Browsing The Manila Times by Subject "Governments"
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Boracay placed under state of calamity
(The Manila Times,April 27, 2018 , on page A1-A8)President Rodrigo Duterte officially placed three villages of the famed Boracay Island under a “state of calamity” and declared the resort destination closed to tourists for a six-month rehabilitation and clean up starting ... -
'Boracay to become land reform area'
(The Manila Times,April 10, 2018 , on page A1-A8)Boracay Island will be a "land reform area" for farmers, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday as he clarified that there was no plan, so far, for the government to approve a casino project on the island. In a news ... -
Boracay's 'Dead Forest' rehab to start soon - DENR
(The Manila Times,July 29, 2020 , on page A7)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on Tuesday said restoration work would soon begin on Boracay’s Wetland No. 6, also known as “Dead Forest,” citing the agency’s recovery of the area from illegal ... -
Cabinet official: War awaits any claimant to Benham Rise
(The Manila Times,March 8, 2018 , on page A3)If someone claims the Philippine (Benham) Rise, the government will declare war against the claimant, a Cabinet official said on Wednesday. “The Philippine Rise must be guarded. We will go to war if someone [not only China] ... -
Care for the oceans requires more than a 'month'
(The Manila Times,May 5, 2021 , on page A4)The month of May here in the Philippines is designated as the “Month of the Ocean” and is intended to “highlight the conservation, protection and sustainable management of Philippine coastal and ocean resources,” according ... -
Carpio continues to mislead us on South China Sea issue
(The Manila Times,May 30, 2018 , on page A1-A6)I had expected acting Chief Justice Antonio Caprio to respond to my conclusion in my column Monday that he, together with Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, and former national security adviser Roilo Golez made a fool ... -
Carpio, Aquino regime disseminated spurious EEZ maps
(The Manila Times,February 10, 2021 , on page A1-A5)Stupid, bungling or lying conspirators — you decide. For all their flag-waving shrieks that China is encroaching on our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and must be fought even to the point of war — as Benigno Aquino 3rd ... -
CDO river cited for economic importance
(The Manila Times,August 6, 2013 , on page B2)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has named the Cagayan de Oro River Basin in Northern Mindanao as a water quality management area (WQMA), which includes an area best known for the popular sport ... -
'China has right to seize islands'
(The Manila Times,November 18, 2015 , on page A1-A8)China has the "right and ability" to seize islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) occupied by other countries, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of regional summits expected to discuss the ... -
China invites Philippine firms to export fish
(The Manila Times,April 27, 2017 , on page A3)The Chinese government is inviting Philippine companies to export fish to the mainland that will be processed by China Asean Marine Product Exchange (Campe), which transacts online, delivers offline and settles cross-border ... -
China pivot yields 'modus vivendi' at West PH Sea
(The Manila Times,November 11, 2016 , on page A1-A8)The Duterte administration’s pivot to China will bring about a change in perception on both sides, allowing a “modus vivendi” of “peace” at the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the country’s next ambassador to China ... -
China should not be allowed access to artificial islands
(The Manila Times,January 13, 2017 , on page A2)Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson hit out at China Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) during his Senate confirmation hearing, warning the US would send a “clear signal” that the Asian giant must abandon its ... -
China to punish violators
(The Manila Times,June 11, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China has assured the Philippines it would not tolerate violations of Filipinos’ fishing rights at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and would apply the law against violators, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said ... -
China won't build structures in Panatag - Duterte
(The Manila Times,March 24, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Amid reports of Chinese construction in the disputed areas in West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte said China had assured him it would honor its word not to build structures on Panatag (Scarborough) ... -
China's candidate in UN law of the sea tribunal falls short
(The Manila Times,September 14, 2020 , on page A4)It is significant for the Philippines’ position and diplomacy in the South China Sea (SCS) dispute that at the United Nations, Beijing’s candidate in the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea received more abstentions ... -
China's fishing fleet part of Beijing's drive to become a maritime power: First word
(The Manila Times,April 24, 2021 , on page A1-A11)Whenever Chinese fishing vessels land in a major fishing dispute with another country, the standard rationale of China’s foreign ministry is that its fishermen are only exercising their rights to fish in traditional fishing ... -
Chinese drive Pinoy fishers out of shoal
(The Manila Times,February 25, 2014 , on page A7)China renewed its aggressive stance on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) nearly two years following the Panatag (Scarborough) standoff, with Beijing reasserting its presence in the contested waters. Philippine Armed ... -
Chinese harassment of PH Navy troops an isolated case
(The Manila Times,June 8, 2018 , on page A2)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said harassment by a Chinese aircraft of Philippine military forces aboard a rubber boat off Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal to resupply Marine troops based there was only an ... -
Chinese presence near island 'illegal'
(The Manila Times,April 5, 2019 , on page A1-A2)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday declared the presence of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group “illegal.” The DFA said Pag-asa Island is part of the Kalayaan or Spratly ... -
Choking air, melting glaciers changing India
(The Manila Times,November 18, 2015 , on page C4)India’s landscapes are changing – from the melt in the Himalayas, to the increasingly arid farm belts in the middle and the stunning coasts where fishermen talk of rising, warmer seas eroding their shores. “Changes in sea ...