Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Reed Bank"
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‘60-40 sea deal with China illegal’
(The Manila Times,April 30, 2018 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a 60-40 percent joint exploration deal with China is tantamount to treason, a lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list issued the statement in light of Duterte’s ... -
Arbitral ruling on SCS dispute vindicated in Reed Bank row
(The Manila Times,June 25, 2019 , on page A1-A4)Think of the neglected arbitral ruling on the South China Sea as like a smoking gun in a crime situation — i.e. the evidence that confirms the crime and snares the culprit. Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping’s obsession ... -
Arbitration 'award': A P1-billion useless piece of paper
(The Manila Times,May 7, 2021 , on page A1-A5)President Duterte was absolutely correct when he remarked the other night that the “award” (i.e., ruling) of the arbitration suit that the Aquino 3rd administration brought against China in 2013 was a useless “piece of ... -
Arbitration suit vs China: A colossal hoax
(The Manila Times,August 5, 2020 , on page A1-A5)It has been a colossal hoax pulled off with astonishing success by the pro-American Yellow Cult: that the award handed down by an arbitral panel in the suit brought by former president Benigno Aquino 3rd and his government ... -
Australia calls for de-escalation of tensions over SChina sea
(The Manila Times,March 17, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Canberra has expressed its opposition to the “militarization” of the disputed islands in the South China Sea, saying that provocative actions would hinder progress. Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop made the stance ... -
Boat-ramming incident: Manila to hale Chinese to court
(The Manila Times,July 9, 2019 , on page A8)The Philippine government would hale to court the captain and crew of the Chinese ship that rammed a Filipino fishing boat near Recto (Reed) Bank if the Chinese government failed to impose sanctions against them, Malacañang ... -
China must stop intruding into our EEZ
(The Manila Times,August 18, 2020 , on page A6-A7)In a recent television interview, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana stressed the need for the Philippines to balance its relationships with China and the United States where the South China Sea is concerned. That balance, ... -
Chinese vessels seen near Recto Bank confirmed
(The Manila Times,August 12, 2020 , on page A8)The Philippine Navy has confirmed the presence of two Chinese vessels near Recto (Reed) Bank. An intelligence report dated August 9 disclosed that the two ships were seen near Recto Bank a week ago, according to VAdm. ... -
DFA to file protest vs Chinese incursion in WPS
(The Manila Times,August 20, 2014 , on page A2)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday assured that it will file within this week a diplomatic protest against pressence of China's newsurvey vessels at Recto (Reed) Bank in the South China Sea (West Philippine ... -
Drop the humbug, focus on national and strategic interest
(The Manila Times,June 24, 2019 , on page A9)The nation will find a resolution of the Recto (Reed) Bank incident faster if it drops much of the posturing and humbug that some of our countrymen are spewing nonstop, and focus its attention instead on national and ... -
Duterte is wrong to call Carpio buang... or maybe not
(The Manila Times,June 28, 2019 , on page A1-A5)President Duterte is wrong to call Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio buang, for criticizing his statement to allow Chinese fishermen access to “Philippine waters.” Buang means stupid — certainly a description that applies ... -
Duterte won't summon Chinese envoy
(The Manila Times,June 19, 2019 , on page A1-A9)President Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to ask Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jinhua to shed light on the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Palace spokesman ... -
Duterte: Sea row better left untouched
(The Manila Times,November 13, 2017 , on page A2)The maritime dispute will not be on the agenda of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, given that President Rodrigo Duterte had declared the issue “is better left untouched.” The President on Sunday ... -
Generals should shut up on international disputes
(The Manila Times,April 16, 2021 , on page A1-A5)Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana in a phone call disputed the headline of my column last Monday that said he “lied on new illegal structures” at Union Banks, where Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef is. He ... -
Govt echoes China line
(The Manila Times,June 18, 2019 , on page A1-A2)A Chinese vessel caused the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, but it remains to be seen whether the “ramming” was intentional, the government said on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who ... -
Honor exploration deal with China
(The Manila Times,March 9, 2022 , on page A3)President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that the country must honor its commitment to conduct a joint exploration with China at the disputed Recto Bank to prevent a heated conflict between the two countries. In his weekly ... -
Impeach Duterte, Palace dares critics
(The Manila Times,June 28, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Malacañang on Thursday challenged critics of President Rodrigo Duterte to file an impeachment complaint if they believe that he committed an impeachable offense when he agreed to allow the Chinese to fish in the country’s ... -
Legal battle looms over sea exploration
(The Manila Times,August 31, 2018 , on page A1-A2)Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Cayetano on Thursday said the Duterte administration’s plan for a joint exploration and development deal with China over South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) resources would face tough legal ... -
Locsin and Lorenzana so terribly misinformed about PH vs China arbitration
(The Manila Times,July 17, 2020 , on page A1-A5)If President Duterte has foreign affairs and defense department secretaries who demonstrate astonishing nescience over a very important matter as the Philippines vs China arbitration, he should be very worried. If the two ... -
Most Filipinos want sea claims asserted
(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 ...