Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Name "United Nations (UN)"

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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 ...

    • Addressing climate change thru our young 

      Borgueta, Sandra Joyce (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 31, 2016, on page A14)
      The drought has caused a heavy loss in the agricultural sector. The DA reported that a total of 134,321 metric tons of crops have been damaged as of March 7, 2016, by the dry spell. This affects an estimated 12 million ...

    • Agency sought to defend, develop Benham Rise 

      Avendaño, Christine; Uy, Jocelyn (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 17, 2017, on page A6)
      Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has called for the establishment of a Benham Rise Development Authority (BRDA) to allow the Philippines to systematically explore the 13-million hectare underwater plateau off Aurora province and ...

    • Agri exports: scorecard of presidents 

      Dy, Rolando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 2, 2016, on page B2)
      The poor performance of Philippine agriculture exports is a sad narrative. Expanding exports are key to agricultural growth and diversification. Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations ...

    • Cambodia foiling Asean consensus on sea row, says envoy 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 24, 2016, on page A5)
      Staunch China ally Cambodia is preventing Southeast Asia from reaching a consensus on the South China Sea after an international tribunal rejected Beijing’s territorial claims to the waters, a diplomat said on Saturday. ...

    • Carpio tells youth: Defend sovereignty 

      Ramos, Marlon; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 25, 2018, on page A3)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has challenged the youth to join other Filipinos in doing their “solemn civic duty to preserve, protect and defend” Philippine territory and sovereignty. “We must always be on guard and ...

    • China incursions may spark ‘naval arms race’ – Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 15, 2021, on page A2)
      China’s unbridled incursions into the West Philippine Sea and the disputed waters in the South China Sea may render the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) a dead letter treaty, retired Supreme Court ...

    • China seeks new maritime tribunal to replace UN 

      Doronila, Amando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 18, 2016, on page A17)
      Anticipating an adverse decision from the UN Arbitral Tribunal on its sweeping territorial claim over almost the entire South China Sea, China has declared it would establish an international maritime center as it seeks ...

    • China territorial aggression hit 

      Brizuela, Maricar B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 1, 2015, on page A6)
      While the nation marked National Heroes Day on Monday, about 500 people from various sectors massed outside the Chinese consulate in Makati City and condemned China’s “territorial aggression.” Led by former National Security ...

    • China's big dream lusts for small reefs 

      Catindig, Ricardo E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2017, on page A16)
      China’s aggressive activities in the South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea, have caught the attention of both international and local media. Chinese were survey ships were reported to have been spotted in ...

    • Chinese warships enter West Philippine Sea 

      Quismundo, Tarra (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 5, 2013, on page A8)
      Chinese naval vessels entered Philippine waters on Feb. 1 amid efforts by the Philippines to peacefully resolve its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea through arbitration in the United Nations. China’s ...

    • Climate debate takes global pulse before summit 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 8, 2015, on page A1-A21)
      From the typhoon-ravaged Philippines to the Arizona desert, thousands of people began gathering Saturday, June 6 in small groups in 79 countries for what was touted as the biggest public debate on climate change. Results ...

    • Consensus on the South China Sea 

      de Jesus, Edilberto C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 3, 2020, on page A7)
      “We must remain mindful of our obligations and commitment to the Charter of the United Nations and as amplified by the 1982 Manila Declaration on the Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes. The Philippines affirms ...

    • Conserving Southeast Asia's seas 

      Yozell, Sally; Christensen, Steen; Eyler, Brian (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 15, 2017, on page A17)
      The United Nations’ call to conserve and sustainably develop the oceans perhaps resonates most with Southeast Asia than in any other part of the world. With a maritime territory thrice the size of its landmass, the region ...

    • Corals and garbage 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 28, 2015, on page A16)
      Recent reports present a rash of problematic incidents regarding the Philippines’ natural resources, foremost among which is China’s expansive seabed dredging in the disputed Spratlys—a reckless and dangerous move that is ...

    • DFA chief spews profanity at China over sea row 

      Santos, Tina G.; Aning, Jerome; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 4, 2021, on page A2)
      The Philippines’ top diplomat on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of the West Philippine Sea, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities ...

    • Do more to enforce ruling 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 17, 2018, on page A8)
      Citing loans and investments from China, the President has set aside the ruling, while his Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has declined to show the “50 to 100” protests that he claimed the Philippines has lodged ...

    • Du30 assailed for ‘defeatist’ stand vs China 

      Yap, DJ; Salaverria, Leila B.; Gonzales, Yuji Vincent (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 31, 2017, on page A2)
      Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Thursday filed supplementary charges to an impeachment complaint against President Duterte, accusing him of taking a “defeatist stance” by doing nothing to challenge China’s activities on Benham ...

    • DU30 wants 'structures' built on Benham Rise 

      Salaverria, Leila; Uy, Jocelyn; Balana, Cynthia (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 15, 2017, on page A6)
      President Duterte has ordered the Philippine Navy to put up “structures” to assert the country’s sovereignty over an underwater landmass 250 kilometers off the east coast of Luzon that a Chinese survey ship visited for six ...

    • Du30: I can't stop China in Panatag 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2017, on page A2)
      President Duterte on Sunday said he would not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near the Philippines west coast because it was too powerful. Mr.Duterte made the statement in reaction to reports that China would ...