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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 ... -
Underwater survey starts at Panguil Bay
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 13, 2020 , on page A6)Geologists are surveying the depth and underwater terrain beneath the Panguil Bay channel where a P7.4-billion two-lane bridge will soon be built to connect Tubod town, Lanao del Norte province, and Tangub City in Misamis ... -
Underwater treasures of Lobo Batangas
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2017 , on page B2-4)The town of Lobo is located just 120 km from Manila. Beyond what is seen on land, Lobo Batangas has another secret which has yet to reveal where beneath its scenic beaches lie an abundance of healthy reefs and thriving ... -
Unesco asked to help assess damage to reef
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 3, 2013 , on page A3)An official of the Climate Change Commission on Saturday asked the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to assess the damage wrought on the Tubbataha Reefs by the USS Guardian which ran ... -
Unit of Alliance Tuna, Prime Foods NZ to process, ship salmon from RP
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 20, 2010 , on page B2)After taking over a majority stake in New Zealand's second largest smoked salmon processor Prime Foods NZ Ltd., canned fish exporter Alliance Tuna International Inc. has set up a new venture to likewise process and export ... -
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, ... -
Universal Records denies participation in controversial China-PH COVID-19 solidarity song ‘Iisang Dagat’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 29, 2020 , on page C4)Universal Records has distanced itself from the controversial China-Philippines “friendship song,” “Iisang Dagat,” stressing that it had no participation in the “production and promotion” of the said project. The record ... -
UP's 'CSI' helps catch illegal wildlife traders
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 26, 2019 , on page A6)When officials of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) learned that some eateries in Barangay Pasil in Cebu City were selling steaming bowls of turtle stew, they first needed to make sure that the ... -
Urban planner cites pros, cons of Manila Bay reclamation project
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 16, 2013 , on page B3)Members of social media have banded together to protest the Manila Bay Reclamation project. Lately, Facebook petition sites called “S.O.S. Manila Bay: Save our Sunset!” and “No to Reclamation of Manila Bay” have surfaced. ... -
Urgently needed: SCS Code of Conduct
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 1, 2020 , on page A9)The South China Sea has not been spared the nail-biting tension of 2020. As claimant states are preoccupied with efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous worrying incidents have occurred within the maritime territory, ... -
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 backs PH amid China's new incursion in West PH Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 30, 2021 , on page A3)The US government reiterated on Monday that it stands by the Philippines amid the latest incursion of China in the West Philippine Sea. “The United States stands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of the PRC’s ... -
US carrier strike force patrols South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 20, 2017 , on page A10)A US aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flash point under the new US administration. ... -
US challenges 19 nations' excessive maritime claims
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2021 , on page A9)The US defense department has cited China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam as among the 19 countries with “excessive maritime claims” that “if left unchallenged … could permanently infringe upon the freedom of the seas enjoyed ... -
US Coast Guard: Broadcastings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 11, 2024 , on page A2)The US Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of ... -
US criticizes China military drills in Paracels
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 4, 2020 , on page A9)The Pentagon said Thursday it was “concerned” about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, noting the maneuvers will “further destabilize” the region. China on Friday rejected the ... -
US defense chief seeks less contentious visit with Chinese
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 26, 2018 , on page A8)Defense Secretary Jim Mattis laid out plans for a less contentious, more open dialogue with Chinese leaders as he travels to Asia, less than a month after he slammed Beijing at an international conference for its militarization ...