Browsing by Author "Bencito, John Paolo"

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    • Asean heads fret over sea conflicts 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Zurbano, Joel E.; Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, April 27, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations expressed concerns over the escalation of tension in the South China Sea, but made no mention of the landmark arbitral ruling that the Philippines won against Beijing, ...

    • Benham eyed as ‘food zone’ 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Gonzales, Anna Leah E. (Manila Standard, May 9, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Benham Rise could be the key to securing the country’s food security and the Philippines should build a research facility on its shallowest portion to assert its ownership of the resource-rich 13-million-hectare undersea ...

    • Benham gets renamed; Beijing sidesteps threat 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Macon Ramos (Manila Standard, May 23, 2017, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially renaming Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” to use the resource-rich territory off the coast of Aurora province. He signed Executive Order 25 on May 16 ...

    • Benham Rise out, 'Philippine Rise' in 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, April 2, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wants to rename Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” in a bid to assert the country’s ownership of the mineral-rich underwater landmass 250 kilometers east of Luzon. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto ...

    • China protests US warship near reef 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, August 12, 2017, on page A2)
      Beijing voiced displeasure on Friday after a US warship sailed near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, an operation that prompted the Chinese navy to warm off the American destroyer. The USS John S. ...

    • China ships free to enter Panatag if... 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, March 24, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      To avoid further escalating tensions in the region, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said Manila would allow Beijing to conduct innocent passage within the disputed Scarborough Shoal after the Chinese assured him that ...

    • China: Islands 'reasonably' expanded 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, December 26, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      China admitted expanding its islands in the disputed South China Sea, with continued construction in the challenged islands covering about 290,000 square meters or 29 hectares this year alone, state paper People’s Daily ...

    • Coast Guard men deploy to keep an eye on Panatag 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Binaday, Gabrielle H. (Manila Standard, November 4, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade said Thursday the Philippine Coast Guard will resume patrols around Scarborough Shoal, testing the waters even as its Chinese counterparts maintained a steady presence there. Tugade ...

    • DU30 asserts sea claims: orders troops to take control of islets, reefs 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, April 7, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the military to fortify the country’s controlled islands in the South China Sea in a bid to strengthen Philippine claims over the disputed territories. Duterte said he was ...

    • Duterte mulls over WPH sea oil hunt revival 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, November 23, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he might lift the moratorium on oil exploration at the West Philippine Sea following his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Kequiang who recently visited the country. “It’s one of the ...

    • Duterte seeks to affirm Asean code of conduct 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, March 22, 2017, on page A2)
      Despite Beijing’s plans to build monitoring stations in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday vowed to finish within the Philippine chairmanship the final crafting of a framework for a legally binding ...

    • No need to worry, Palace tells China 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, April 9, 2017, on page A2)
      Malacañang has assured Beijing of Manila’s commitment to enhance bilateral ties after the latter raised concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the military to “occupy” islands in the South China Sea. “The ...

    • NSC meets today amid sea dispute 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, July 27, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte will convene the 35-member National Security Council today to discuss the pressing issues facing the country before a delegation led by former President Fidel Ramos faces Beijing for talks over ...

    • 'PH can't stop China' 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, December 17, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. admitted Friday that the Philippines cannot do anything about China’s move to militarize a series of contested artificial islands in the South China Sea. Yasay said the Philippines ...

    • PH shuns US help on sea dispute 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, November 11, 2017, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not be asking for any military assistance from Washington to help wage against Beijing amid the growing concerns in the region on the Continued Chinese militarization of the ...

    • PH turn Scarborough into a 'no- fishing zone' 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, November 22, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will soon issue an executive order making the lagoon portion of Scarborough Shoal a “marine sanctuary and no-fishing zone,” which is now being guarded by Chinese Coast Guard ships, officials said ...

    • PH wins ruling on sea dispute: UN tribunal rejects China’s territorial claims 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, July 13, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      An international tribunal in The Netherlands on Tuesday ruled against China in a bitter row over territorial claims to the South China Sea that is likely to ratchet up regional tensions. “The tribunal concluded that there ...

    • PH, China set 'peace' gab: bilateral talks slated on May 17, a first in joint bid to end sea row 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, May 16, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Monday that the Philippines would continue to “peacefully engage” with China to lower tensions in the South China Sea, saying that bilateral meetings that would be held for the first time ...

    • ‘PH-China dialogue on sea row excellent’ 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, July 12, 2017, on page A2)
      One year after the Philippines won its case against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which invalidated Beijing’s nine-dash line claims, Malacañang said the relations between the two countries had greatly ...

    • Pinoys now free to fish in Scarborough—Palace 

      Araneta, Sandy; Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, October 29, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Filipino fishermen are now be able to fish in the disputed Scarborough Shoal without being intercepted by Chinese Coast Guard vessels more than four years after the Chinese gained control of the area, Malacañang said Friday. ...