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PHL in fine balance between US, China in S. China Sea-DND
(BusinessMirror,August 11, 2020 , on page A8)The country is protecting and keeping its stake in the West Philippine Sea by balancing its relationship with superpowers in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday. He said this as the ... -
PHL says 200 Chinese ships at disputed reef
(BusinessMirror,March 22, 2021 , on page A4)National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said on Sunday that eight Chinese fishing vessels were spotted in the Pagasa Island area last week just as the government reported the presence of at least 220 Chinese ... -
PHL won't accept WTO fisheries deal without an 'IUUF' provision
(BusinessMirror,December 27, 2020 , on page A12)Manila maintains its stance to refuse supporting any fisheries subsidies deal at the World Trade Organization (WTO) that excludes a provision on “illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, or IUUF, infringements” in ... -
PHL's future floats in the West Philippine Sea
(BusinessMirror,July 16, 2020 , on page B7)The waters of the South China Sea are home to a dizzying array of marine resources, ranging from vast oil and gas reserves deep beneath the surface, to the complex and beautiful ecosystems capable of supporting international ... -
Pompeo to China: SCS bullying is illegal
(BusinessMirror,July 15, 2020 , on page A8)China's insistence that it owns rich resources in most parts of the South China Sea and its bullying of neighbors in order to control them are illegal, US Secretary Mike Pompeo said. Pompeo’s statement released on Tuesday, ... -
Port of hope
(BusinessMirror,June 20, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The recent completion and inauguration of a military harbor project on Pagasa Island in the Municipality of Kalayaan, Palawan, has sparked a ray of hope within a small Filipino community there that the much-awaited undertaking ... -
'Powder keg'
(BusinessMirror,February 20, 2021 , on page A1)More warships have been deployed to the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as part of the Philippine Navy’s continued maritime operations in the disputed area to ensure the safety and security of Filipino fishermen who make a living ... -
Recto Bank exploration is call of oil players–Cusi
(BusinessMirror,November 5, 2020 , on page A8)Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi said on Wednesday exploration firms are free to decide whether or not to resume their oil exploration activities at Recto Bank following concerns that China might prohibit exploration activities ... -
Seaweed exporters want govt to intervene in ₱-$ exchange rate
(BusinessMirror,September 16, 2010 , on page B4)Exporter of carageenan belonging to the Seaweed Industry Association of the Philippines (Siap) asked to government's assistance to stabilize the foreign-exchange rate after the peso reached the P43-to-$1-mark. Siap president ... -
Shift to 'active defense'
(BusinessMirror,December 27, 2020 , on page A1)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is slowly beefing up both its offensive and defensive capabilities, working to boost the country’s ground-based air defense, which will be reinforced by the planned acquisition of ... -
Someone to watch over me
(BusinessMirror,June 6, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Amid the vast expanse of territorial sea waters that it protects and the country’s claims of some parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) being aggressively challenged, primarily by China, the Philippine Navy (PN) is stepping ... -
Testing the waters
(BusinessMirror,July 19, 2020 , on page A1-A2)With the United States and Asean’s affirmation of support for the four-year-old ruling of the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal, the Philippines should seize the initiative in “implementing” the decision, at the very ... -
Testing the waters: Amid US and Asean’s affirmation of support for the UN arbitral tribunal ruling on disputed maritime territories, Duterte government prodded to seize the initiative
(BusinessMirror,July 19, 2020 , on page A1-A2)With the United States and Asean’s affirmation of support for the four-year-old ruling of the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal, the Philippines should seize the initiative in “implementing” the decision, at the very ... -
U.S. shift in South China Sea raises risk of clash on water
(BusinessMirror,July 16, 2020 , on page A7)The Trump administration’s move to brand most of Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea a violation of international law doesn’t mean much on its own: China has repeatedly refused to acknowledge the 2016 tribunal ruling ... -
US rejects nearly all Chinese claims in South China Sea
(BusinessMirror,July 15, 2020 , on page A5)The Trump administration escalated its actions against China on Monday by stepping squarely into one of the most sensitive regional issues dividing them and rejecting outright nearly all of Beijing’s significant maritime ... -
US, China spar over O'Brien's remarks on SCS
(BusinessMirror,November 25, 2020 , on page A8-A2)The United States is looking for a longer term for its Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the Philippines, even as it gave assurances that its military will remain in the Indo-Pacific region after the end of the Trump ... -
US-China tensions in disputed sea escalate with ballistic missile tests
(BusinessMirror,August 28, 2020 , on page B4)UnitedStates-China tensions over the South China Sea escalated on Wednesday, with Beijing firing four missiles into the waters around the same time as the Trump administration took action against Chinese companies that ... -
Verbal row over reef militia sizzles; Duterte, Huang meet
(BusinessMirror,March 26, 2021 , on page A2-A4)The presence of a fleet of Chinese ships in the Julian Felipe Reef were among the issues discussed by President Duterte during his recent meeting with Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian, Malacanang said on Thursday, as harsh ... -
Wang, Locsin in 'frank, cordial' talks amid US-China word war
(BusinessMirror,July 16, 2020 , on page A12-A2)Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin Jr., who said on Sunday the UN arbitral award favoring the Philippine position in the South China Sea is “nonnegotiable,” held a “frank but cordial” virtual discussion on Tuesday ...