Browsing Daily Tribune by Place "South China Sea"
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Barrier removal BBM's call - PCG
(,September 26, 2023 , on page )Dismantling the floating barrier that China installed at Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc is a matter for President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to decide, a Philippine Coast Guard official said yesterday. Commodore Jay ... -
Bilateral Code on SCS signed with Vietnam
(,February 1, 2024 , on page )President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said there has been significant progress in establishing a bilateral Code of conduct between the Philippines and Vietnam concerning the South China Sea. In his recent interview with the ... -
Biz group: 'Keep China as a friend'
(,July 15, 2021 , on page )A local business group composed of Filipino-Chinese businessmen on Wednesday sought a peaceful, wise and diplomatic solution to the still scorching sea lanes issue that puts a wedge on the Philippines-China relations. The ... -
China can't make arrests in disputed sea
(,September 10, 2023 , on page )China does not have the “authority or power” to conduct law enforcement operations on waters under the Philippine exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, an official of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said. ... -
China on floating barrier removal: 'Nothing more than self-amusement'
(,September 29, 2023 , on page )The word war between the Philippines and China continued Wednesday after Beijing called Manila's removal of the floating barrier at Scarborough Shoal "nothing more than self-amusement." China Foreign Ministry spokesperson ... -
China warns off American warship in South China Sea
(,September 10, 2021 , on page )China’s military warned off Wednesday a US guided missile destroyer that allegedly trespassed into areas adjacent to a Chinese reef in the South China Sea without permission. Naval and aerial forces of the Chinese People’s ... -
China's 'agents of aggression' remain at Rozul Reef - Navy
(,June 11, 2024 , on page )Chinese vessels should not be lingering in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), a ranking Philippine Navy official said on Monday. Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said ... -
China's blocking won't stop Phl patrols in WPS
(,October 12, 2023 , on page )As the Chinese Coast Guard is determined to intercept, harass, and block the country's maritime patrols in its exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, the military vowed to be more eager to defend and protect ... -
China’s claim over Bajo has no basis — Año
(,February 1, 2024 , on page )National Security Adviser Eduardo Año has emphasized that China’s persistent claims over the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) have “no legal basis.” “China’s repeated claims of sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc ... -
Chinese demand unacceptable
(,November 29, 2021 , on page )The Ayungin Shoal is a part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands - an integral part of the Philippine. It belongs to us and it is ours to protect and use for the benefit of our people. -
Chinese vessel overshadowing PCG ship unverified
(,February 7, 2023 , on page )The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday clarified its report on the alleged overshadowing incident in Mischief reef in the West Philippine Sea purportedly involving two Chinese Coast Guard vessels and two Chinese Maritime ... -
DFA cites UNCLOS vs ban
(,May 20, 2021 , on page )The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday returned to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in asserting its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) where China had unitarily imposed a fishing ban ... -
DFA protests China's WPS 'harassment'
(,June 1, 2022 , on page )The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed Tuesday that it has protested the alleged harassment by China's Coast Guard. The 'harassment' was one of the three incidents involving CCG at WPS that the United States-based ... -
DND denies downplaying China's new coast guard law
(,February 13, 2021 , on page )The Department of Defense (DND) on Friday denied speculations that it downplayed the effect of China's new coast guard law on Filipino fishermen. In a statement, Lorenzana took exemption to the statement of Sen. Risa ... -
DoJ finalizing environmental complaint vs China - Clavano
(,May 31, 2024 , on page )The Department of Justice (DoJ) expects to finalize “in a few weeks” the environmental case the Philippines plans to file against China over the latter’s activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), department spokesperson ... -
Duterte renews call for harmony in SCS
(,November 28, 2021 , on page )President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed his call to South China Sea (SCS) claimants to adhere to the rule of law and keep stability in the waterway, saying there can be "real peace if the strong tramples on the weak." Duterte ... -
Exacting accountability for reef damage
(,September 21, 2023 , on page )Something is revolting about the recent discovery of massive reef damage at two shoals within the West Philippine Sea. Underwater surveys by a special covert mission conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard recently showed ... -
Lorenzana: Non-violent WPS resolution
(,July 14, 2021 , on page )While it welcomes the statements of support from other nations against China’s excessive claims in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine government insisted to continue efforts to achieve a ... -
'Manila talking firmly over WPS'
(,May 27, 2022 , on page )Manila would not let Beijing run roughshod over its maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as affirmed by a 2016 decision by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” ... -
Mission accomplished, says 'Atin Ito'
(,May 18, 2024 , on page )It was “mission accomplished” for the civilian group “Atin Ito” following its successful delivery of supplies, including fuel and food packs, to the fisherfolk in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) notwithstanding the blocking ...