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    • AFP: Chinese 'fishermen' used vs PH in two ways 

      Mangosing, Frances; Lazaro, Jacob (Panay News, September 16, 2023, on page 9-15)
      When they are not directly supporting the China Coast Guard (CCG) in blocking supplies to a key Philippine outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Chinese maritime militia (CMM) posing as fishermen are harming the ...
    • Bongbong Marcos open to use Indonesia-PH border deal model amid talks with China 

      (SunStar Philippines, September 7, 2022, on page 5)
      President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, he is willing to explore maritime border talks with China and other countries using the strategy that resulted in the peaceful agreement with Indonesia ...
    • China calls int’l court a puppet 

      Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2016, on page A1-A7)
      China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty in the South China Sea, saying it had the right to set up an air defense zone after rejecting an international tribunal’s ruling that junked its territorial ...
    • China damaged reefs in disputed sea - US official 

      Delizo, Michael Joe T. (The Manila Times, March 30, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      The United States will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other countries with claims to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to address the colossal destruction perpetuated by China on ...
    • China not ceding joint WPS search 

      Villegas, Gab Humilde; Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, June 26, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      China will await the incoming administration’s policy regarding joint oil and gas projects in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy “Boy” Locsin Jr. said the Duterte administration had terminated ...
    • China sea claim nips oil deal 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, December 2, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines is finding ways to explore for oil and gas in the South China Sea even without a deal with China, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday, adding that the country has the right to exploit energy reserves ...
    • China snubs a new PHL protest on SCS fishing ban 

      Talosig-Bartolome, Malou (BusinessMirror, June 4, 2022, on page A3)
      For the nth time, Beijing merely shrugged off Philippine protest of China’s imposition of a unilateral fishing moratorium in the South China Sea (SCS). Instead of complaining, Manila should instead see the fishing ban as ...
    • China: Up to Phl to heal rift over arbitration case 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, November 12, 2015, on page 1-10)
      China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations between Beijing and Manila, and that it was up to the ...
    • Du30 stresses PH arbitral win as 'just and fair' 

      (Manila Standard, September 23, 2021, on page A1)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday stressed the importance of the Philippines’ historic arbitral victory against China’s sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea (SCS), calling it a “win-win solution.” During ...
    • Duterte seeks deeper relations with China 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, April 16, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines wants to expand and deepen relations with China, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday as officials from the two countries signed four agreements in an indication of further normalization of ties despite ...
    • Houses lost, industries collapse Atlantic Engulfs Brazil coastline 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 18, 2022, on page A13)
      Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape. The Atlantic Ocean ...
    • Mamburao tuna festival ushers in Lenten season 

      Evora, Robert A. (Manila Standard, March 16, 2015, on page A7)
      “Feast on fish this Lenten season,” a reminder from the government’s Food and Nutrition Research Institute said. Abstaining from eating meat, like pork, chicken, and red meat, and substituting it with fish is not at the ...
    • Manila Bay dev’t plan deal signed with Dutch gov’t 

      Tubayan, Elijah Joseph C. (BusinessWorld, January 23, 2018, on page S1/4)
      The Philippines and the Netherlands signed a memorandum of understanding for a sustainable development and management master plan for the Manila Bay area. The two governments agreed to work together to draft the Manila Bay ...
    • Marcos pushes joint exploration of WPS 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Malarit, Kristina (The Manila Times, December 2, 2022, on page A1-A9)
      President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. on Thursday said the Philippine government will find "other ways" to proceed with the joint exploration with China of the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) if government-to-government ...
    • The Netherlands can help clean up Manila Bay 

      Avila, Bobit S. (The Philippine Star, October 11, 2018, on page 9-12)
      Actually one of the things that all the communities living around Manila Bay can do is come up with a Garbage Trap at the mouth of all the rivers and creeks facing the Manila Bay. Of course the best way to clean up Manila ...
    • New AFP chief mum on West PH Sea Dispute 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, July 13, 2015, on page 12)
      The newly installed Armed Forces chief, Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri, refused to speak up on the territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea. Iriberri said he prefers not to talk about the issue since the ...
    • ‘Occupy all islands in West PH Sea’ 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, April 7, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to occupy all islands being claimed by the country in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Speaking to reporters following a visit to ...
    • PH mulls measures to compel China to stop reclamation 

      Postrado, Leonardo D. (Manila Bulletin, July 13, 2015, on page 1-14)
      The Philippine government may seek provisional measures that compel China to cease its reclamation project in the West Philippine Sea should the arbitration tribunal at The Hague decide to acquire jurisdiction of the case, ...
    • PH, Dutch sign MOU on cooperation for rehabilitation of Manila Bay area 

      Leyco, Chino S. (Manila Bulletin, January 23, 2018, on page B-3)
      The Philippines and the Netherlands signed yesterday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) sealing the cooperation of the two countries on the sustainable development and management of the Manila Bay area. Socioeconomic ...
    • Phl to join world's largest maritime drill 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2022, on page 5)
      The Philippines and 25 other nations will participate in the world’s largest international maritime exercise hosted by the United States – the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), scheduled June 29 to Aug. 4, in and around ...