Now showing items 1-11 of 11

    • China assures PH of Panatag access 

      DJ, Yap (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 21, 2016, on page A1-A24)
      Meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leader's Summit here, Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured President Duterte that Filipinos would continue to enjoy free access to traditional fishing ...
    • China scores win; PH lets go of bid to cite sea ruling 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A1-A17)
      Southeast Asian nations overcame days of deadlock on Monday when the Philippines dropped a request for their joint statement to mention a landmark legal ruling on the South China Sea, officials said, after objections from ...
    • China urged to prepare for war in disputed sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2016, on page A15)
      China should prepare itself for military confrontation in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese paper said on Tuesday, a week ahead of a decision by an international court on a case filed by Manila against Beijing. ...
    • China will be the loser–Yasay 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 31, 2016, on page A2)
      Unless it acknowledges the ruling of the arbitral tribunal against its territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea, China will emerge as the “loser” in its sea dispute with the Philippines, Foreign Secretary Perfecto ...
    • China: new satellite to protect its sea bases 

      Torres, Estrella; Nawal, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 12, 2016, on page A11-A12)
      A newly launched satellite will help China protect its maritime interests, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday, as Manila and Tokyo urged Beijing to respect maritime law and security, and the rule of ...
    • PH helpless vs China-Yasay 

      Quismundo, Tarra; Yap, DJ; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 17, 2016, on page A4)
      The Philippines remains practically helpless in stopping Chinese militarization activities on disputed islands in the South China Sea, but is committed to a peaceful approach to the dispute, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay ...
    • PH seeks world support for court ruling 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2016, on page A1-A21)
      The Philippines plans to call for world support at a meeting of Southeast Asian nations and the European Union in compelling China to respect an international tribunal’s ruling that rejected Chinese claims to most of the ...
    • PH troubled by China arms buildup in Spratlys 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 18, 2017, on page A4)
      China’s recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was “very troubling,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing’s activities. ...
    • PH-China talks to test Rody's diplomatic mettle 

      Doronilla, Amando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 18, 2016, on page A1-A20)
      While the Philippines eyes bilateral talks with China, Beijing slammed the door on Manila, saying it cannot negotiate with the Philippines if the Duterte administration does not scrap the historic ruling of the arbitral ...
    • Reading China’s strategy in South China Sea 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 19, 2017, on page A17)
      China is taking a relatively cautious stance on the disputes involving the South China Sea. It is currently undertaking military reforms, and toward the end of 2016 Vice Adm. Yuan Yubai was appointed commanding officer of ...
    • Zambales fishers raring to return to Scarborough but wait 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 4, 2016, on page A8)
      Fishermen from this coastal town said they were waiting for confirmation from government officials on whether they could return to the contested Scarborough Shoal amid reports that China would soon allow them to fish in ...