Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Mabasa, Roy C."

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    • Gov’t objects to China’s naming of PH Rise underwater features 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.; Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2018, on page 4)
      A week after President Duterte ordered foreign research teams to leave the Philippine Rise, Malacañang has strongly objected China’s naming of five underwater features in the said area. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...

    • I apologized only to China's foreign minister', says Locsin 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2021, on page 2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said he apologized for his profanity-laden tweet against China only to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and not to the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines. This was ...

    • Locsin firm in criticizing China's provocations in West PH Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2021, on page 2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. has admitted that he used “not the right instrument” in delivering his message to China hours after he apologized to Chinese Foreign Minister and State Counselor Wang Yi for his ...

    • Locsin thanks Vietnam for 'act of mercy and decency' 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.; Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2019, on page 1-9)
      Malacañang said the government is now determining the extent of liabilities in the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel to know what legal remedy is available to bring justice to the Filipino fishermen. ...

    • McCain: US should ignore China's claims in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2015, on page 1-6)
      Republican Senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 12 miles of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. John ...

    • No need to fight China; We can share - Duterte 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.; Mabasa, Roy C.; Torregoza, Hannah (Manila Bulletin, May 21, 2018, on page 1-12)
      President Duterte said that the Philippines and China do not need to go to war over the disputed West Philippine Sea when the two countries can share the resources found in the area. Duterte made the statement in Cebu over ...

    • Overexploitation has cut diversity in Philippine waters 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, January 12, 2017, on page B-8)
      Increased fishing activity in the Philippines has reduced diversity by nearly 20 percent since the 1950s. This was pointed out by maritime scholars who participated in a roundtable discussion on marine biodiversity ...

    • 'PCG presence in WPS needed to protect Filipino fishermen' 

      Luci-Atienza, Charissa M.; Torregoza, Hannah; Wakefield, Francis T.; Mabasa, Roy C.; Antonio, Raymund F. (Manila Bulletin, June 11, 2018, on page 1-10)
      Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate called on the Duterte administration yesterday to send Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel to accompany and protect Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) or ...

    • Pentagon mulls sending planes, near disputed water 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 14, 2015, on page 1-8)
      The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. U.S. ...

    • PH caught in a maritime battle for world power 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 25, 2015, on page 1-15)
      Control of the sea by maritime commerce and naval supremacy means predominant influence in the world. The concept of sea power, a doctrine championed by the most important American Strategist of the 19th century Alfred ...

    • Ph denies building airport, port in Spratlys 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 1, 2015, on page 1-17)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday denied China’s claims that the Philippines is building an airport and a port in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), branding the allegations unbelievable. ...

    • PH files diplomatic protest over 'trespassing' of Chinese warships 

      Mabasa, Roy C.; Lacson, Nonoy E.; Casayuran, Mario B. (Manila Bulletin, August 20, 2019, on page 1-9)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin on Monday ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest against China over what he described as "trespassing" of Chinese warships that made repeated intrusions in Philippine territorial ...

    • 'PH reefs in fair to poor condition' 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, May 29, 2015, on page 9)
      The Philippines' territorial seas or coastal environment-including coral reefs, seagrass beds, mangroves-are currently in "poor to fair" condition when compared to other neighboring Southeast Asian countries while habitats ...

    • PH seeks proactive role of UN in territorial row 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, October 3, 2012, on page 1-12)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has urged the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take a more pro-active position in resolving the West Philippine Sea dispute between the Philippines and China. "Today, ...

    • PH takes China missiles seriously 

      Casayuran, Mario; Mabasa, Roy C.; Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Casayuran, Mario; Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, May 5, 2018, on page 1-10)
      The Philippine government on Friday assured that it will take “every and all diplomatic actions” to protect its interest following reports that China installed anti-ship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missiles on three ...

    • PH will take 'legal action' vs China on harvest of giant clams - Locsin 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, April 17, 2019, on page 2)
      The Philippine government will take “legal action” against China following reports that Chinese fishermen are mass harvesting giant clams in the Scarborough Shoal. “We just caught them doing that recently, filed a diplomatic ...

    • PH, China committed to advancing friendly cooperation in disputed sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, July 14, 2017, on page 4)
      The Philippines and China have mutually committed to advancing friendly and pragmatic cooperation in various fields in order to further safeguard the peace and stability in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry ...

    • PH, China to tackle sea row 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, July 12, 2017, on page 1-5)
      The Philippines and China have agreed to hold the next round of dialogue to manage the dispute in the South China Sea (SCS) and explore areas of cooperation in the second half of the year. The bilateral consultation mechanism ...

    • Search for cargo ship crew halted: 2 rescued Filipino crewmen contact families 

      Unite, Betheena; Mabasa, Roy C. (Tempo, September 6, 2020, on page 1-3)
      Japanese authorities on Saturday temporarily suspended their search for dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon, as waves and strong wind caused by an approaching storm hampered the operation. ...

    • Ship with 39 Pinoys missing 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Tempo, September 4, 2020, on page 3)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs is verifying with the Philippine Embassy in Tokyo and its other foreign posts the report that a Panamanian-registered freighter with 43 crewmembers, including 39 Filipinos, went missing ...