Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Name "Obama, Barack"

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    • 3rd Sino airstrip rising on PH reef 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 16, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      The photographs taken for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank on Sept. 8 show the construction of an airstrip on Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef), one of several artificial ...

    • Beijing to return underwater us Drone 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2016, on page A22)
      US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to take an aggressive approach in dealing with China over its economic and military policies, jumped on the unusual drone seizure with a pair of provocative tweets, accusing ...

    • China 'extremely concerned' by proposed US challenge 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 19, 2015, on page A16)
      China said on Friday it was "extremely concerned" about suggestion from a top US commander that US ships and aircraft should challenge China's claims in the South China Sea by patrolling close to artificial islands it has ...

    • China calls int’l court a puppet 

      Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2016, on page A1-A7)
      China vowed to take all necessary measures to protect its sovereignty in the South China Sea, saying it had the right to set up an air defense zone after rejecting an international tribunal’s ruling that junked its territorial ...

    • China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2018, on page A1-A13)
      US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says China’s placement of weapons systems on man-made islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce other countries in the region. Laying out a sharp criticism of ...

    • Dagupan’s ‘Bangus King’ leads way for others 

      Sotelo, Yolanda (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 10, 2013, on page A12)
      If there is someone who deserves to be called “Bangus King” here, it is Eduardo Maramba, who belongs to four generations of milkfish growers. “My great grandfather, Franciso, my grandfather, Cipriano, and my father, Rufino, ...

    • Ex-admiral says US should defend Panatag 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2016, on page A21)
      The United States should be willing to use military force to oppose Chinese aggression at a disputed reef off the coast of the Philippines, a former commander of US forces in the Pacific told a congressional hearing on ...

    • A firm voice to China 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 31, 2022, on page A6)
      After meeting with top diplomats from the United States, Japan, South Korea, and India last week, incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. outlined his approach toward China’s persistent incursions in the West Philippine ...

    • G7 sends strong message to china 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 28, 2016, on page A1-A4)
      With a keen eye on the Philippines’ legal battle with China over territory in the South China Sea, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced democracies have agreed to send a strong message on the importance of ...

    • 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 ...

    • No military solution to sea dispute, says Kerry 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2016, on page A3)
      U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called on Wednesday on China and the Philippines to abide by an international tribunal’s decision on the disputed South China Sea and said there was no military solution to the problem. ...

    • Obama to unveil tougher climate change plan 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 4, 2015, on page A16)
      President Barack Obama will unveil on Monday the final version of his plan to tackle greenhouse gases from coal-fired power plants, kicking off what is expected to be a tumultuous legal battle between federal environmental ...

    • Photos show China building new islands 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 8, 2016, on page A1-A6)
      Beijing’s “illegal” island building in the South China Sea moved center stage at an Asian summit on Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flash point shoal. Beijing ...

    • Photos show China militarizing Spratly islands 

      Reuters; New York Times News Service (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A1-A13)
      When President Xi Jinping of China visited President Barack Obama at the White House in September last year, he startled many with reassuring words about his intensions for the Spratly Islands, a contested area where the ...

    • Relations with PH warming up — China 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 15, 2016, on page A1-A6)
      Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, a top Chinese diplomat has told a visiting Philippine delegation, adding that China hopes the Philippines can handle disputes "appropriately" and get ...

    • Sea row to eclipse Apec agenda 

      Avendaño, Christine O. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 17, 2015, on page A1-A20)
      Introducing any security topic in Apec’s formal discussions is a touchy issue because a major member, China, fears that could pave the way for its territorial conflicts in the South China Sea to be put on the agenda. Beijing ...

    • Sink or swim: Climate change documentary ‘Anote’s Ark’ chronicles Kiribati’s resistance from getting ‘swallowed by the sea’ 

      Asilo, Rito P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 27, 2020, on page C6)
      There are a lot of Solomo­nic life-or-death choi­ces the global community must make in these trying times, the most urgent of which involves the untold ha­voc wreaked by the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. But ...

    • Trump vows to stop China taking South China Sea islands 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 25, 2017, on page A6)
      The new administration of US President Donald Trump has vowed that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese states media has warned ...

    • Unaccountable China 

      Project Syndicate (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 ...

    • US told to ignore China claims in South China Sea 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 19, 2015, on page A1-A16)
      Republican senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 22 kilometers of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. ...