Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Name "United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)"
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South China Sea as zone of peace
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 5, 2020 , on page A8)The Philippines and China have already signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the terms of reference (TOR) to jointly cooperate in exploiting the oil and gas in the West Philippines Sea. The missing element is ... -
Sovereign states can share their sovereign rights
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 27, 2019 , on page A1-A6)Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales released a statement saying that no public officer, even the President, can share what international law provides is the exclusive ... -
State-of-the-art buoys to assert Benham Rise belongs to PH
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 12, 2021 , on page A4)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is set to install the first three of 10 state-of-the-art lighted ocean buoys to mark Philippine (Benham) Rise, the submerged, resource-rich landmass off the eastern coast of Luzon, as part ... -
Supply boats to sail anew to Ayungin-DND
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 22, 2021 , on page A1-A4)The government will send another supply mission to the disputed Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was assured by China that it would not harass vessels bound for the Philippine-held ... -
UN backs peaceful solution to sea row
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 22, 2013 , on page A7)The United Nations has reiterated its support for a peaceful settlement of the protracted dispute between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ... -
UN sets July hearing on sea row
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 24, 2015 , on page A3)The Hague-based United Nations arbitral tribunal announced that the oral hearing on the "jurisdiction and admissibility" of the Philippines' case against China's nine-dash line claim is set for July despite the refusal of ... -
Unaccountable China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 21, 2015 , on page A14)Since late 2013, China has been engaged in the frenzied creation of artificial islands and the militarization of the South China Sea. This amounts to an alarming quest for control over a strategically crucial corridor ... -
Understanding the arbitral award
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 4, 2019 , on page A9)The arbitral award or judgment, dated July 12, 2016, was issued unanimously by the five members of the Arbitral Tribunal Constituted Under Annex VII of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (that is how ... -
Uniting goals and methods in WPS
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 11, 2019 , on page A11)Our maritime problems arose when China claimed ownership of and sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea (SCS), and seized several isles and rocks therein, like the Paracels in 1974, Fiery Cross Reef in 1987, ... -
US admiral joins surveillance flight over West Philippine Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 21, 2015 , on page A1-A6)A top US Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China Sea on Saturday and that the United States was committed to freedom of navigation in the region. Adm. Scott Swift, commander ... -
US fears Chinese buildup on Panatag
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2016 , on page A1-A9)The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef only 200 kilometers off Zambales province that China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago, that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the ... -
US to China: Attack on PH to trigger defense treaty
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 13, 2021 , on page A2)The United States on Monday reaffirmed its commitment to come to the Philippines’ defense, as it warned China anew that an attack on Philippine armed forces in the South China Sea would trigger the 1951 Mutual Defense ... -
US toughens stand on sea row
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 5, 2015 , on page A2)It is even “more critical” now for the United States to show support for the Philippines in its dispute with China over the South China Sea region, according to former US Ambassador to the Philippines John Negroponte. ... -
US warns China over missiles deployed on 3 PH reefs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 5, 2018 , on page A1)The White House has warned that China would face “consequences” for its military buildup in contested waters in the western Pacific following reports that the Chinese had installed missiles on three disputed reefs in the ... -
What happens in the oceans affects us all
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 29, 2016 , on page A17)If we are merely looking at the vast expanse of waters from the shores of Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore and Indonesia, or living in the landlocked Lao People’s Democratic Republic, we will tend to think that oceans ... -
What lies beneath: exploring Benham Rise's unknown treasures
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2017 , on page A12)Benham Rise, the underwater landmass northeast of Luzon that the United Nations declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf, has been grabbing headlines because of the presence of Chinese ships that may or may not ... -
What the Code of Conduct shouldn't be
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September NaN, 2020 , on page A6)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China are set to resume negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC), which is intended to manage the dispute in the South China Sea. What the Philippines should strongly ... -
What the world has to say about the South China Sea dispute
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 16, 2017 , on page A8)The South Sea (SCS) dispute has been ongoing for the past years. Nevertheless, progress is happening as the countries involved in the dispute focus on bilateral talks to address the issue, with countries around the world ... -
When is disputed sea militarized ? Wait until the first warbird touches down
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 2, 2015 , on page A1-A12)After weeks of Hamlet-esque public debate, US defense officials ordered Aegis destroyer USS Lassen to cruise within 21 kilometers (12 nautical miles) of Zamora Reef (international name: Subi Reef) on Oct. 27. The reef is ... -
'WPS is ours... no ifs and buts'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2019 , on page A9)During his State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 22, President Duterte made it very clear that “… the West Philippine Sea is ours. There [are] no ifs and buts. It is ours… we have been acting [applause] along that ...