Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "territorial waters"
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2 carriers in South China Sea, US bares
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 5, 2020 , on page A5)The US Navy revealed on Saturday that two aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea as China staged naval drills that drew “interest and some concern” from the Department of Foreign Affairs. ... -
2 major PH-initiated agreements up for signing by Asean leaders
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 12, 2017 , on page A2)Two landmark agreements by members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) that were initiated by the Philippines more than a decade ago would be sealed next week under Manila’s chairmanship of the 10-nation ... -
3rd Sino airstrip rising on PH reef
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 16, 2015 , on page A1-A19)The photographs taken for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank on Sept. 8 show the construction of an airstrip on Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef), one of several artificial ... -
7 countries send observers to monitor PH case vs. China
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 26, 2015 , on page A8)Seven countries, including claimants Malaysia and Vietnam, have sent observers to the second round of arguments in the case that the Philippines brought against China in a United Nations arbitral court in The Netherlands ... -
AFP chief pushes Pinoy structures in West PH Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 23, 2021 , on page A3)The military’s highest-ranking official on Thursday proposed that the country also start building structures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) considering China’s apparent disregard for the status quo agreement among states ... -
AFP confirms Chinese ship’s ‘hostile intent’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 24, 2020 , on page A1-A4)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday confirmed an encounter in February between a Chinese warship and a Philippine Navy corvette on the waters of Kalayaan Islands—with the Chinese ship showing “hostile ... -
AFP, PCG to China Coast Guard: ‘Restrain your forces’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 7, 2023 , on page A3-A6)The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday denounced the China Coast Guard (CCG) for blocking and using water cannons on Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to one of the country’s ... -
Agency sought to defend, develop Benham Rise
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 17, 2017 , on page A6)Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian has called for the establishment of a Benham Rise Development Authority (BRDA) to allow the Philippines to systematically explore the 13-million hectare underwater plateau off Aurora province and ... -
Alejano: Palace virtually surrendered PH claim to Kagitingan
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 2, 2019 , on page A7)By “thanking” China for establishing a rescue center on Kagitingan Reef, Malacañang has virtually surrendered the Philippines’ claim to the disputed feature in the Spratly archipelago, according to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano. ... -
All about fish and fishing
(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 ... -
Amid Chinese presence, Navy wants to stay in Sangley Point
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,September 7, 2020 , on page A2)The Philippine Navy is opposing a plan by the Cavite provincial government to boot the military service command out of Sangley Point in Cavite as part of a P500-billion airport project that is expected to ease congestion ... -
Another harassment incident recorded in Ayungin Shoal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 29, 2022 , on page A4)A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel blocked a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship on its way to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in late June, according to ... -
Aquino mismanaged PH sea dispute with china, says defense chief
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 12, 2018 , on page A6)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday insisted that President Rodrigo Duterte was handling the Philippines’ maritime row with China in the South China Sea very well compared with the Aquino administration, which he ... -
Aquino slams Cayetano's handling of WPS dispute
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 3, 2018 , on page A4)Former President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday belittled Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano’s conduct with China, telling the country’s top diplomat that his politics should be as “transparent as his hairstyle.” ... -
Arbitral court member has advice to PH, China
(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 ... -
Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 9, 2018 , on page A1-A4)A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ... -
Armed conflict in sea row feared
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 4, 2016 , on page A2)Diplomats and experts warned Wednesday of a heightened risk of armed conflict in disputed waters in the South China Sea due to a lack of cohesion among members of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). ... -
Asean ministers rock no boats in Myanmar, South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 20, 2019 , on page A2-4)Foreign ministers of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations on Friday hewed to the group’s practice of reaching the least provocative consensus possible in discussions of such divisive issues as Myanmar’s ... -
ASEAN urges restraint in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2018 , on page A19)Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), at the end of a three-day meeting in Sydney, also tackled the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and agreed to work more closely to tackle the growing menace of ... -
Asean, China agree on code of conduct at sea framework
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 1, 2017 , on page A5)Fifteen years after their first joint declaration on the South China Sea disputes, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to adopt a framework to guide future negotiations for a ...