Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Fabunan, Sara Susanne"

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    • Amid sea row, Japan insists on rule of law 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, October 26, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Rear Admiral Hidetoshi Iwasaki of Japan called for the rule of law in solving the dispute in the South China Sea and assured the Philippines that its maritime security ties with it will continue. The Philippines and other ...

    • Benham gets renamed; Beijing sidesteps threat 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Macon Ramos (Manila Standard, May 23, 2017, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially renaming Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” to use the resource-rich territory off the coast of Aurora province. He signed Executive Order 25 on May 16 ...

    • Carpio pushes for tripartite pact on Scarborough 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araja, Rio (Manila Standard, June 16, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday that the Philippines, China, and Vietnam could reach an agreement over what to do about the rich fishing grounds in Scarborough Shoal, noting that a UN tribunal had ruled the ...

    • China insist on fishery rules 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, January 12, 2014, on page A1-A2)
      In its bid to deflect criticisms from foreign countries, including the United States, following a recent ruling that requires foreign fishermen to seek permission before fishing in the South China Sea, Beijing said it was ...

    • 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 to throw CG 'bad apples' into sea - envoy 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Barcelo, Vito; Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, June 13, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China's Ambassador Zhao Jianhua admitted Tuesday there were “bad apples” in the Chinese Coast Guard and said he would throw them into the South China Sea to feed the fish, but a foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing said ...

    • China told to explain Scarborough radar plan 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, March 23, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed it has filed another note verbale against China asking it to explain its plan to install a radar station in the resource-rich Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. Foreign Affairs spokesman ...

    • China warns vs cradle of war 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Solmerin, Florante (Manila Standard, July 14, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      China warned its rivals Wednesday against turning the South China Sea into a "cradle of war" and threatened to establish an air defense zone there, after its claims to the strategically vital waters were declared invalid. ...

    • China: Islands 'reasonably' expanded 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, December 26, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      China admitted expanding its islands in the disputed South China Sea, with continued construction in the challenged islands covering about 290,000 square meters or 29 hectares this year alone, state paper People’s Daily ...

    • Du30 open to sea exploration with China, Vietnam 

      Gajunera, F. Pearl A.; Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Araneta, Macon Ramos; Araneta, Sandy (Manila Standard, May 17, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had ...

    • Expert warns against soft stance on China 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, February 18, 2018, on page 1)
      China appears to be making some headway from the Philippines' "soft" stance on the South China Sea disputes, Jay Batongbacal, seen as a maritime expert, said Saturday.

    • No need to worry, Palace tells China 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, April 9, 2017, on page A2)
      Malacañang has assured Beijing of Manila’s commitment to enhance bilateral ties after the latter raised concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the military to “occupy” islands in the South China Sea. “The ...

    • PH may sue China for war threat 

      Bencito, John Paulo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, May 21, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said that he would “wait for better times” to raise the issue of oil extraction and the arbitration ruling in disputed waters “when heads are cooler,” even as Supreme Court Associate ...

    • Sino poachers kill coral reefs 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, September 24, 2016, on page A2)
      Chinese poachers are using the propellers of their boats to destroy coral reefs at the disputed islands Spratlys and Pag-asa, marine biologist John McManus said, but no comment has been made by the foreign affairs department. ...

    • Think tank warns: China deploys jet in SCS 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne; Cruz, Maricel; Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 11, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China has deployed a military aircraft to a base it had built on a reclaimed island in the South China Sea, photos from an American think tank released Wednesday confirmed. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative published ...

    • Troops deployed to secure PH Rise 

      Tuyay, Francisco; Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, February 17, 2018, on page A2)
      The military had deployed hundreds of Marines troopers in the country’s northern frontier to secure and maintain the country’s sovereign rights over Philippine Rise, after China renamed four seamounts and a hill in the ...