Browsing Daily Tribune by Subject "Exclusive economic zone"

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    • 300 Chinese ships in WPS 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, May 13, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      From 220 ships that scattered in April amid the Philippines’ Balikatan naval drills with the United States, the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) militia now maintains 300 sea vessels within and in proximity to the ...

    • ABS-CBN's reckless WPS news coverage 

      (Daily Tribune, April 18, 2021, on page A5)
      For a broadcast facility that is legally unable to go on the air because it has no legislative franchise to operate, ABS-CBN is still making its presence felt in the country via its continuing newscasts aired mainly through ...

    • AFP plans new structures in WPS 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, April 23, 2021, on page A2)
      Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana on Thursday disclosed that the military is considering building new structures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid China’s insistence that the ...

    • DND denies downplaying China's new coast guard law 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, February 13, 2021, on page B16)
      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 ...

    • Go: Rody pushing WPS stance to the end 

      (Daily Tribune, April 1, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said that President Rodrigo Duterte will continue to fight for the rights of the country in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and all its sovereign territory until the final day of his term. Go ...

    • Lorenzana: Non-violent WPS resolution 

      Maralit, Kristina (Daily Tribune, July 14, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      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 ...

    • More patrols bar intrusions 

      Roson, Jhon; Locus, Sundy; Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, May 14, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Guillermo Eleazar is batting for a bigger presence of local law enforcers in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to protect the country’s waters from intrusion by foreign ships. Eleazar ...

    • No need for China fishing deal 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, April 28, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      In yet another effort to convince the public that President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have not forged a five-year-old fishing deal, Malacañang on Tuesday said the Philippines does not need an agreement ...

    • Palace disputes fishermen's group claims 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, July 13, 2021, on page A3)
      The Palace on Monday vowed to look into reports of Filipino fishermen that Chinese boats were hindering them from fishing in some parts of the West Philippine Sea which lie within the country’s exclusive economic zone ...

    • 'Pay P800B for ecological damage': China intrusion into WPS hit 

      Locus, Sundy (Daily Tribune, April 27, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      A number of senators on Monday condemned the illegal activities of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through a resolution that denounced the superpower country’s intrusion into the Philippine territory. China should ...

    • Phl boosting WPS presence 

      (Daily Tribune, May 16, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The government is boosting its maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea following President Duterte’s declaration that local ships won’t pull out from the disputed area, an official said Saturday. National security ...

    • Phl rebuffs China's sovereignty claim 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, March 30, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines on Tuesday refuted China’s claim that it has “sovereignty” over Scarborough Shoal, locally known as Panatag or Bajo de Masinloc. It came in response to Beijing’s pronouncement that it has “sovereign” rights ...

    • Phl territorial defense shored up 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, May 20, 2021, on page A3)
      The Philippines’ territorial defense capabilities are getting more enhancements this year as agencies are already collaborating on a satellite-aided maritime monitoring system and the expected delivery of a ground-based ...

    • Rody vows no Phl ship to leave WPS 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, May 15, 2021, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte fired his strongest words against China yet when he declared that local ships will not move “an inch backward” from the West Philippine Sea even if it gets him killed. In his pre-recorded address ...

    • Rody, Noy meet on WPS 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, May 21, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      Along with other past leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte is likely to consider inviting former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III soon to discuss issues on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The meeting would serve as an ...

    • Sea credits spark opposition row 

      Locus, Sundy (Daily Tribune, July 13, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      While the ruling party Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) seems to be falling apart, yet another political turmoil is also crumbling the opposition. The reason? An ongoing feud that cracked the delegation ...

    • 'Silent diplomacy' keeps peace at WPS 

      Blancaflor, MJ; Locus, Sundy; Ayeng, Raffy; Murcia, Alvin; Maralit, Kristina (Daily Tribune, April 16, 2021, on page A2)
      No confrontation marked the approach of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and another vessel owned by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) towards the Chinese militia vessels swarming at the Julian Felipe ...