Browsing by Author "Valente, Catherine"

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    • China won't build structures in Panatag - Duterte 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, March 24, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Amid reports of Chinese construction in the disputed areas in West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte said China had assured him it would honor its word not to build structures on Panatag (Scarborough) ...

    • Duterte confronts US over SChina Sea 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, March 30, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit the United States anew, this time for failing to stop Beijing’s island-building activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Only the US, Duterte said, has ...

    • Govt allots P225M to Navotas fishport 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, August 14, 2018, on page A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has allotted P225 million for the upgrade of the Navotas Fish Port, his top aide said, as part of the administration’s commitment to help the country’s fisheries sector. Special Assistant to the ...

    • India backs Ph in China sea row 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, March 11, 2015, on page A1-A2)
      Manila seems to have found a major ally in India in its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). In a roundtable interview with editors and staff of The Manila Times on Tuesday, Indian ...

    • It’s official: Duterte renames Benham Rise to ‘PH Rise’ 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, May 23, 2017, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially changing the name of Benham Rise, an undersea region that is part of Philippine territory, to “Philippine Rise,” months after reports of Chinese activity ...

    • Obama warns China: Don't 'throw elbows' 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, June 3, 2015, on page A1-A8)
      US President Barack Obama on Monday weighed in on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging regional powers, particularly China, to respect the law and stop "throwing elbows." As several Asian regional powers ...

    • Palace: No such Sabah offer 

      Valente, Catherine; Bauzon, Bernice Camille (The Manila Times, March 31, 2015, on page A7)
      Malacañang on Monday dismissed a report that the Philippines has offered to ease its claim on Sabah in return for Malaysia’s support in Manila’s territorial dispute with China. “There is absolutely no basis to such report,” ...

    • PH asserts environmental, fishing claims 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, July 10, 2015, on page A1-A2)
      Lawyers representing the Philippines asserted the country’s environmental and fishing claims in the South China Sea against China during the second day of arbitration hearings in The Netherlands. Malacanang deputy spokesman ...

    • PH, China to craft sea row mechanism 

      Valente, Catherine (The Manila Times, March 29, 2017, on page A1)
      The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a mechanism on how to “properly handle” maritime disputes and representatives from both countries will meet in May to craft a bilateral scheme, Malacañang said on Tuesday. ...