Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "jurisdiction"

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    • Albay's rich fishing ground tourist draw 

      Barcia, Rhaydz (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 4, 2016, on page A7)
      The vast golden white sands that appear and disappear with the tide day in, day out in Lagony Gulf is fast becoming a local tourist attraction this summer. This little city in the middle of the sea, known locally as Wara-Wara ...

    • Be careful what you wish for: On call to review PH-US pact 

      Winger, Gregory H. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 2, 2019, on page A6)
      Amid the tumult surrounding Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s pledge to review the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT), it is useful to look at the specific charges currently leveled against the MDT by its critics and to identify ...

    • 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.

    • 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 demands release of 9 Sino fishermen who have served time 

      Anda, Redempto D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 16, 2015, on page A13)
      The Chinese government on Friday sought the immediate release of nine Chinese fishermen who have already served their six-month prison term for poaching in the Philippine-claimed Hasa-Hasa Shoal in May last year. Provincial ...

    • 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 insists ‘Spratlys ours,’ asserts Sino fishers’ ‘rights’ 

      Ramos, Christia Marie; Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2019, on page A1-A4)
      China dismissed anew Philippine claims to parts of the Spratlys in the South China Sea, saying the entire island chain has been Chinese territory for thousands of years. China’s position was stated on Thursday by Chinese ...

    • 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 warns PH against patrolling Panatag Shoal 

      Santos, Tina G.; Salaverria, Leila B.; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2022, on page A1-A4)
      China has warned the Philippines against “interfering” with its patrols at Bajo de Masinloc, saying the shoal and its waters are part of Chinese territory. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) earlier reported that a China ...

    • China: It's up to PH to heal rift over S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 12, 2015, on page A15)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China in a United Nations arbitral tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations and that it was up to the Philippines to heal ...

    • Coast Guard, BFAR drive away Chinese vessels from PH shoal 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2021, on page A2-A3)
      The Philippines on Wednesday said its maritime patrols had twice driven Chinese vessels away from a shoal within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It was the first time since President Duterte took office in ...

    • Declare part of PH Rise ‘no take zone,’ Duterte urged 

      Andrade, Jeannette (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 16, 2018, on page A3)
      Environmental groups on Thursday called on the government to exercise jurisdiction over the Philippine Rise by declaring part of it, the 17,000-hectare Benham Bank, as a “no-take” zone, where fishing and other human activity ...

    • DFA warns of 'chaos, anarchy' in sea row 

      Calleja, Niña P.; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 10, 2015, on page A2)
      The Philippines has warned the international community of "chaos and anarchy" if the rule of law remained unenforced in the South China Sea. "If the rule of law is not adhered to, you will have chaos and anarchy. It will ...

    • 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: Occupy PH islands in South China Sea 

      Anda, Redempto D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 7, 2017, on page A2)
      President Duterte on Thursday said he had ordered troops to deploy to and fortify unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, a move that could provoke rival claimants, including China. Mr. ...

    • Duterte recalls China warning if PH explores sea for oil 

      Aurelio, Julie M.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 29, 2019, on page A1-A10)
      After disclosing his “mutual agreement” with China’s President Xi Jinping that would allow the Chinese to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), President Duterte reminded Filipinos that Xi had also ...

    • Enforcing the Arbitral Award 

      Panganiban, Artemio V. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 13, 2021, on page A9)
      How should we enforce the July 12, 2016 Arbitral Award (AA) vis-à-vis China’s intractable claim of ownership and sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea (SCS) including our exclusive economic zone (EEZ)? My short ...

    • Env’t violators on Cebu beach need to go, court tells DENR 

      Atabayo, Rosalie (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2018, on page A8)
      A court in Mandaue City ordered the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to tear down at least 21 structures, including parts of resorts, encroaching on easement zone in the popular beach of Sta. Fe town, ...

    • Esperon: a ‘win-win’ for PH, China on Panatag 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Associated Press (AP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 1, 2017, on page A11)
      For National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, “it is a win-win” for both the Philippines and China. “But this is not to say that we have dropped our claim,” Esperon said on Monday, referring to Panatag Shoal, a rich ...