Browsing by Author "Montemayor, Jocelyn"

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    • 7 in 10 Pinoys want Duterte to assert PH rights in S' China Sea 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, July 13, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      Seven out of 10 Filipinos believe President Duterte and his administration should assert the Philippines' sovereignty conducted by the Pulse Asia survey showed. The survey, which involved 1,800 adult respondents nationwide, ...

    • 8 in 10 pinoys say PH inaction on WPS wrong 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Africa, Raymond (Malaya, November 21, 2018, on page B1-B3)
      Eight in 10 Filipinos believe the government's supposed inaction over China's intrusion in the West Philippine Sea is wrong, and more Filipinos prefer strengthening the military as a deterrent to diplomatic action, the ...

    • Aquino vows tough action on illegal fishing 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, April 24, 2015, on page B2)
      President Aquino yesterday vowed to sustain government's campaign against illegal and unregulated fishing after the European Union (EU) lifted its yellow-card warning on the Philippines last year. "Rest assured: We will ...

    • Aquino's tack with China made sea dispute worse: Palace 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, July 23, 2018, on page B3)
      The Duterte government prefers to deal with China on a conciliatory and friendly manner with regards to the territorial dispute in the South China Sea because of the Aquino administration's confrontational approach resulted ...

    • Aquino: Scarborough still part of PH territory 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, May 27, 2016, on page B6)
      President Aquino yesterday said the Scarborough Shoal is within the Philippine's 200 mile exclusive economic zone which means that it is very much part of the country. Aquino talked about the geographical location of ...

    • Arbitration hearing on sea dispute begins 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Lopez, JP (Malaya, November 25, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      Lawyers for the Philippines, backed by a large delegation of government officials, appeared Tuesday before a panel of international judges in The Hague seeking a ruling that could bolster territorial claims by a series of ...

    • Boracay placed under state of calamity 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Lopez, JP; Africa, Raymond (Malaya, April 27, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday placed all three barangays in Boracay Island under a under a state of calamity and said the closure of the island-resort, which started yesterday, will be up to October 25 this year. The declaration ...

    • Cabinet may take up Boracay issue today 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, April 4, 2018, on page B6)
      Proposals on the closure of Boracay Island may be taken up at the Cabinet meeting today, Senior Deputy Executive Secretary Menardo Guevarra said yesterday. He said a more detailed proposal has been submitted by an inter-agency ...

    • China accuses PH of 'provocation' 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, May 6, 2015, on page B6)
      China has accused the Philippines of violating a 13-year-old informal code of conduct in the South China Sea with its building work on disputed islets, firing back again after repeated criticism of China's own construction ...

    • China Sea code of conduct part of Asean summit agenda 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, January 6, 2017, on page B2)
      Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said efforts to come up with a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) by yearend would be part of the agenda in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ...

    • China vows to manage 'contentious issues' with PH 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Orias, Evan; Africa, Raymond (Malaya, November 21, 2018, on page B1-B5)
      Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday affirmed his country's commitment to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members towards the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea ...

    • China wants PH to ignore ruling of arbitration court 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, September 12, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      President Duterte said the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration which favored the Philippines in its territorial dispute with China should be "ignored" and set aside if the two countries will pursue a joint ...

    • China won't fire first shot in sea dispute, says envoy 

      Hachero, Ashzel; Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, July 31, 2019, on page A1-B5)
      China "will not take the first shot" in the territorial dispute in the South China Sea as it seeks a peaceful solution to the row, according to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua. He made the statement Monday during dinner ...

    • 'Chinese vessels not required to get PH clearance' 

      Reyes, Victor; Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, August 22, 2019, on page B1-B5)
      A senior military official yesterday said China is not required to get clearance from the Philippines when its vessels pass through international waters like Sibutu and Balabac straits, under the United Nations Convention ...

    • DFA: no Asean member pushed China issue 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, May 3, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      None of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) “strongly pushed” for the inclusion of the issue of China’s massive reclamation and militarization activities in the South China during the recently ...

    • Duterte not so lovin' China? 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, August 15, 2018, on page B2)
      President Duterte yesterday said China should "temper its behavior" on the South China Sea/ West Philippine Sea area. Duterte, during the launch of Go Negosyo's "Pilipinas Angat Lahat," said "one of these days, before my ...

    • Duterte sets PH Rise visit 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, May 9, 2018, on page B2)
      President Duterte will visit the Philippine Rise on October 15 to 16 to mark the anniversary of the renaming of the intercontinental shelf and lead the send-off rites for an all-Filipino scientific team what would conduct ...

    • Duterte to China: Relax, no weapon in PH-occupied areas 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, April 11, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday urged China to “relax” as he said he meant no harm when he ordered the military to start occupying islands within the countries’ territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). He said ...

    • Duterte to discuss arbitral ruling with China 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Nonato, Vince; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, August 7, 2019, on page B1-B5)
      President Duterte yesterday said he would visit China later this month to discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration that favored the Philippines and voided China's claim ...

    • Duterte: Collision a 'maritime incident': Says no need to send Navy vessels to Recto Bank 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Reyes, Victor; Nonato, Vince (Malaya, June 18, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      President Duterte yesterday downplayed as a "maritime incident" the ramming of the Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea last week, and said there ...