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    • Benham Rise renamed PH Rise 

      Africa, Raymond; Lopez, JP (Malaya, May 23, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ...
    • Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act 

      Tordesillas, Ellen (Malaya, April 30, 2018, on page B4)
      China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ...
    • Bloodless 'military' victory possible in South China Sea 

      Bautista, Faith; Lim, Jeff Nino (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A12)
      Since Spain first conquered the Philippines 495 years ago, this country’s destiny has too often been determined by great foreign powers. However, then President Benigno Aquino III’s suit at the Permanent Court of Arbitration ...
    • Bringing up SCS arbitral ruling before UN futile - Palace 

      Romero, Alexis; Diaz, Jess; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 20, 2019, on page 8)
      Bringing up the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly would be a “futile exercise,” as the international body has no power to enforce it, Malacañang said yesterday. ...
    • Carpio cites PH-China oil exploration deal: Safeguards to protect PH sovereignty in place 

      Panaligan, Rey G.; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2018, on page 1-13)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said yesterday the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Philippines and China on joint exploration of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) "has safeguards ...
    • Carpio hits Duterte: China 'not in possession' of West PH Sea 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 24, 2019, on page 7)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the contested West Philippine Sea. In a statement a day after Duterte's 4th State of the Nation ...
    • Carpio sees Phl sovereignty safeguards in MOU with China 

      Punay, Edu; Romero, Paolo; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, November 26, 2018, on page 4)
      There is nothing wrong with the government's pursuit of joint exploration of natural resources with China in the West Philippine Sea, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. Carpio believes that the memorandum ...
    • Carpio thankful Locsin cleared Du30 gab on arbitral ruling 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 14, 2019, on page A1-A11)
      China could have held President Rodrigo Duterte to his “unilateral declaration” to set aside the Philippines’ 2016 victory at the international arbitral tribunal were it not for Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s timely ...
    • Carpio to Senate: Act now on fish deal 

      Punay, Edu; Flores, Helen; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 24, 2019, on page 1-7)
      Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio is calling on the Senate to review the agreement forged by President Duterte with Chinese President Xi Jinping that allows Chinese fishermen to trawl inside the country’s exclusive ...
    • Carpio warns of China's looming encroachment on Scarborough 

      GMA News (Panay News, March 19, 2017, on page 9-14)
      Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has warned that China may impose an air defense zone and control the whole South China Sea if the Philippines will not stop its plan to build a radar station in the disputed Scarborough ...
    • Carpio: China's sea claims 'fake news of the century' 

      Lacorte, Germelina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 25, 2019, on page A5)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described China’s claim that the West Philippine Sea was part of its historical territory as “fake news of the century and a gigantic fraud of the human race” that ...
    • Carpio: Duterte-Xi fishing deal unconstitutional and lopsided 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2019, on page A5)
      The agreement between President Duterte and China’s President Xi Jinping allowing Chinese fishermen into the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is not only unconstitutional but also lopsided and could lead to a rapid ...
    • Carpio: PH imports galunggong from China 

      Roxas, Patrick (The Manila Times, May 13, 2021, on page A7)
      Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio, in a statement aired over DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, said the Philippines is now importing galunggong from China, which sources it from the West Philippine Sea. Galunggong, ...
    • Cayetano pushes Phl-China joint oil exploration in SCS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Regalado, Edith (The Philippine Star, July 27, 2018, on page 16)
      Joint exploration and development with China in the hotly contested South China Sea will ensure that the Philippines will not be in danger of losing oil and gas, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on ...
    • China 'extremely concerned' by proposed US challenge 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 19, 2015, on page A16)
      China said on Friday it was "extremely concerned" about suggestion from a top US commander that US ships and aircraft should challenge China's claims in the South China Sea by patrolling close to artificial islands it has ...
    • China agrees to work on Code of Conduct 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, November 12, 2017, on page 1-6)
      China has agreed to work on the Code of Conduct on the South China Sea for the peaceful resolution of disputes in the contested waters. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque last night said this was the outcome of the bilateral ...
    • China assures it will protect PH - Duterte 

      Geducos, Argyll B. (Manila Bulletin, May 6, 2018, on page 1)
      Duterte, in a speech in Davao City, reiterated that due to this development, he decided to go to China and Russia for help. He then praised the two world superpowers for extending assistance without asking for anything in ...
    • China assures PH of Panatag access 

      DJ, Yap (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 21, 2016, on page A1-A24)
      Meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leader's Summit here, Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured President Duterte that Filipinos would continue to enjoy free access to traditional fishing ...
    • China backs joint oil drilling with Philippines in disputed sea 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Tubeza, Philip C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2017, on page A8)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said that he supported the idea of joint energy exploration with the Philippines in the heavily disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and ...
    • China builds military-grade runway in West PH Sea 

      Ortuoste, Jenny (Manila Standard, April 19, 2018, on page A4-A5)
      Aerial photographs show an increase in Chinese military infrastructure in the West Philippine Sea, and as a threat upon our sovereignty it is most alarming. Some of the photos show a military-grade runway and Chinese ...