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PH fishers await typhoons for Panatag trips
President Duterte may have decided to abandon Scarborough Shoal to make friends with China, but some fishermen here have not and they have found a way to go back there without being chased away by the Chinese Coast Guard: ...
- October 13, 2016
China pivot yields 'modus vivendi' at West PH Sea
The Duterte administration’s pivot to China will bring about a change in perception on both sides, allowing a “modus vivendi” of “peace” at the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the country’s next ambassador to China ...
- November 11, 2016
China to Phl, Vietnam: Keep sea row issues bilateral
China's President Xi Jinping, in separate meeting with the leaders of the Philippines and Vietnam, said disputes over the south China Sea should be resolved bilaterally, state media reported yesterday. The comments underscore ...
- November 21, 2016
Miriam hits complacency on sea dispute
Presidential candidate Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago on Thursday slammed the administration of President Benigno Aquino III for being complacent on the West Philippine Sea dispute, and for being confident that the ...
- March 4, 2016
Rody to send back 17 Vietnamese poachers
President Duterte is set to visit this town today to send back to their homeland 17 Vietnamese fishermen who were apprehended for poaching onboard three commercial fishing vessels 21 nautical miles off Ilocos Sur two months ...
- November 2, 2016
Fishery deal well with in sea ruling'
The government on Wednesday assured the public that the provisional fishing agreement that Manila wants to sign with Beijing will be in accordance with the Arbitral Tribunal ruling rejecting China’s claims to the disputed ...
- September 1, 2016
Palace firm despite new China regulation 'Filipinos can fish in Panatag'
Amid China's threat to penalize foreign fishermen in what it claims is its territory, Malacañang said that Filipino fishermen can go to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but with “caution.” Speaking to reporters, presidential ...
- August 4, 2016
No guarantee China will honor code of conduct
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said China’s agreement to the general framework of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea was not enough guarantee of Beijing’s commitment to peacefully settle disputes in the ...
- August 20, 2016
Manila to uphold importance of freedom of navigation in West PHL Sea
The government is committed to uphold the importance of freedom of navigation and overflight in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said on Sunday, noting that construction of additional runways in the disputed waters will ...
- January 18, 2016
Coast Guard off to Panatag
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has resumed sending patrol vessels to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but only to “test the waters” and not to confront the Chinese who have stopped harassing Filipino fishermen but remained ...
- November 4, 2016