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Esperon explains PH strategy in WPS
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 19, 2018 , on page A9)President Rodrigo Duterte may have “set aside” the international arbitral ruling favoring the country’s claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), but the defense establishment is continuing to undertake measures to protect ... -
It's China that must be sued for sea theft, ruin
(The Philippine Star,February 19, 2021 , on page 9)Malacañang “hopes” no conflict erupts from China’s new coast guard law to fire on foreign vessels in waters it illegally claims. It’s feeble, critics cry. One doesn’t craft foreign policy on wishful thinking, former national ... -
Losing hearts and minds
(The Philippine Star,April 30, 2020 , on page 4)As countries scramble to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, some governments are still finding time for other pursuits. Last week, the Philippine government ... -
Losing hearts and minds
(The Philippine Star,April 30, 2020 , on page 4)As countries scramble to contain the coronavirus disease 2019 outbreak that began in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, some governments are still finding time for other pursuits. Last week, the Philippine government ... -
Navy flagship runs aground near shoal
(The Philippine Star,September 1, 2018 , on page 1-7)The flagship of the Philippine Navy ran aground Wednesday night while on a patrol mission in the vicinity of Hasa Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal in the waters off Palawan in the West Philippine Sea. The BRP Gregorio del Pilar, a ... -
Navy vows more patrols in WPS
(The Manila Times,May 10, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The Philippine Navy will continue to patrol territorial waters, especially the highly volatile West Philippine Sea (WPS) to provide a reassuring presence to Filipino fishermen. The Navy feels that the patrols are one way ... -
Newly built beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island turned over to DND
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 10, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The Department of National Defense on Tuesday formally received from a private contractor the newly completed P268-million beaching ramp on Pag-asa Island. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the completion of the ramp ... -
Pag-asa island not for tourists — official
(The Philippine Star,August 3, 2019 , on page 3)The plan to develop Pag-asa island in the Spratlys into a tourist spot would only bring more trouble to the island, a ranking security official said yesterday. “Pag-asa island is a municipality. It’s very good to put hotels ... -
PH Navy vessel docks at Pagasa Island port
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 21, 2020 , on page A1-A3)The Philippine Navy’s BRP Ivatan (LC298) made history last week for being the first Navy vessel to dock at the newly constructed port at Pagasa Island on the West Philippine Sea. In a statement issued on late Tuesday, Naval ... -
PH repairs sea outposts
(Manila Standard,May 27, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines has begun long-delayed repairs to its crumbling runway in the country’s territory in the disputed Spratly Islands, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative reported. The renovation in the Philippines’ nine ... -
PH wants review of defense treaty with United States
(The Manila Times,December 21, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines wants to review provisions of its mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States, to expand the 1951 pact’s coverage to the nine islands occupied by Manila at the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) ... -
Phl seeks china's help in search for missing fisherman
(The Philippine Star,September 18, 2018 , on page 3)The Philippines has requested China to help search for a Filipino fisherman who went missing off Rizal (Commodore) Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China said ... -
Phl territorial defense shored up
(Daily Tribune,May 20, 2021 , on page A3)The Philippines’ territorial defense capabilities are getting more enhancements this year as agencies are already collaborating on a satellite-aided maritime monitoring system and the expected delivery of a ground-based ... -
Port of hope
(BusinessMirror,June 20, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The recent completion and inauguration of a military harbor project on Pagasa Island in the Municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan, has sparked a ray of hope within a small Filipino community there that the much-awaited undertaking ... -
The risk of downplaying Chinese gray zone operations against the Philippines
(BusinessWorld,June 17, 2020 , on page S1/11)One year ago, at midnight of June 9, 2019, a Chinese fishing vessel suddenly rammed and sank a wooden Filipino fishing boat, the F/B Gim Vir 1, which was anchored at the Reed Bank. The captain of the ill-fated Gim Vir 1 ... -
Roque: We’re not behind our rivals in reef dev’t
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 9, 2018 , on page A6)Malacañang on Tuesday disputed the Inquirer report that the Philippines had been left behind by its rivals in the development of territorial claims in the hotly contested South China Sea. Presidential spokesperson Harry ... -
Sea dispute biggest challenge to PH
(The Manila Times,July 19, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute is the top concern as regards the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the Cabinet’s security cluster. The security cluster made the assessment as ... -
The West Philippine Sea is ours
(Manila Bulletin,May 20, 2020 , on page B-4)Attending the virtual townhall meeting of the Movement for Good Governance (MGG) on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) reminded me of several biblical characters. There is Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio who like St. ...