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    • Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask 

      Ramos, Marlon; Aurelio, Julie M.; Aning, Jerome; Macatuno, Allan; Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...
    • Binay: Dolomite beach not part of 2008 SC writ of mandamus 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 10, 2020, on page A6)
      The Supreme Court did not order the government to rehabilitate Manila Bay by dumping crushed dolomite on the artificial white sand beach that the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) created on a 500-meter ...
    • Build outposts, research stations in WPS-Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2022, on page A4)
      Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday suggested building permanent civilian installations at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal and other parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to enforce ...
    • Carpio tells youth: Defend sovereignty 

      Ramos, Marlon; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 25, 2018, on page A3)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has challenged the youth to join other Filipinos in doing their “solemn civic duty to preserve, protect and defend” Philippine territory and sovereignty. “We must always be on guard and ...
    • Carpio: PH should sue China for damaged reefs 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 13, 2018, on page A3)
      The admission of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. that Chinese fishermen have harvested giant clams and destroyed coral reefs at Panatag Shoal is enough for the Duterte administration to seek compensation ...
    • Carpio: West Philippine Sea must be a poll issue 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 9, 2020, on page A3)
      The country’s territorial dispute with China should be a central campaign issue in the 2022 presidential elections, retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Monday. “We must vote for a government ...
    • Cayetano: PH shall remain an enemy to none, a friend to all 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2017, on page A15)
      The Duterte administration remains steadfast in fighting for the country’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on the first anniversary of the Philippines’ historic win in ...
    • China disregarded ASEAN agreement to ease sea tensions, says Aquino 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2018, on page A6)
      Which administration secured the landmark ruling from an international arbitral court recognizing the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea? Former President Benigno Aquino III on Monday raised this ...
    • China incursions may spark ‘naval arms race’ – Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 15, 2021, on page A2)
      China’s unbridled incursions into the West Philippine Sea and the disputed waters in the South China Sea may render the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) a dead letter treaty, retired Supreme Court ...
    • Coast Guard seizes Chinese dredger for illegal entry 

      Ramos, Marlon; Refraccion, Greg; Aglibot, Joanna Rose; Visaya, Villamor Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 30, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized a Chinese dredger for “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters more than a year after it was cleared to leave the country, the Coast ...
    • Coast Guard: HK boat crew didn’t do enough to save PH fishermen 

      Yee, Jovic; Ocampo, Karl R.; Adonis, Meg; Ramos, Marlon; Miranda, Romar; Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2020, on page A7)
      The Philippine Coast Guard on Tuesday said that due to a number of factors, the crew of a Hong Kong-flagged cargo ship was only able to do half of what they were expected to do after their vessel collided with a Filipino ...
    • DFA chief: Nix deals with China companies tied to WPS buildup 

      Aning, Jerome; Camus, Miguel R.; Ramos, Marlon; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2020, on page A1-A4)
      Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday said he would recommend the termination of government contracts with Chinese companies involved in China’s artificial island building on maritime features in the West Philippine ...
    • DFA protests Chinese Navy Ship's intrusion in PH waters 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 15, 2022, on page A4)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it had summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian after a people's Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ship illegally entered the Sulu Sea and stayed there ...
    • DFA seeks ₱29M for int'l PR Blitz on sea row ruling 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 1, 2022, on page A2-A3)
      A little publicity on the world stage may further the country’s cause in the West Philippine Sea, but it will cost an extra P29 million, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).The DFA on Friday urged the ...
    • DFA: China gives 'no-build' assurance in sea row talks 

      Ramos, Marlon; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 17, 2018, on page A8)
      China has assured the Philippines that it would refrain from conducting any activities on uninhabited areas in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on Friday. Cayetano said the country had ...
    • DFA: Du30's call to discuss Hague ruling 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 24, 2019, on page A3)
      t’s up to President Duterte if he would actually raise the international arbitral ruling recognizing the Philippines’ sovereignty in the West Philippines Sea in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, ...
    • DND parroting China ‘unusual’ 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 25, 2018, on page A4)
      Carpio said Lorenzana’s remarks just showed the “lack of understanding” of the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea, waters within the country’s 370-kilometer exclusive economic ...
    • Du30 to send warships if China drills for 'our oil' 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Ramos, Marlon; Corrales, Nestor; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 21, 2021, on page A3)
      President Duterte on Monday said he was ready to send military ships to assert the country’s claim in the West Philippine Sea should China start drilling for oil and mineral resources in the disputed waters. Speaking ...
    • Du30 won’t raise Hague ruling again, says Palace 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 31, 2019, on page A4)
      Chinese President Xi Jinping stood pat on his country’s rejection of the international arbitral award favoring the Philippines, but assured President Duterte that China will avoid “provocative acts” in the South China Sea, ...
    • Du30: Intrusive foreign ships face 'unfriendly' PH response 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 21, 2019, on page A6)
      President Duterte has warned of "unfriendly" treatment for foreign vessels traveling in Philippine territorial waters without permission, in a rare swipe at China's use of warships in the country's southern waters without ...