Browsing by Place "Kalayaan Group of Islands"
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'After Phl protest, best for Chinese fishermen to leave'
(The Philippine Star,April 3, 2019 , on page 2)Chinese fishermen around Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea should start leaving the area following the diplomatic protest filed by the Philippine government, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said yesterday. “Can ... -
BFAR agrees to look into giving fishermen fuel subsidy
(DailyGuardian,October 26, 2021 , on page 7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has agreed to look into the possibility of giving fuel subsidy to fishermen to allow them to expand their fishing activities in the West Philippine Sea. In an interview ... -
Bloggers on West PH Sea info drive
(Manila Bulletin,May 1, 2015 , on page 20)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is coordinating with Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Cebu is tapping bloggers in its information campaign among netizens on the West Philippine Sea issue. DFA's Maritime and ... -
Bloggers tapped for into campaign on West PH Sea
(Panay News,May 4, 2015 , on page 6)The information campaign on the West Philippine Sea is now tapping bloggers to penetrate netizens. for the first time, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched a modern means to make the public, local and international, ... -
Carpio hits Duterte: China 'not in possession' of West PH Sea
(Panay News,July 24, 2019 , on page 7)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the contested West Philippine Sea. In a statement a day after Duterte's 4th State of the Nation ... -
Carpio: PH imports galunggong from China
(The Manila Times,May 13, 2021 , on page A7)Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio, in a statement aired over DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, said the Philippines is now importing galunggong from China, which sources it from the West Philippine Sea. Galunggong, ... -
China bully or not? Panelo will ask Rody
(The Philippine Star,August 2, 2019 , on page 6)Is China a bully? Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo could not give a categorical answer yesterday when asked if he agreed with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s assertion that China’s takeover of Panatag (Scarborough) ... -
China incursions may spark ‘naval arms race’ – Carpio
(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 ... -
China to patrol disputed sea
(The Manila Times,February 26, 2013 , on page A2)China will conduct its "routine" fishery patrols in the disputed Kalayaan (Spratly) Islands and Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) amid tensions with its neighbors over the ownership ... -
China to throw CG 'bad apples' into sea - envoy
(Manila Standard,June 13, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China's Ambassador Zhao Jianhua admitted Tuesday there were “bad apples” in the Chinese Coast Guard and said he would throw them into the South China Sea to feed the fish, but a foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing said ... -
China won't occupy Pag-asa Island: Beijing also reassures that traditional fishing rights of Filipino fishers will be safeguarded
(Manila Bulletin,April 25, 2019 , on page 1-11)China has committed not to occupy Pag-asa Island and continue to safeguard the traditional fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino diplomat here said Wednesday. Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago ... -
'China's clam harvesting violates Phl sovereignty'
(The Philippine Star,April 17, 2019 , on page 1-10)Malacañang yesterday described as an “affront” to Philippine territory and sovereignty the harvesting of giant clams in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by Chinese ships as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced it ... -
Chinese demand unacceptable
(Daily Tribune,November 29, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The Ayungin Shoal is a part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands - an integral part of the Philippine. It belongs to us and it is ours to protect and use for the benefit of our people. -
'Chinese fishing vessels manned by military'
(The Philippine Star,January 13, 2019 , on page 4)Many of the Chinese fishing vessels around the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the Spratlys archipelago are manned by militia and soldiers disguised as fishermen, a defense department insider said yesterday. “We know for a ... -
Chinese presence near island 'illegal'
(The Manila Times,April 5, 2019 , on page A1-A2)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday declared the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group “illegal.” The DFA said Pag-asa Island is part of the Kalayaan or Spratly ... -
Chinese vessels enter 2 more PH islands' waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 18, 2019 , on page A2)After swarming Pag-asa in the Kalayaan Island Group, Chinese vessels believed to be part of China’s maritime militia have been seen close to two other Philippine-occupied islands in the South China Sea. Some of the Chinese ... -
DFA bucks China maritime hub
(Manila Standard,February 4, 2019 , on page A2)The Philippines should protest the construction of a maritime rescue center in the contested South China Sea once it is verified by relevant offices, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Saturday. He said the ... -
DFA demands withdrawal of China vessels from reef
(The Philippine Star,March 24, 2021 , on page 2)The Philippines yesterday demanded that China withdraw its maritime militia vessels from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, saying their continued presence and activities in the area “blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, ... -
Du30 to China: Back off from Pag-asa
(Manila Standard,April 6, 2019 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte has warned Beijing to back off from a disputed island in the South China Sea, warning of possible military action if China “touches” it amid rising tensions over the key waterway. Duterte, aiming ... -
Du30 to China: We're pals but don't touch Pag-asa
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 6, 2019 , on page A1-A6)President Duterte has told China not to “touch” Pag-asa Island, the largest in the Kalayaan Island Group occupied by Filipinos, otherwise he would send Philippine troops on a “suicide mission” in response. The President, ...