Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Name "Lacson, Panfilo"

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    • The Chinese invasion 

      Collas-Monsod, Solita (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2019, on page A12)
      At the beginning of July, or last month, Sen. Leila de Lima immediately raised a red flag (no pun intended) when she read that a Chinese-Filipino had bought the former Island Cove Resort off Kawit, Cavite, and was transforming ...

    • Chinese ships still guarding Panatag 

      Quimundo, Tarra; Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 31, 2016, on page A19)
      Aerial surveillance shows Chinese Coast Guard ships are still guarding the disputed Scarborough Shoal, but Filipinos are seen fishing there “unmolested” for the first time in years, according to Defense Secretary Delfin ...

    • DFA chief: Nix deals with China companies tied to WPS buildup 

      Aning, Jerome; Camus, Miguel R.; Ramos, Marlon; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 29, 2020, on page A1-A4)
      Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Friday said he would recommend the termination of government contracts with Chinese companies involved in China’s artificial island building on maritime features in the West Philippine ...

    • Drilon urges review of admin policy on China amid sea row 

      Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2018, on page A8)
      Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged the Duterte administration to review its “policy of appeasement and accommodation” toward China, as the supposed closer ties between Manila and Beijing had not ...

    • Du30 to China: We're pals but don't touch Pag-asa 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 6, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      President Duterte has told China not to “touch” Pag-asa Island, the largest in the Kalayaan Island Group occupied by Filipinos, otherwise he would send Philippine troops on a “suicide mission” in response. The President, ...

    • Du30 to send warships if China drills for 'our oil' 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Ramos, Marlon; Corrales, Nestor; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 21, 2021, on page A3)
      President Duterte on Monday said he was ready to send military ships to assert the country’s claim in the West Philippine Sea should China start drilling for oil and mineral resources in the disputed waters. Speaking ...

    • Duterte: sea row won't hurt Sino vaccine supply 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Gascon, Melvin; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 7, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The heated exchange between Manila and Beijing over China’s latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) will not affect China’s provision of COVID-19 vaccines to the Philippines, according to President Rodrigo Duterte. ...

    • Hanoi to Beijing: Pull out missiles 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Vietnam has requested China to withdraw its weapons from disputed territory in the South China Sea, while security experts have urged the Philippine government to upgrade the country’s defenses in the Spratly archipelago ...

    • 'It's time': Duterte to raise sea row ruling on China trip 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 7, 2019, on page A6)
      President Duterte will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing later this month to discuss a 2016 ruling by the UN-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration that nullified China’s claim to nearly the entire South China ...

    • 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 ...

    • Ping pushes united tack on WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2021, on page A4)
      Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged the country’s leaders to stand united on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue and stop bickering in public and exposing what could be exploited as a national weakness. “Isn’t it sad and ...

    • Ping pushes united tack on WPS 

      Gascon, Melvin; Salaverria, Leila (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2021, on page A4)
      Sen. Panfilo “Ping” Lacson urged the country’s leaders to stand united on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue and stop bickering in public and exposing what could be exploited as a national weakness. “Isn’t it sad and ...

    • Reported Chinese waste dumping in EEZ angers lawmakers 

      Gascon, Melvin; Corrales, Nestor; Mangosing, Frances; Santos, Tina G.; Andrade, Jeannette I.; Enano, Jhesset O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2021, on page A2-A4)
      True or not, a report that Chinese ships have not only been intruding into the West Philippine Sea but have also been dumping raw sewage into the waters in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has angered lawmakers. ...

    • WPS will be key issue in 2022 elections' 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Ramos, Marlon; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 9, 2021, on page A8)
      Filipino voters should consider the West Philippine Sea (WPS) dispute a “high-priority issue” in the 2022 presidential elections and politicians should go beyond generalities and present a credible plan to protect national ...