Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Salaverria, Leila"

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    • Carpio warns against PH accepting China’s ‘goodwill’ line 

      Leonen, Julius; Pazzibugan, Dona; Salaverria, Leila; Avedaño, Christine; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      The Philippines may lose its legal right to Panatag Shoal if it accepts China’s line that it allows Filipinos to fish there “out of goodwill,” acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said on Thursday. Speaking in an interview ...

    • Drilon urges review of admin policy on China amid sea row 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2018, on page A8)
      Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged the Duterte administration to review its “policy of appeasement and accommodation” toward China, as the supposed closer ties between Manila and Beijing had not ...

    • Du30 counts on China's word PH fishermen won't be harmed 

      Aurelio, Julie; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 3, 2019, on page A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte wants China’s “continuing assurance” that Filipinos will not be harmed while fishing in the heavily disputed South China Sea, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo ...

    • DU30 wants 'structures' built on Benham Rise 

      Salaverria, Leila; Uy, Jocelyn; Balana, Cynthia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 15, 2017, on page A6)
      President Duterte has ordered the Philippine Navy to put up “structures” to assert the country’s sovereignty over an underwater landmass 250 kilometers off the east coast of Luzon that a Chinese survey ship visited for six ...

    • Du30: I trust China won't build on shoal 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2017, on page A13)
      President Duterte on Thursday said he trusted China would not build anything on Panatag Shoal because he was given its “word of honor” and Beijing would not want to jeopardize a new friendship. “Let me tell now, I was ...

    • Duterte clueless on Chinese harassment of PH troops on shoal 

      Salaverria, Leila; Pazzibugan, Dona; Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 7, 2018, on page A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said he was unaware of the harassment of Filipino troops by Chinese forces at Ayungin Shoal in the Spratly archipelago last month, which Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said the Philippines ...

    • Duterte confronts envoy on us inaction 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A2)
      President Duterte confronted US Ambassador Sung Kim about the United States supposed inaction on China’s massive island-building in the South China Sea. Mr. Duterte himself disclosed the confrontation in a speech to local ...

    • Duterte, Xi to work out joint oil exploration 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2018, on page A10)
      Mr. Duterte then mentioned that it was important for people to see the benefit of the Philippines’ relationship with China, Cayetano said. China claims virtually the entire resource-rich South China Sea, including swaths ...

    • Investigate Duterte-China deal on Benham Rise, Congress urged 

      Avendaño, Christine; Dizon, Nikko; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 16, 2017, on page A6)
      Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV wants the Senate to investigate a supposed agreement between President Duterte and Chinese officials allowing Chinese vessels to go to Benham Rise, a 13-million hectare, resource-rich underwater ...

    • Just 1 of 3 Boracay Businesss ready to re open 

      Salaverria, Leila; Burgos, Nestor P. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 21, 2018, on page A4)
      Only about a third of Boracay’s 440 hotels, resorts and inns are ready for the island’s reopening on Oct. 26, according to Interior Undersecretary Epimaco Densing, although this may still increase as establishments comply ...

    • Ping pushes united tack on WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2021, on page A4)
      Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged the country’s leaders to stand united on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue and stop bickering in public and exposing what could be exploited as a national weakness. “Isn’t it sad and ...

    • Ping pushes united tack on WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2021, on page A4)
      Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged the country’s leaders to stand united on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue and stop bickering in public and exposing what could be exploited as a national weakness. “Isn’t it sad and ...