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    • Carpio wants stronger stance on Panatag Shoal 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, March 21, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Antonio Carpio yesterday said President Duterte should avoid making statements that tend to waive the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea in the face of reports that China is ...
    • Carpio warns anew on joint sea exploration 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A6)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday reiterated his warning that the government’s planned joint exploration venture with China in the West Philippine Sea should “comply with the Constitution.” He was referring ...
    • Cayetano to sign framework deal with China for joint exploration 

      Pazzibugan, Dona (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2018, on page A11)
      Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano intends to sign next month a framework agreement with China for joint exploration for oil and natural gas in the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea is the local name of the waters ...
    • China delaying sea code – Duterte 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, August 9, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday slammed China for delaying the passage of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China (West Philippine) Sea and vowed to discuss the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ...
    • China hits back at G7 over sea reclamation 

      Brago, Pia; Calica, Aurea; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2015, on page 2)
      China continues to ignore calls to stop large-scale reclamation in theSouth China Sea while slamming the Group of Seven nations for being "out of step." Without naming countries, the G7 leaders strongly opposed the use of ...
    • China oil deal hit, praised: Joma: A clear act of treason; Carpio: Booster of PH sea claim 

      Mariano, Nat; Requejo, Rey E.; Araneta, Macon R. (Manila Standard, November 26, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Communist Party of the Philippines branded the joint oil and gas development deal between China and the Philippines “a clear act of treason” by the Duterte administration but acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said ...
    • China respects PH rights: Survey mulled on Benham Rise to check on resources – Lorenzana 

      Mabasa, Roy; Wakefield, Francis; Rosario, Ben R.; Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, March 16, 2017, on page 1-9)
      China said it fully respects the Philippines’ rights over the continental shelf in the Benham Rise located northeast of Luzon and vowed not to challenge those rights. This statement was issued after the Philippines sought ...
    • China seals area for war games 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, July 19, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, Chinese officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. An area off the east coast ...
    • China sets war games in disputed sea 

      (Manila Standard, March 24, 2018, on page A2-A1)
      A joint statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea. The group reaffirmed “the importance of maintaining and ...
    • China wants PH to ignore ruling of arbitration court 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, September 12, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      President Duterte said the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration which favored the Philippines in its territorial dispute with China should be "ignored" and set aside if the two countries will pursue a joint ...
    • China wants ruling left out of PH talks 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 5, 2016, on page A2)
      China will not resume negotiations with the Philippines over their territorial dispute in the South China Sea if the discussions are based on the ruling of an arbitral tribunal in the Hague, the official China daily said ...
    • China warns Duterte on SCS: we’ll go to war 

      Regalado, Edith; Macairan, Evelyn; Mendez, Christina; Rivera, Danessa; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2017, on page 1-12)
      Contrary to what critics believe, President Duterte raised with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the ruling of a UN-backed arbitral court, which trashed Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea. Xi’s response, Duterte ...
    • China, PH discuss joint South China Sea projects 

      Associated Press (Manila Bulletin, March 22, 2018, on page 1-10)
      Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano was in Beijing on Wednesday for talks on possible joint development projects in the South China Sea amid signs of an easing of tensions in the disputed waterway. Cayetano was scheduled ...
    • China-PH sea exploration not a surrender, says party-list lawmaker 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2017, on page A6)
      Joint exploration between China and the Philippines of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea will be a constitutional exercise of sovereignty and “not surrender,” according to Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque. Roque said ...
    • Chinese coast guards share food with Filipino fishers 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 2, 2016, on page -A10)
      This was unthinkable months back: Chinese coast guards, who used to drive away Filipino fishermen, share their food and cigarettes with Filipinos fishing at Panatag Shoal last week. Chinese Coast Guard vessels approached ...
    • DA issues 14-year roadmap for agri-fishery machinery industry 

      Jocson, Luisa Maria Jacinta (BusinessWorld, May 27, 2022, on page S1/4)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it has completed a roadmap to 2036 seeking to make the agri-fishery machinery assembly and manufacturing industry more competitive. The roadmap’s short-term goals are collaboration ...
    • Davao expands partnership with Japanese city to agri ventures 

      Padillo, Maya (BusinessWorld, December 7, 2017, on page S1/3)
      Davao and its Japanese sister city Kitakyushu will be exploring cooperation in agribusiness, particularly in cacao and eel farming, as an expansion of their current partnership in solid waste management and environmental ...
    • DBP signs financing deal to bolster aquaculture industry 

      (SunStar Philippines, April 14, 2023, on page 9)
      State-owned Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) seeks to boost the National Government’s efforts to support the local aquaculture industry through its latest partnership with the local subsidiary of a leading ...
    • Debate heats up on Benham research 

      (Manila Standard, January 25, 2018, on page A2)
      A maritime law expert on Wednesday took exception to Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque remark that “only China qualifies” to explore the resource-rich Benham Rise, listing down “modest” research expeditions Filipinos ...
    • Del Rosario: No need to set aside arbitral win for PH- China deal 

      Pazzibugan, Doan Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 13, 2019, on page A10)
      Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday said the government should “put into reality” President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion in the United Nations that the Philippines will not compromise its arbitral victory ...