Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea"

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    • All about fish and fishing 

      Bernas, Joaquin G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2013, on page A17)
      What can legally be said about the incursions of Chinese fishing and other vessels into Philippines waters/ The first thing, of course, is to look into the laws that govern the seas. The importance of the seas flows from ...

    • Arbitral court member has advice to PH, China 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 24, 2021, on page A3-A5)
      A member of the five-man Permanent Court of Arbitration that handed down the decision in favor of the Philippines against China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea has urged countries in ...

    • Britain, France to sail warships in disputed South China Sea 

      South China Morning Post; The Telegraph; Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Britain and France are sailing warships through the South China Sea this year to challenge China's militarization of the hotly contested waterway, their defense ministers said on Sunday. The British and French defense ...

    • Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource, Fisheries Administrative Order No. 245-3, Series of 2015 

      Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2015, on page B5)
      Subject: Regulations and Implementing Guideline on Group Tuna Purse Seine Operations in High Seas Pocket Number 1 as a Special Management Area.

    • Carpio book on sea row challenges China 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2017, on page A4)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has launched a book that says China’s claims to virtually the entire South China Sea are baseless and said he would make an electronic copy in Mandarin available on the ...

    • Carpio says Du30 can't compel foreign ships to seek permission 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 23, 2019, on page A8)
      President Duterte cannot compel foreign ships to ask first for permission before passing through Philippine waters, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Thursday. Carpio said that the United Nations ...

    • Carpio warns against PH accepting China’s ‘goodwill’ line 

      Leonen, Julius; Pazzibugan, Dona; Salaverria, Leila; Avedaño, Christine; Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2018, on page A1-A4)
      The Philippines may lose its legal right to Panatag Shoal if it accepts China’s line that it allows Filipinos to fish there “out of goodwill,” acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said on Thursday. Speaking in an interview ...

    • Carpio: PH should sue China for damaged reefs 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 13, 2018, on page A3)
      The admission of National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. that Chinese fishermen have harvested giant clams and destroyed coral reefs at Panatag Shoal is enough for the Duterte administration to seek compensation ...

    • CBCP seeks divine help to protect PH in sea row 

      Uy, Jocelyn R.; Avendaño, Christine O.; Esplanada, Jerry E. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2015, on page A1-A4)
      Filipino bishops called on the nation Monday to storm the heavens with prayers for the protection of the Philippines and a peaceful resolution of the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea. The ...

    • 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 drives away US spy plane in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 22, 2015, on page 1-9)
      The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on ...

    • China has to pay 'int'l price' if PH wins case in sea row 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 3, 2015, on page A1-A6)
      When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would "lead to ...

    • 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 opens lighthouses on 2 PH reefs in Spratlys 

      Calleja, Niña P. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 11, 2015, on page A1-A20)
      China has started operating lighthouses on two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. The two reefs are ...

    • China rejects UN mediation of sea dispute 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 20, 2013, on page A13)
      China says it has rejected the Philippines’ attempt to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to territory in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei said Tuesday ...

    • 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 tried to 'physically expel' PH 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 28, 2015, on page A1-A15)
      China's blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people from the disputed areas ...

    • China warns US on patrols in disputed sea 

      Reuters; Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 16, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      BEIJING - Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocation" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US ...

    • China warns US on sea patrols in disputed sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 16, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocations" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US Defense ...

    • China-PH sea exploration not a surrender, says party-list lawmaker 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 6, 2017, on page A6)
      Joint exploration between China and the Philippines of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea will be a constitutional exercise of sovereignty and “not surrender,” according to Kabayan Rep. Harry Roque. Roque said ...