Browsing by Author "Balinbin, Arjay L."

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    • ASEAN airs concern on China buildup; PHL bans foreign research on Benham Rise 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Aguinaldo, Camille A. (BusinessWorld, February 7, 2018, on page S1/9)
      China's continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte ...

    • Cabinet clusters to tackle Filipino boat's sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Ferreras, Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, June 17, 2019, on page S1/11)
      Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles on Sunday said there will be a joint cluster meeting on Monday to tackle the reported sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel. The incident occurred on June 9 near ...

    • Carpio steps back from West Philippine Sea case 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, July 3, 2019, on page S1/12)
      Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio has inhibited himself from the petition asking the government to enforce environmental laws to protect and preserve three shoals in the West Philippine Sea. Supreme Court (SC) ...

    • 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 ...

    • China to investigate Scarborough incident 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, June 13, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Chinese government on Monday said it is investigating the reported incident regarding Chinese Coast Guard members who were caught in a video taking the catch of Filipino fishermen in the waters of Scarborough Shoal. ...

    • Chinese clam-harvesting in disputed waters seen anew, US think tank says 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, May 22, 2019, on page S1/10)
      China has deployed anew clam-harvesting fleets to the South China Sea in the last six months, including in Scarborough Shoal, according to American-based think-tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI). “These ...

    • DFA: China, PHL tackled Benham Rise 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, March 1, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine government has taken up with Beijing the matter of Chinese-named undersea features at Philippine Rise, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Ernesto C. Abella said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Mr. ...

    • DTI recommends closure of Boracay 'in phases' 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, April 3, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has formally recommended to the Office of the President that the closure of Boracay “can be done in phases,” Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo I. Guevarra said. In his ...

    • Duterte spokesman talks tough vs China 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, August 14, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine government said on Monday that the Philippines will continue to assert its sovereign rights over the disputed territories in the South China Sea despite the latest incident where a Filipino pilot was threatened ...

    • Gov’t mulls bringing 2016 arbitral ruling to UN 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, April 3, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Malacañang on Tuesday said the government is considering the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as an option to enforce the 2016 ruling by The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines’ sovereign rights ...

    • 'A little accident': Duterte on boat sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Ferreras, Vince Angelo C. (BusinessWorld, June 18, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Speaking for the first time on the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday described the incident as a “little maritime accident,” and reiterated anew that the ...

    • Malacañang appeals for unity in sea row 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, March 8, 2018, on page S1/10)
      Malacañang on Wednesday appealed to critics of the government’s handling of the country’s maritime dispute with China to “be united on this issue.” “We appeal to the critics, we have to be united on this issue. Please do ...

    • Military says West PHL Sea collision 'accidental' 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2019, on page S1/12)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command said the collision last Sunday between a Filipino boat and a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea was “accidental.” “Initial reports reaching ...

    • Palace asserts no need for China consent in marine protected areas declaration in West Philippine Sea 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, April 30, 2019, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine government will not need China’s consent for its plan to declare some parts of the West Philippine Sea as marine protected areas, Malacañang said on Monday. “Di ba, he already said that?” Mr. Panelo said in ...

    • PHL’s top diplomat: ‘More gains’ with China under Duterte 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A.; Tadalan, Charmaine A.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, June 11, 2018, on page S1/12)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano on Sunday said the Philippines under the Duterte administration has more gains with China because of its “prudent and patient diplomatic approach” compared with the previous ...

    • Piñol: Fishermen ‘not certain’ about boat sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, June 20, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on Wednesday said the 22 fishermen of the sunken boat F/B Gem-Vir 1 are now “uncertain” whether their boat was intentionally sunk by the Chinese vessel it encountered off Recto Bank ...

    • Roque cries 'fake news' on remarks on Benham Rise 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, January 29, 2018, on page S1/10)
      Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. on Sunday said recent statements attributed to him regarding sovereignty issues over Benham Rise are “fake news.” “Finake news po ako (I’m a victim of fake news),” Mr. ...

    • SMC commits to revive Pasig River 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, September 4, 2020, on page S1/10)
      San Miguel Corp. (SMC) on Thursday said it will “revive” the Pasig River as part of its multi-billion peso Pasig River Expressway (PAREX) project. “Not only will we be building a much-needed direct link between eastern and ...

    • Task force formed to fast-track Manila Bay cleanup 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, February 23, 2019, on page S1/12)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte has created a task force for the speedy rehabilitation and restoration of Manila Bay. Malacañang on Thursday released to reporters copies of Administrative Order No. 16, which Mr. Duterte signed ...