Browsing The Daily Guardian by Subject "international law"
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5 important facts about China's alleged incursion in Pag-Asa Island
(The Daily Guardian,August 29, 2017 , on page 5)Not long after the Philippines hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, reports emerged that Chinese vessels have been gathering near Pag-Asa (Thitu) island in the West Philippine ... -
5 key facts on Benham Rise
(The Daily Guardian,February 6, 2018 , on page 5)Around a year ago, the obscure Benham Rise was catapulted to the center of national discourse, when Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the suspicious presence of Chinese vessels within our Exclusive Economic Zone ... -
73% of Pinoys want Duterte to assert claims in West PHL Sea-Pulse Asia
(The Daily Guardian,July 13, 2018 , on page 7)Seventy-three percent of Filipinos believe President Rodrigo Duterte and his administration must assert the Philippines' sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, two years after Philippines' victory against China in the ... -
Benham Rise trip: Duterte's latest comedy act
(The Daily Guardian,May 1, 2018 , on page 5)China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ... -
Benham teems with metals lawmaker
(Manila Standard,March 20, 2017 , on page A3)“The sea floor around Benham is covered with metal-rich chunks—manganese nodules that also contain nickel, copper, cobalt and other minerals,” Atienza, one-time Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, said. The ... -
China says it's allowing Pinoy fishermen in Panatag 'out of goodwill'
(The Daily Guardian,June 13, 2018 , on page 4-15)Beijing on Tuesday said it was allowing Filipinos to fish in Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea "out of goodwill." China's foreign ministry made the statement on Monday after a GMA 7 television report last week ... -
China should agree to a fair and just sharing of the South China Sea
(The Daily Guardian,April 22, 2015 , on page 5-7)Any claim, therefore, that overlaps the fair-and-just claims of others should be rejected as unrighteous and ungodly. This is the reason why the Philippines has raised its own claims in the South China Sea to the international ... -
China to put up automated under water base in manila trench
(The Daily Guardian,December 1, 2018 , on page 12)China is considering putting up an automated underwater base in Manila Trench for "scientific purposes," an article from the South China Morning Post said. According to Maki Pulido's report on "State of the Nation Address ... -
China told to explain Scarborough radar plan
(Manila Standard,March 23, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed it has filed another note verbale against China asking it to explain its plan to install a radar station in the resource-rich Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. Foreign Affairs spokesman ... -
Duterte knows China's ultimate goal is control of South China Sea
(The Daily Guardian,August 23, 2018 , on page 5)Twice last week, President Duterte complained about China’s activities in the South China Sea--a stark departure from his pandering stand since the start of his presidency. Always, he was all praises for China’s President ... -
Duterte: PH may soon gain fishing rights in Scarborough Shoal
(The Daily Guardian,October 24, 2016 , on page 4)The Philippines may soon gain fishing rights in the highly disputed Scarborough Shoal, President Rodrigo Duterte announced Oct. 23, 2016. During his visit to typhoon "Lawin" victims in Cagayan, Duterte told local fishermen ... -
Gordon says China is not a friend
(The Daily Guardian,April 8, 2019 , on page 12)Beijing's actions are not that of a friend, Sen. Richard Gordon said, following the reported presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters off Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island). The military recently expressed ... -
How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea
(The Daily Guardian,April 5, 2018 , on page 5)Earlier this month, the USS Carl Vinson became the first American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Coming alongside the news that a record 23 nations from Southeast Asia and beyond ... -
Lawmaker says joint 60-40 sea exploration with China a 'win-win'
(The Daily Guardian,May 2, 2018 , on page 10)Buhay party-list Representative Lito Atienza on Tuesday said he supports a 60-40 joint exploration agreement with China in the West Philippine Sea instead of going to war against the Asian superpower. “We fully support and ... -
Lost not ‘a single island’ but the whole of Spratlys
(The Daily Guardian,June 1, 2018 , on page 5)Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano was being smart the other day when he challenged critics of the Duterte’s complacent attitude in the face of China aggressive moves in South China Sea. At the flag-raising ceremony at ... -
PH 'softness' on China's territorial claims not working- law expert
(The Daily Guardian,May 7, 2018 , on page 6)The Philippines' "soft position" on China's territorial claims in the South China Sea is putting the country at a disadvantage, an international law expert said Sunday. The Chinese army installed anti-ship and air-to-air ... -
PH readies protest vs China
(Manila Standard,March 22, 2017 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines is preparing another protest against China over the latter’s plan to install a radar station in the Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, a Cabinet official said Tuesday. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said ... -
PH wants China to make first move on S. China Sea row
(The Daily Guardian,October 25, 2016 , on page 2-7)Your move, China: After winning an arbitration case against China, the Philippine government is now looking to Beijing to make the first move in reviving talks to resolve the South China Sea dispute. "We would hope that ... -
Philippines urges ASEAN to stop China in South China Sea
(The Daily Guardian,April 27, 2015 , on page 7)The Philippines on Sunday urged its fellow Southeast Asian countries to take immediate steps to halt land reclamation by China in the disputed waters of the South China Sea, warning that failure to do so will see Beijing ... -
PHL could bring another case vs. China before int’l court, says Carpio
(The Daily Guardian,June 9, 2018 , on page 5)Manila could bring another case against Beijing before the court that invalidated the latter's excessive claims to the South China Sea, after Chinese Coast Guard was reported to be taking Filipino fishermen's haul from ...