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    • Carpio slams DFA stand on PH reef incident 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 23, 2018, on page A9)
      The Philippines must protest China’s landing of military aircraft on Panganiban Reef or its silence may be taken as implied consent, according to acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio. “If we don’t protest, we acquiesce. We ...
    • Carpio: Duterte-Xi fishing deal unconstitutional and lopsided 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2019, on page A5)
      The agreement between President Duterte and China’s President Xi Jinping allowing Chinese fishermen into the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is not only unconstitutional but also lopsided and could lead to a rapid ...
    • China’s aggression amid global crisis 

      Manhit, Dindo (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2020, on page A13)
      The world continues to struggle with how to contain the transmission and mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. More than 416,000 people worldwide are reported to have died from COVID-19, and more than 7.3 million ...
    • China’s song, Cebu’s COVID-19 tunes 

      Escoda , Isabel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2020, on page A9)
      Apparently believing it can lull Filipino sensibilities with some schmaltzy video music, China has unleashed its propaganda machine with a song online. Ostensibly promoting harmonious relations, the video is obviously also ...
    • Distinguishing the 'real' Filipino fish 

      Salcedo, Margaux (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 30, 2019, on page B4)
      The DGF Essay Writing Awards—the country’s first and most prestigious food writing contest inspired by Philippine culinary writing icon Doreen Gamboa Fernandez—is now open for entries for this year’s competition. The theme ...
    • Du30: PH, China, 'neutral' state to probe hit-and-run 

      Salaverria, Leila B.; Aning, Jerome; Cinco, Maricar; Virola, Madonna T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 23, 2019, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China’s proposal for a joint investigation of the June 9 incident near Recto Bank in the South China Sea where a Chinese trawler rammed and sank a Philippine fishing boat and then ...
    • Duterte's 'agreement' with China 

      David, Randy (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 28, 2019, on page A8)
      Basking in the glory of his record-breaking high approval ratings in the latest opinion surveys, President Duterte began his fourth State of the Nation Address (Sona) by highlighting the minuscule 3 percent that disapprove ...
    • Gem-Ver fishers finally getting ₱6-M compensation 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 29, 2022, on page A6)
      Almost three years after what President Duterte played down as a “little maritime accident,” the 22 fishermen left for dead by a Chinese trawler that rammed their small fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea will finally ...
    • Golez: China building defense triangle at sea 

      Cabacungan, Gil C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 14, 2015, on page A12)
      China's incursion into disputed islands in the South China Sea is part of a triangle aimed at expanding its military influence close to the US trust territory of Guam in the Western Pacific, former National Security Adviser ...
    • Palace: the president will definitely raise Hague ruling in meeting with Xi 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 27, 2019, on page A6)
      There is no stopping President Rodrigo Duterte from speaking his mind about the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute and other issues affecting the country’s interests. The President’s longtime aide, Sen. ...
    • 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 ...
    • PH trying to 'rope in' other countries to sea row - China 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2015, on page A6)
      China military yesterday accused the Philippines of trying to "rope in" other countries the dispute over ownership of the South China Sea and stir regional tension after Japan joined a military drill with the Philippines ...
    • Resist China's aggression 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 23, 2020, on page A6)
      There is no end to China’s aggressive behavior toward this friendly nation. The Jiageng, said to be one of China’s top research ships, spent a week within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, according to Ryan Martinson, ...
    • South China Sea as zone of peace 

      Carpio, Antonio T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 5, 2020, on page A8)
      The Philippines and China have already signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) and the terms of reference (TOR) to jointly cooperate in exploiting the oil and gas in the West Philippines Sea. The missing element is ...
    • Verdict: 'Very Serious Marine Casualty' 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 10, 2019, on page A10)
      Call them the Downplay Duo. Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo have become the headliners of the administration’s merry jig to minimize the culpability of the Chinese vessel ...
    • We didn't lose an inch of territory, says PH ambassador 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 13, 2017, on page A16)
      The Philippines’ ambassador to China on Wednesday rejected concerns that the Duterte administration’s decision to shelve the arbitral ruling won over China a year ago would compromise the country’s claims in the West ...
    • What PH fishers after Chinese apology 

      Cinco, Maricar (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 29, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      A month after they received an apology, the fishermen from Mindoro province who were put out of work after a Chinese trawler rammed and damaged their fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea in June have yet to receive ...