Browsing by Subject "Exclusive rights"
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2 former PH officials sue China leader before ICC
(Manila Standard,March 22, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Former government officials accused Chinese President Xi Jingping of crimes against humanity for his actions in the South China Sea, bringing their complaint to the International Criminal Court on March 15, just two days ... -
2 warships deployed in Benham dock at Poro Point
(The Philippine Star,April 1, 2017 , on page 3)Two of the Philippine Navy warships deployed to Benham Rise have docked at the Poro Point seaport here to get logistical support. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Sultan Kudarat arrived early Thursday and are expected to go ... -
22 rescued Mindoro fishermen seek exclusive rights to fish in Recto Bank
(Manila Bulletin,June 20, 2019 , on page 5)The group of Filipino fishermen who were abandoned and left floating in the West Philippine Sea after a Chinese vessel hit their boat has only two requests to President Duterte – for the government to hold the perpetrators ... -
240 Chinese ships swarm in West PH Sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 15, 2021 , on page 1-5)China should pull out its over 240 ships lingering in the West Philippine Sea and respect the country’s sovereignty, a government task force in charge of looking after the area said Tuesday night. According to the National ... -
3 more states to do research in PH Rise
(The Manila Times,January 26, 2018 , on page A1-A7)China is not the only country whose application to conduct research on the resource-rich Benham Rise the Philippines has approved, Malacañang said on Thursday. The government has also allowed the US, Japan and South Korea ... -
48-man team to argue PH case vs China
(Manila Standard,November 25, 2015 , on page A5)The Philippines will present the country’s case for the first round of oral arguments filed against China over the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea this week before the Permanent Court Arbitration in The ... -
8 of 10 Pinoys for asserting rights in West Philippine Sea
(Manila Bulletin,January 28, 2017 , on page 1-9)Eight of 10 Filipinos still think that the government should continue asserting its rights in the disputed West Philippine Sea, the latest. Pulse Asia survey showed Friday, even with President Duterte warming up the country’s ... -
9 Sino fishermen plead 'not guilty' to charges
(Manila Standard,May 22, 2014 , on page A3)Nine Chines fishermen arrested by Philippine authorities in disputed South China Sea waters pleaded not guilty to all charges against them on Wednesday, the prosecutor said. The nine were taken in handcuffs to a court on ... -
AFP Chief lied on new 'illegal structures' at Union Banks
(The Manila Times,April 12, 2021 , on page A1-A5)Or perhaps Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana was just fed the wrong information or just ignorant of the Spratly Islands dispute, when he claimed last April 1 that the Chinese had built new illegal ... -
After Navy, Coast Guard patrols Benham Rise
(The Philippine Star,April 3, 2017 , on page 3-8)For the first time yesterday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrolled Benham Rise, following the reported presence of Chinese vessels in the area declared by the United Nations as part of the extended continental shelf ... -
Agency sought to defend, develop Benham Rise
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 17, 2017 , on page A6)Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has called for the establishment of a Benham Rise Development Authority (BRDA) to allow the Philippines to systematically explore the 13-million hectare underwater plateau off Aurora province and ... -
Alejano: Palace virtually surrendered PH claim to Kagitingan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 2, 2019 , on page A7)By “thanking” China for establishing a rescue center on Kagitingan Reef, Malacañang has virtually surrendered the Philippines’ claim to the disputed feature in the Spratly archipelago, according to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano. ... -
Ambivalent opposition to the joint oil exploration
(Manila Standard,December 29, 2018 , on page A5)The Philippines only enjoys the right to claim over that portion of the South China Sea as part of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but does not vest sovereign right over the area. Should we insist, it is possible that ... -
Amid threat of China encroachment on Scarborough : Carpio, Pangilinan urge Rody to retract ‘walang magagawa’ quip
(Panay News,March 23, 2017 , on page 7)President Rodrigo Duterte should “reconsider” his previous statement that the Philippines cannot stop China from building structures on Scarborough Shoal, said Sen. Francis Pangilinan. The senator said he also supports ... -
Asset rights in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,November 20, 2019 , on page A2)United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has urged all nations, especially claimants to the hotly contested South China (West Philippine) Sea, to take a stand publicly by asserting their sovereign rights and to adopt ... -
'Balangay' to China? Better than Jet Ski diplomacy
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 8, 2017 , on page A4)A Philippine official said on Friday that he would sail a replica of a balangay — the country’s oldest known boat — across the disputed South China Sea all the way to China, in what was envisioned as an epic voyage meant ... -
Beijing escalates word war on disputed waters
(Manila Standard,March 28, 2015 , on page A5)Beijing escalated its war of words with the Philippines over the South China Sea on Friday, decrying Manila as “hypocritical” for criticising its land reclamation works in the area. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua ... -
Benham on the rise
(Manila Standard,March 15, 2017 , on page A4-A5)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio explained that the Philippines enjoys sovereign rights but does not have sovereignty over the plateau, which is believed to hold huge amounts of minerals and oil, apart ... -
Benham Rise
(The Philippine Star,February 12, 2018 , on page 14)Benham Rise is not subject to any maritime boundary dispute unlike the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea. People and governments have started to look into this undersea region because of the possible mineral and ... -
Benham rise and sovereign rights
(The Manila Times,March 16, 2017 , on page A4)President Rodrigo Duterte has received brickbats from various quarters for being unruffled at the report of his defense secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, that Chinese survey ships were spotted last year at Benham Rise, an ...