Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Taiwan"
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Abad's wife vows to block Taiwan fish pact
(The Manila Times,August 13, 2013 , on page A7)Deputy Speaker Henedina Abad of Batanes, wife of Budget Secretary Florencio Abad, has vowed to block any fishing agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan unless the Aquino administration will earmark funding for strict ... -
AFP Chief lied on new 'illegal structures' at Union Banks
(The Manila Times,April 12, 2021 , on page A1-A5)Or perhaps Armed Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana was just fed the wrong information or just ignorant of the Spratly Islands dispute, when he claimed last April 1 that the Chinese had built new illegal ... -
Aquino-del Rosario offered Sabah to Malaysia for its support in arbitration case vs. China
(The Manila Times,September 18, 2019 , on page A1-A5)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) under President Benigno Aquino 3rd's watch, then headed by Albert del Rosario, practically offered to drop our decades-old claim over Sabah against Malaysia in exchange for Kula ... -
Atienza backs joint sea deal with China
(The Manila Times,May 3, 2018 , on page A2)Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza threw his support behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to jointly explore the South China Sea with China. “We fully support and appreciate President Duterte’s plan to forge a 60-40 ... -
Beijing : finish sea code in 3 years
(The Manila Times,October 14, 2018 , on page A1-A2)A rule book to settle disputes in the hotly contested South China Sea should be finished in three years, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday, insisting his nation does not seek “hegemony or expansion.” Li’s comments ... -
Beijing, Hanoi promise to keep peace in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,April 3, 2018 , on page A1)China and Vietnam vowed Sunday to keep the peace in the South China Sea, the resource-rich waterway that has long been a source of tension between Hanoi and its powerhouse communist neighbour. China claims most of the ... -
BFAR builds eel stocks in Cagayan River
(The Manila Times,August 17, 2022 , on page A10)To ensure the sustainable supply of eel fish resources in the wild, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Region 2 (Cagayan Valley) has spearheaded the stocking of glass eels along tributaries of the ... -
BFAR buying 100 patrol boats
(The Manila Times,June 23, 2015 , on page A1-A7)The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect the country’s fisheries, an official said on Monday. The BFAR, an agency under the Department of Agriculture, currently ... -
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 ... -
China damaged reefs in disputed sea - US official
(The Manila Times,March 30, 2016 , on page A1-A8)The United States will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other countries with claims to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to address the colossal destruction perpetuated by China on ... -
'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 wants control of disputed sea - PH
(The Manila Times,March 27, 2015 , on page A3)The Philippines accused China on Thursday of seeking to take control of nearly the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with an expansionist agenda dominated by “massive reclamation” works. Foreign Affairs Secretary ... -
China, PH, agree to 'prudent' cooperation on joint sea exploration
(The Manila Times,March 23, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China and the Philippines said Wednesday they will cautiously proceed with discussions on joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, further reversing years of tensions over their competing claims to the region.The ... -
Chinese drills tense up South China Sea anew
(The Manila Times,May 28, 2022 , on page A1-A9)China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set ... -
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 ... -
Convert Pag-asa into a tourist resort
(The Manila Times,April 23, 2019 , on page A5)Since the Chinese are profiting from the natural resources within our exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea by mass harvesting giant clams in Scarborough Shoal and in some instances, off the shores of ... -
Court ends hearings on sea row
(The Manila Times,December 1, 2015 , on page A3)The Philippine government is optimistic of getting a favorable ruling from the international tribunal currently deliberating on the complaint filed by the Philippines against China over disputed territories in the West ... -
DFA: Sea row on Manila Asean summit agenda
(The Manila Times,January 6, 2017 , on page A1-A8)Regional maritime disputes will again be on the agenda when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) holds summits in Manila, the Department of Foreign (DFA) said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Malacañang, ... -
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 urged to discuss Pag-asa in China visit
(The Manila Times,April 24, 2019 , on page A3)Sen. Ana Theresia “Risa” Hontiveros on Tuesday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to bring up the issue of Chinese vessels around Pag-asa (Thitu) Island when he visits China this week. Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary ...