Browsing BusinessMirror by Subject "Exclusive economic zone"
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China boat was cleared for shelter, DFA clarifies
(BusinessMirror,February 3, 2021 , on page A12-A2)A Chinese research vessel that stayed a few days in Philippine waters had clearance from the Department of Foreign Affairs to seek shelter, owing to bad weather, but not to stay, the DFA clarified on Tuesday, after the ... -
China harassment of oil-exploring boats signal to claimants–AMTI
(BusinessMirror,May 4, 2020 , on page A8-A4)China’s harassment of Malaysia’s ongoing oil exploration in its coastal waters—but which Beijing deems as within the vast maritime area that it disputes in the South China Sea—has reinvented the norm and set new rules ... -
Chinese vessels back in Mainland after research in Reed Bank-Navy
(BusinessMirror,August 17, 2020 , on page A3)The two Chinese vessels that carried out “unauthorized” research activities in the Recto Bank near the island of Palawan early this month are back in China, Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo ... -
Do we have a contingency plan amid WPS impasse? solon asks
(BusinessMirror,March 30, 2021 , on page A3)The chairman of the House Committee on Strategic Intelligence on Monday urged the government to prepare a contingency plan as there is “considerable risk” that a Chinese vessel might end up accidentally running aground in ... -
Emerging 'tinderbox': PHL defies China's reported 'fishing ban' in disputed WPS, including Scarborough
(BusinessMirror,May 8, 2021 , on page A1)Defense and military authorities are bracing for a possible escalation of tensions anew between China and the Philippines amid the raging territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) that could raise the specter ... -
Energy fallback, WPS potential OK-Win
(BusinessMirror,May 14, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The chairman of the Senate Committee on Energy shared an upbeat outlook for the country’s back-up power supply to avert widespread brownouts when major supplier Malampaya gas field dries up. “We already have a contingency ... -
Esperon hits Chinese Coast Guard's risky maneuvers vs PCG ships at Scarborough
(BusinessMirror,May 6, 2021 , on page A3)A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel that took part in a maritime training exercise that went on patrol in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) challenged Chinese maritime militia (CMM) ships within the country’s exclusive ... -
'In effect, but undeclared'
(BusinessMirror,July 4, 2020 , on page A1-A2)China has been imposing air, and even maritime, travel restrictions against other countries, especially the weaker ones that include the Philippines, in the South China Sea (SCS) for years, but has not officially declared ... -
Marine scientist Onda is first Filipino to reach Earth's third deepest spot
(BusinessMirror,March 28, 2021 , on page A5)Dr. Deo Florence L. Onda, a microbial oceanographer of the Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines (UP MSI), made history for being the “first Filipino and one of the first humans” to descend to Emden ... -
Navy to drive away Chinese survey ships off Benham Rise
(BusinessMirror,March 10, 2017 , on page A3)Lorenzana told reporters who attended the “Kapihan sa Kampo”, held at the Honor Hall of the National Defense College of the Philippines in Camp General Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Thursday, that Chinese ships have ... -
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, ... -
Senate tackles ban vs foreign entities abetting 'intrusion' into Philippine sea territories
(BusinessMirror,September 9, 2020 , on page A3)The Senate is set to tackle a resolution asking the Duterte administration to ban from receiving government contracts, or conducting business in the country, “foreign entities who are engaged in, or abetted activities, ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...