Browsing BusinessMirror by Subject "artificial islands"

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    • 5 land-reclamation projects in Manila Bay in the pipeline 

      Mayuga, Jonathan L. (BusinessMirror, August 10, 2021, on page A5)
      A total of 5 land-reclamation projects in Manila Bay within the territorial waters of the Province of Cavite are in the pipeline. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has set the virtual public hearings ...

    • ‘China owes us ₧33B in annual marine loss’ 

      Fernandez, Butch (BusinessMirror, June 9, 2020, on page A8)
      Retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio flatly dismissed Monday China’s claims that it owns the West Philippine Sea (WPS), as well as the whole South China Sea since ancient times. This, as former Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

    • DND budget hike sought as China keeps developing islands in WPS 

      Dela Cruz, Jovee Marie N. (BusinessMirror, September 9, 2020, on page A3)
      A lawmaker on Tuesday asked Congress to increase the budget allocation for the Department of National Defense (DND) to upgrade its capabilities to perform its role in securing the country’s sovereign territory, as the ...

    • 'In effect, but undeclared' 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, July 4, 2020, on page A1)
      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 ...

    • Port of hope 

      Acosta, Rene (BusinessMirror, June 20, 2020, on page A1)
      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 ...

    • Senate tackles ban vs foreign entities abetting 'intrusion' into Philippine sea territories 

      Fernandez, Butch (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, ...

    • US-China tensions in disputed sea escalate with ballistic missile tests 

      Bloomberg News (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 ...

    • Wang, Locsin in 'frank, cordial' talks amid US-China word war 

      Mercene, Recto (BusinessMirror, July 16, 2020, on page A12)
      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 ...