Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "joint ventures"
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Apo's native breed of dive masters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 21, 2017 , on page A2-1)Dauin, Negros Oriental—Mary Jean Tabañera has long aspired to become a scuba diver. She would often see divers visiting the world-renowned Apo Island, off the coast of this town in Negros Oriental province, six years ago ... -
Carpio presses issue of sovereign rights
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 17, 2017 , on page A2)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday said he doubted that joint exploration and development with China for resources in the South China Sea would work, as Beijing would insist on its sovereignty ... -
Carpio warns anew on joint sea exploration
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 3, 2018 , on page A6)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday reiterated his warning that the government’s planned joint exploration venture with China in the West Philippine Sea should “comply with the Constitution.” He was referring ... -
Cayetano to sign framework deal with China for joint exploration
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 17, 2018 , on page A11)Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano intends to sign next month a framework agreement with China for joint exploration for oil and natural gas in the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea is the local name of the waters ... -
China-PH sea exploration not a surrender, says party-list lawmaker
(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 ... -
Chinese coast guards share food with Filipino fishers
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 2, 2016 , on page -A10)This was unthinkable months back: Chinese coast guards, who used to drive away Filipino fishermen, share their food and cigarettes with Filipinos fishing at Panatag Shoal last week. Chinese Coast Guard vessels approached ... -
Del Rosario: No need to set aside arbitral win for PH- China deal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 13, 2019 , on page A10)Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday said the government should “put into reality” President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion in the United Nations that the Philippines will not compromise its arbitral victory ... -
DOE to review SC ruling on WPS joint exploration
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 24, 2023 , on page A4)The DOE will review the implications of a Supreme Court ruling invalidating a 2005 tripartite agreement signed by the government with China and Vietnam on joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Department ... -
DU30 open to deal in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 17, 2017 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, contradicting Foreign Secretary designated Alan Peter Cayetano, who said on ... -
DU30 to raise sea ruling with China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 17, 2016 , on page A19)President Duterte on Sunday said there would be no bargaining of territory in his talks with China’s leaders this week, allaying fears that the Philippines may lose some of the gains it has earned in the international ... -
Duterte, Xi to work out joint oil exploration
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 13, 2018 , on page A10)Mr. Duterte then mentioned that it was important for people to see the benefit of the Philippines’ relationship with China, Cayetano said. China claims virtually the entire resource-rich South China Sea, including swaths ... -
Manila Bay project gets antitrust body's clearance
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 20, 2021 , on page B1-B2)The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) has approved the joint venture between the city government of Manila and developer Waterfront Manila Premier Development Inc. that plans to build “Manila Waterfront City” over ... -
No Asean consensus on sea row-for now
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 25, 2016 , on page A1-A17)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea, intensifying a diplomatic stalemate that officials said they hoped ... -
Palace eyes favorable provisions in joint oil exploration with China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2017 , on page A12)Any deal for joint exploration for oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea should contain provisions “favorable” to the Philippines, Malacañang said on Thursday. Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, however, ... -
Palace: Permission to China means we own West PH Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 12, 2019 , on page A3)Giving China “permission” for its presence in the West Philippine Sea shows the Philippines to be the “owner” of that area, Malacañang said on Sunday. “That very act alone shows you are the owner, since you are giving ... -
PH ends talks for joint oil search with China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 24, 2022 , on page A1-A5)The negotiations for the planned joint oil exploration between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have been completely terminated upon instructions of President Duterte, Foreign Secretary Teodoro ... -
PH to agree on joint oil exploration with China in disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 19, 2016 , on page A19)The Philippines is set to enter into a deal with China to jointly explore energy sources in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Duterte administration officials were in talks with their Chinese counterparts to finalize a ... -
PH, China coast guards meet
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 17, 2016 , on page A2)The two-day meeting in Manila on establishing a Joint Coast Guard Committee (JCGC) came just days after new images showed China had apparently installed defensive weapons on artificial islands in the hotly contested South ... -
PH, China open talks on joint oil exploration in May
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 5, 2023 , on page A2)The Philippinees and China will meet in Beijing next month to set the stage for cooperation between the two sides in exploring the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for gas and oil deposits, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ... -
Seaweeds eyed to power local cars
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 24, 2010 , on page B2-4)Those slimy and otherwise unsightly plant-like organisms that are frequently washed ashore may be one of the country's last hopes to be less dependent on imported fuel. Sen. Edgardo Angara, who chairs the Congressional ...