Browsing by Author "Mabasa, Roy"

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    • 12 Pinoy fishermen nabbed off Malaysia 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, August 18, 2015, on page 2)
      Twelve Filipino fishermen were recently apprehended by Malaysian authorities after they were caught illegally fishing off Tanjung Pantau-Pantau, Semporna. Reports quoted a ranking official of the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement ...

    • Alarm sounded anew on China's reclamation on disputed waters 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, March 17, 2015, on page 2)
      China’s “unbridled reclamation activity” in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) worsens an already sensitive geopolitical situation and raises the specter of increasing militarization in the region. Foreign Affairs ...

    • Bataan fishermen cry harassment in West PH Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy; Wakefield, Francis (Manila Bulletin, April 21, 2017, on page 2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is verifying claims by fishermen from Mariveles, Bataan, that they were harassed by the Chinese Coast Guard while fishing in the West Philippine Sea. A group of fishermen from Mariveles ...

    • China not a threat to PH security - Malacañang 

      Mabasa, Roy; Kabiling, Genalyn (Manila Bulletin, May 22, 2018, on page 1-4)
      The Philippines does not consider China a threat to national security but has expressed “serious concerns” over the presence of its bombers in the disputed South China Sea, Malacañang said Monday. China's air force has ...

    • 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 1-9)
      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 ...

    • China seeks peaceful resolution of disputes 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, June 2, 2015, on page 1-14)
      China seeks a peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea but will not subjugate its national interest, Admiral San Jiaguo told a regional defense forum in Singapore. There is no change to China's interest in ...

    • Draft of sea code completed: commitment will make framework for COC in South China Sea binding – Cayetano 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, May 20, 2017, on page 1-6)
      Senior officials from China and member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have finalized a draft framework for the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. The draft framework was completed ...

    • Duterte OK's 9 bilateral talks 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, September 3, 2016, on page 1-6)
      President Duterte is scheduled to have at least nine bilateral meetings, apart from his talks with United States (US) President Barack Obama, on the sidelines of the East Asia Summit in Laos next week, the Department of ...

    • Int'l community watching China's next move after sea ruling 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, September 25, 2016, on page 1-8)
      The Philippines should not fear that it is alone in its effort to uphold the rule of law in its territorial dispute with China over parts of the contentious South China Sea, according to a renowned Japanese foreign policy ...

    • Marine biologist 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2013, on page 4)
      An eminent United States marine biologist from the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History, Dr. Nancy Knowlton is visiting Manila to help commemorate Coral Triangle Day, the US Embassy said. Knowlton will be in the country ...

    • PH asserts sovereignty over Benham Rise 

      Kabiling, Genalyn; Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, March 11, 2017, on page 1-12)
      The Philippine government has expressed concern over the intrusion of a Chinese ship into Benham Rise and pledged to continue to assert the country's ownership over the area. The DFA is currently studying and consulting ...

    • PH satisfied with China’s response to Benham Rise issue 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, April 5, 2017, on page 1-4)
      The Philippine government is completely satisfied with China’s response to the note verbale sent by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to the Chinese Embassy in Manila seeking clarification on the reported presence ...

    • PH, China in best level of friendship 

      Kabiling, Genalyn; Mabasa, Roy; Beleo, Erwin (Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2017, on page 1-10)
      The Philippines has reached “the best of friendship” with China but would still not surrender its territorial claim in the disputed South China Sea, President Duterte declared the other day. The President has pledged to ...

    • PH, China OK joint SCS oil exploration 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua (center) and other Chinese foreign ministry officials return to their meeting with their Philippine counterparts on the second Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on South ...

    • PH, China to tackle conflict: discussions on South China Sea bilateral mechanism set for May 

      Mabasa, Roy; Quismorio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page 1-6)
      Talks between the Philippines and China to thresh out the dispute over the South China Sea have been scheduled in May. Both the Philippine and Chinese governments confirmed the scheduled discussions as part of the efforts ...

    • President may need more help on dev’ts in disputed sea – former DFA secretary 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, June 9, 2018, on page 6)
      President Duterte may need more help in getting “fuller briefing” on the developments in the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Friday. Del Rosario made ...

    • 'Stop polluting oceans' 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, June 8, 2018, on page 3)
      United Nation (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday urged governments, communities and individuals to celebrate World Oceans Day by helping clear the oceans of pollution and ensure they remain vibrant for ...

    • Stronger PH military pressed amid sea dispute 

      Torregoza, Hannah; Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2018, on page 2)
      Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday urged the Duterte administration to beef up the country’s military capability so that China and other nations won’t look down on the Philippines as a pushover. Meantime, the Philippine ...

    • Taiwan shuns 'new' sea 

      Mabasa, Roy; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, September 14, 2012, on page 1-18)
      Taiwan does not recognize a unilateral move by the Philippines to rename the South China Sea as the West Philippine Sea, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Taiwan's Central News Agency (CAN) said the ministry issued a ...

    • 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 ...