Browsing The Manila Times by Author "Antiporda, Jefferson"

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    • Asean declaration skirts China issue 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, April 27, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Southeast Asian leaders are likely to avoid any official mention at their Manila summit this week of an arbitration ruling that had nullified China’s massive claims on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), according ...

    • China tells PH, Asean to stand up vs West 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, July 26, 2017, on page A2-A1)
      The Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries as well as China should stand together and reject “non-regional forces” that don’t want stability in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Chinese Foreign Minister ...

    • China to punish violators 

      Villanueva, Ralph; Reyes, Dempsey; Antiporda, Jefferson (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 ...

    • DFA twice denied China's bid to explore Benham Rise 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, March 30, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday bared it had rejected China’s request to conduct scientific research at Benham Rise twice and that the reported activity of Chinese survey ships in the area last year ...

    • Duterte bares PH-China venture 

      Valente, Catherine S.; Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, July 26, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines and China are now working on a joint oil exploration deal in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte has said. Speaking to reporters after he delivered his State of the ...

    • Fight for gas exploration in West PH sea, Duterte urged 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, October 17, 2016, on page A3)
      President Rodrigo Duterte should insist on the Philippines’ right to exploit the resource-rich West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) when he visits China this week, with the Malampaya field off Palawan set to run out of ...

    • Most Filipinos want sea claims asserted 

      Antiporda, Jefferson; Panti, Llanesca T. (The Manila Times, July 13, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      A significant majority of Filipinos believe that the Duterte administration should assert Philippine sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) based on a 2016 international arbitration ruling, according ...

    • 'No breach' 

      Antiporda, Jefferson; Villanueva, Ralph U.; Tamayo, Bernadette E. (The Manila Times, May 8, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Cross), Zamora (Subi) Reef, and Panganiban (Mischief) Reef-all within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Two months ago, Roque said the Philippines was relying on China's good faith and that it would keep its promise. ...

    • PH taking action on China - Cayetano 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, May 7, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano gave assurances that the government is taking all necessary diplomatic actions in responding to China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “We are taking ...

    • ‘PH to explore peaceful solution to sea disputes’ 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, May 22, 2017, on page A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday said the Philippines will explore all available mechanisms to discuss matters pertaining to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) before bringing the issue to the United ...

    • PH to protest if China builds on Panatag 

      Pilapil, Jaime; Valente, Catherine S.; Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, March 23, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the government will file a protest if China makes good on its reported plan to build structures at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a resource-rich fishing ground well within the ...

    • Senate panel sets Benham Rise inquiry 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, March 27, 2017, on page A2)
      Defense and Foreign affairs officials were among those invited by the Senate Committee on Economic Affairs that will on Wednesday investigate alleged Chinese activities in Benham Rise. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, chairman ...

    • Senators condemn China's invasion of disputed territories 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, May 21, 2018, on page A1-A8)
      Senators on Sunday condemned what they viewed as China’s continuous violation of international rules governing the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) as they raised the need for the Senate leadership to make a firm stand ...

    • US asserts rights over disputed sea 

      Antiporda, Jefferson (The Manila Times, January 11, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The United States (US) has vowed to do everything necessary to protect freedom of navigation and overflight in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), as it reiterated that it would defend the Philippines if ...