed to allow the Chinese to fish in the country’s ...

    • 'Joint exploration in West PH Sea legal' 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Reyes, Dempsey; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, March 2, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Joint exploration in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) with China is in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, Malacañang insisted on Thursday, after President Rodrigo Duterte likened China’s offer of joint ...

    • Joint oil search with China legal - Palace 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, November 21, 2018, on page 1-2)
      Malacañang on Tuesday assured the public that the Philippines’ proposed joint oil and gas exploration with China in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) will stand legal scrutiny.Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo made ...

    • Leaders agree to self-restraint in disputed sea 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, November 15, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to exercise self-restraint and avoid actions that may further complicate the situation in the South China Sea, amid Beijing’s continued reclamation ...

    • Marcos pushes joint exploration of WPS 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Malarit, Kristina (The Manila Times, December 2, 2022, on page A1-A9)
      President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Philippine government will find "other ways" to proceed with the joint exploration with China of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) if government-to-government ...

    • Most Pinoys want govt to regain control of WPS 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, July 12, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      About 93 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea (WPS or South China Sea), including the islands being occupied by China, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social ...

    • 'New baselines law needed to assert PH sea rights' 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, July 9, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      A new baselines law should be passed to enable the Philippines to better assert its rights in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said on Thursday. During a virtual media forum, Roque ...

    • ‘Occupy all islands in West PH Sea’ 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, April 7, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to occupy all islands being claimed by the country in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Speaking to reporters following a visit to ...

    • Palace DFA, DND differ over benham 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Pilapil, Jaime R. (The Manila Times, March 17, 2017, on page A1-A7)
      Malacañang on Thursday struggled to answer lingering questions on whether Beijing really sought President Rodrigo Duterte’s permission to conduct research over the Benham Rise region east of Luzon, with two key Cabinet ...

    • Palace firm despite new China regulation 'Filipinos can fish in Panatag' 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Delizo, Michael Joe T.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 4, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...

    • Palace open to china, asean war games 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, August 7, 2018, on page A3)
      Malacañang is open to the holding of military drills between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as proposed by Beijing. China was reported to have proposed the holding of military ...

    • Palace to Carpio: Can you read China's mind? 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, September 27, 2019, on page A2)
      Malacañang on Thursday dismissed as "speculations" the claim of Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that China will try to reclaim Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal before President Rodrigo Duterte's term ends ...

    • Palace: Let China fish in PH waters 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, June 26, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines will not stop China from fishing in the country’s territorial waters, Malacañang said on Tuesday amid calls on the government to make Recto (Reed) Bank an exclusive fishing ground for Filipinos. Recto Bank ...

    • Palace: PH sticking to alliance with US 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, May 22, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s “independent” foreign policy, the Philippines is not abandoning its traditional alliance with the United States, Malacañang said on Monday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. reiterated ...

    • Palace: We'll get back SCS islands 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, February 9, 2018, on page A3)
      Saying only the Philippines can legally build on territories in the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), Malacañang said China will have to return someday what belongs to the country. In an interview aired on ...

    • PH could cut ties with China – Palace 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Tamayo, Bernadette E.; Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, June 14, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines would not hesitate to sever diplomatic ties with China if the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters earlier this week turned out to be intentional, Malacañang said on Thursday. “We would cut ...

    • PH not giving up an inch of its territory to China 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, May 1, 2021, on page A2)
      Malacañang on Friday said the Philippines would not give up an inch of its territory to China, clarifying that President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that he was indebted to China because of its vaccine donations does not ...