Browsing by Subject "Oceanographic surveys"

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    • Benham Rise: what is at stake? 

      Heydarian, Richard Javad (Manila Bulletin, March 20, 2017, on page 12)
      In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ...

    • China won't budge on sea ruling-envoy 

      Cabrera, Romina; Flores, Helen; Romero, Alexis; Mendez, Christina; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, August 10, 2019, on page 1-6)
      President Duterte may discuss the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but Beijing will not be swayed into accepting it, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said yesterday. Zhao noted ...

    • Gov't urged to rethink policy on South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C.; Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, May 12, 2018, on page 2)
      A Manila-based independent think tank called on the Duterte administration yesterday to rethink its policy on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) issue following China’s recent installation of anti-ship missiles and ...

    • NAMRIA, a hydrographic survey and Benham Rise 

      Gaviola, Gilbert S. (Manila Bulletin, April 29, 2018, on page 17)
      One of NAMRIA’s core functions is the delineation of the maritime boundaries of the Philippines. The agency was responsible for the establishment of the Philippine archipelagic baselines which were enacted into law in 2009. ...

    • PH has sovereign rights over Benham Rise: Justice Carpio 

      Panaligan, Rey; Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Torregoza, Hannah L.; Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, March 15, 2017, on page 4)
      While Benham Rise is not part of Philippine national territory, “we have sovereign rights over it because we have exclusive right to explore and exploit the oil, gas and other mineral resources in the area,” Supreme Court ...

    • Revealed: Marcos’ secret operations to take over entire Spratly archipelago 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto (The Manila Times, August 13, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      The strongman Ferdinand Marcos ordered secret military operations in 1970 to 1971, and in 1978 to take over the entire now hotly disputed Spratly group of islands in the South China Sea. Marcos apparently decided to undertake ...

    • Rising up for Benham Rise 

      Lina, Joey D. (Manila Bulletin, March 28, 2017, on page 11)
      That the Philippine Navy has deployed its warship BRP Ramon Alcaraz to form part of intensified patrols over the 13-million-hectare Benham Rise, an undersea region rich in biodiversity, minerals, and gas deposits off Easter ...