Browsing Daily Tribune by Subject "exclusive economic zones"
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Barrier removal BBM's call - PCG
(Daily Tribune,September 26, 2023 , on page A1-A6)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 ... -
Brawner calls out Chinese propaganda
(Daily Tribune,October 11, 2023 , on page A1-A6)Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday dismissed China's claim that it drove away a Philippine Navy ship from Scarborough Shoal. "It came from Beijing, right? Then that's Chinese propaganda. ... -
China can't make arrests in disputed sea
(Daily Tribune,September 10, 2023 , on page A2)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 envoy pays PCG visit
(Daily Tribune,June 3, 2022 , on page A1-A6)Amid the latest diplomatic protest lobbed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) against China over its imposition of a fishing ban extending to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), its envoy to Manila paid the Philippine ... -
China not ceding joint WPS search
(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 on floating barrier removal: 'Nothing more than self-amusement'
(Daily Tribune,September 29, 2023 , on page A1-A2)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's blocking won't stop Phl patrols in WPS
(Daily Tribune,October 12, 2023 , on page A1-A2)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
(Daily Tribune,February 1, 2024 , on page A6)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 ... -
DFA protests China's WPS 'harassment'
(Daily Tribune,June 1, 2022 , on page A1-A6)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 ... -
DU30, Xi boosting Phl-China ties
(Daily Tribune,April 10, 2022 , on page A1-A6)President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to boost the “positive engagements” between Manila and Beijing in terms of trade, infrastructure, and Covid-19 response, while keeping peace in the ... -
Duterte renews call for harmony in SCS
(Daily Tribune,November 28, 2021 , on page A1-A2)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
(Daily Tribune,September 21, 2023 , on page A5)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 ... -
Go to WPS, AFP tells Pinoy fishers
(Daily Tribune,September 29, 2023 , on page A1-A2)The Western Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is eyeing an increase in Filipino fishermen going to the country's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. AFP WesCom chief, Vice Adm. Alberto Carlos, ... -
Historic trilat puts spotlight on sea spat
(Daily Tribune,April 11, 2024 , on page A1-A2)President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to the United States yesterday, hoping that the trilateral summit between the United States, the Philippines, and Japan would enhance freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea and ... -
PCG inflatables confront China's missile corvette
(Daily Tribune,March 31, 2023 , on page A1-A6)Now it can be told, and only because the Philippine Coast Guard has been allowed to lift the veil of secrecy cloaking its operations in the West Philippine Sea. The PCG yesterday revealed that it had deployed from the BRP ... -
Phl vessels patrolling WPS 'sufficient'
(Daily Tribune,February 1, 2024 , on page A3)A military official said the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard have a “sufficient number of vessels” patrolling within the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. “We have a sufficient number ... -
Phl-China oil exploration talks set May
(Daily Tribune,April 5, 2023 , on page B12)The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said the Philippines and China with hold their "preparatory tasks" in Beijing for the possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea in May. "The meeting ... -
U.S. weighs in, backs WPS tack
(Daily Tribune,June 19, 2022 , on page A1-A6)The recent series of diplomatic protests against China’s aggressive activities in the West Philippine Sea has the strong support of the United States, according to the US State Department. China recently stopped Filipino ...