Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Name "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)"

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    • Fishermen happy with UN ruling 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 31, 2015, on page A1-A17)
      Fishermen from this province who filed a complaint in the United Nations to stop Chinese intrusions into the disputed West Philippine Sea are happy over the arbitration tribunal’s assertion that it has jurisdiction over ...

    • The great reset in the Spratlys dispute 

      Loja, Melissa; Bagares, Romel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 12, 2021, on page A9)
      In 1951, the United States convened the San Francisco Peace Conference to discuss the fate of the Spratlys Islands. The Philippines, led by Carlos P. Romulo, took part in the conference but his delegation did not register ...

    • House measure defines PH territorial waters 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 1, 2015, on page A8)
      The house of representatives has officially endorsed to the Senate a bill defining the Philippines' territorial waters that may be exploited and explored for resources in the face of the sea disputes with neighboring ...

    • Int'l opinion against China buildup in disputed sea 

      Quismundo, Tarra (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 9, 2015, on page A1-A13)
      In the face of growing international condemnation for its building artificial islands in the South China Sea from which to project its military power in the region, China appears to have reduced itself into an island. From ...

    • Inventor of China's nine-dash line 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 30, 2020, on page A6)
      The root cause of the South China Sea dispute is China’s nine-dash line that appears in the 1947 map invented by the Kuomintang Party, which controlled the Chinese government at that time. The 1947 map is titled “Location ...

    • Italy backs PH in sea row 

      Dizon, Nikko; Quismundo, Tarra (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 4, 2015, on page A1-A4)
      The Philippine has found another supporter of its decision to take its territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea to the United Nations for arbitration, with Italy's top leaders telling President Aquino that it ...

    • Joint naval patrols by PH, neighbors urged 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 6, 2018, on page A6)
      The Philippines should take a bold step in defending its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea by encouraging neighboring states to conduct with it joint freedom of navigation patrols in the hotly contested South China ...

    • Joma backs PH legal battle vs China over sea dispute 

      Mallari, Delfin T. Jr. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison on Thursday declared his support to the legal struggle of the Philippine government against the “aggressive acts” of China in the West Philippine ...

    • Kalayaan mayor urges PH fishers to defy China. 

      Anda, Redempto; Quismundo, Tarra; Cabacungan, Gil (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 11, 2014, on page A1-A9)
      The mayor of Kalayaan town, in the Spratlys, on Friday said he would encourage Filipino fishermen to ignore China’s new rules that require foreign fishermen to seek permission from Chinese regional authorities before ...

    • Landmark ruling on sea row 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 11, 2016, on page A20)
      A Landmark ruling on an arbitration case filed by the Philippines that seeks to strike down China’s expansive territorial claims in the South China Sea will be a test for international law and world powers. China, which ...

    • Lorenzana, Austin discuss Felipe Reef situation in phone conversation 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Corrales, Nestor; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 12, 2021, on page A4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin III discussed on Sunday the fleet of Chinese ships still anchored at Julian Felipe Reef in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone since early March ...

    • Marcos: China 'strongest partner' in PH recovery 

      Corrales, Nestor; De Villa, Kathleen; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2022, on page A2)
      President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has called China the country’s “strongest partner” in its efforts to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic despite Beijing’s continued intrusion into Philippine waters which Manila has ...

    • 'Moral high ground': PH halts work in disputed sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 4, 2014, on page A6)
      The Philippines has stopped all development work in the disputed South China Sea because of the impact such activity might have on an arbitration complaint it has filed against China, a defence official said on Friday. The ...

    • More Chinese boats spotted near PH shoal 

      Reuters; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 5, 2016, on page A1-A18)
      The Philippines expressed "grave concern" on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China's ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Panatag Shoal in the South China Sea. A ...

    • 'Never give up honor, sovereignty and sovereign rights' 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 23, 2017, on page A8)
      Our sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, like our honor as UP alumni, are priceless. They are not for sale. No generation of Filipinos, and no individual Filipino, has the right to sell or waive the country’s ...

    • A new arbitration in the South China Sea? 

      Jardeleza, Francis H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 30, 2023, on page A8)
      President Marcos should consider filing a new arbitration case, under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), against China. This time, it is over China’s recent dangerous actions against our coast ...

    • Palace hope China won't use force in WPS 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 26, 2021, on page A4)
      Countries must abide by their obligations under international law, which generally prohibits the use of force, Malacañang said on Monday after China last week adopted a law that would allow its coast guard to fire on foreign ...

    • Palace: No Du30-Xi fishing pact; Sino 'swarm' remains 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Ramos, Marlon; Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 24, 2021, on page A1)
      Malacañang on Friday denied that there was a “verbal fishing agreement” between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping just days after Manila filed two more diplomatic protests against the continued presence ...

    • Palace: PH 'not waiving' maritime rights in S. China Sea 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 16, 2020, on page A5)
      The Philippines continues to “assert’’ its rights in the South China Sea even as it pursues bilateral ties with China, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Wednesday. “We have not waived, nor have we relinquished ...

    • PCG report pins down China crew; raps pushed 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B.; Aning, Jerome (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 7, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      The government should file cases against the Chinese vessel that caused the sinking of the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 1 and then abandoned its 22 crew members in the open sea, Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian said after details ...