Browsing by Author "Aben, Elena L."

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

      Mabasa, Roy; Wakefield, Francis; Rosario, Ben R.; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2017, on page 1)
      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 to discuss South China Sea issue with Abe in upcoming visit 

      Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, October 23, 2016, on page 1)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte said his talks with Japanese leaders would solely be on economic cooperation and shared interests which would likely include the issue on the South China Sea. The president is scheduled to fly ...

    • Fish kills spreads to Lipa; 7 towns under calamity state 

      Castro, Freddie G.; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, June 6, 2011, on page 6)
      Nine days after several tons of fish died in Talisay and Laurel, another fish kill struck in Lipa City yesterday morning. Edilberto Andal, the city's agriculture supervisor, said a group of fishermen was shocked when they ...

    • Philippine Navy welcomes Tubbataha report 

      Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, June 24, 2013, on page 14)
      The Philippine Navy (PN) welcomes the release to the public of the US Navy (USN) report on the results of its investigation into the January 17 grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian on Tubbataha Reef. "The release of ...

    • Scarborough now accessible to PH fishermen - Palace 

      Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, October 29, 2016, on page 3)
      A malacanang official said that there are no longer Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in Scarborough Shoal and that Filipino fishermen are now able to freely access the area. This development comes one week after President ...

    • They're back to Scarborough 

      Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, October 30, 2016, on page 1)
      Malacanang said China appears to have stopped blocking Filipino fishermen from approaching the disputed Scarborough Shoal off Zambales province, handing a potential victory to President Duterte following his visit to Beijing ...

    • U.S. pays PH P87-M compensation for warship reef damage 

      Mabasa, Roy; Casayuran, Mario; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, February 19, 2015, on page 4)
      For the damage caused to Tubbataha Reef by the grounding of a United States Navy ship two years ago, the Philippines received 87,033,570.71 or nearly $ 2 million from the US government as compensation. In a statement issued ...

    • US, China trade accusations over disputed South China Sea 

      Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, July 26, 2015, on page 1)
      China’s Foreign Ministry said last Friday the United States was trying to influence a South China Sea arbitration case filed by the Philippines after a senior US official said China would be obligated to abide by the ...

    • US, PH to hold war games near Spratlys 

      Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2015, on page 1)
      Philippine and US sailors and Marines will hold bilateral military exercises near the Spratlys Islands amid tensions over territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). The United States will send its ...