Browsing by Author "Panti, Llanesca T."

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    • ‘60-40 sea deal with China illegal’ 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, April 30, 2018, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a 60-40 percent joint exploration deal with China is tantamount to treason, a lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list issued the statement in light of Duterte’s ...

    • Abad's wife vows to block Taiwan fish pact 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 13, 2013, on page A7)
      Deputy Speaker Henedina Abad of Batanes, wife of Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, has vowed to block any fishing agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan unless the Aquino administration will earmark funding for strict ...

    • Arroyo opposes joint exploration in West PH Sea 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, April 21, 2014, on page A8)
      Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo is not in favor of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) islands with China or other claimant countries. “I don’t know all the facts that are available to the current ...

    • Duterte tells China: stop fishing in shoal 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, October 24, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      In separate remarks before typhoon victims in Cagayan and Isabela, Duterte said he couldn’t let Chinese fishermen prowl at Panatag Shoal, citing the July 12 ruling of a United Nations-backed arbitration tribunal that the ...

    • Filipinos can fish in Panatag 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Delizo, Michael Joe T.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 4, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...

    • Govt to buy research vessels to explore Benham 

      Villanueva, Ralph U.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, March 7, 2018, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to invest taxpayer money on maritime survey vessels, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a news briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said there was a need to assess the natural resources ...

    • 'Joint exploration in West PH Sea legal' 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Reyes, Dempsey; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, March 2, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Joint exploration in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) with China is in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, Malacañang insisted on Thursday, after President Rodrigo Duterte likened China’s offer of joint ...

    • Lawmakers feast on fish amid fishkill 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, June 9, 2011, on page A3)
      Massive fishkills in Batangas and Pangasinan have prompted at least seven lawmakers to eat milkfish and tilapia of different viands before members of the media on Wednesday to prove that it is safe to eat the country's ...

    • Most Filipinos want sea claims asserted 

      Antiporda, Jefferson; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, July 13, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      A significant majority of Filipinos believe that the Duterte administration should assert Philippine sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) based on a 2016 international arbitration ruling, according ...

    • 'No bargaining with China' on West Ph Sea 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, October 17, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he won't ''bargain'' with China on the disputed West Philippine Sea ( South China Sea) when he visits Beijing this week. Duterte also said he won't make any ''hard impositions'' on ...

    • Palace firm despite new China regulation 'Filipinos can fish in Panatag' 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Delizo, Michael Joe T.; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 4, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...

    • Palace: Panatag issue 'shelved' to secure access to fishing grounds 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, January 23, 2018, on page A1-A8)
      The Duterte administration is shelving the issue of the country’s claim on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal to ensure that Filipino fisherfolk can freely fish there. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the clarification two ...

    • PH won’t stop Chinese patrols in disputed cay 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, August 23, 2017, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte won’t stop China from what he described was a patrolling activity in Sandy Cay near the Pag-asa island in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) that is within the country’s exclusive economic ...

    • Robredo rejects joint exploration with China 

      Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, June 22, 2018, on page A3)
      Vice President Maria Leonor “Leni” Robredo has rejected President Rodrigo Duterte’s proposal to jointly explore the West Philippine Sea (WPS) with China. In a television interview with veteran journalist Tina Monzon Palma ...