Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "bilateral agreements"

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    • PH to focus on its ’own interest,’ ’agree to disagree’ on SCS issue 

      Barcelo, Vito; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, July 15, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines will focus on its own interests in the South China Sea (SCS) after China rejected a Philippine government appeal that it comply with an arbitral ruling that invalidated its claim to nearly all of the disputed ...

    • PH told not to give up terrorial claim vs China 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, April 13, 2018, on page A2)
      China has told the Philippine government not to give up its claim to the disputed South China Sea but simply asked it to put some order on how to discuss that claim so the two countries could pursue a joint oil and gas ...

    • PH turn Scarborough into a 'no- fishing zone' 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, November 22, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte will soon issue an executive order making the lagoon portion of Scarborough Shoal a “marine sanctuary and no-fishing zone,” which is now being guarded by Chinese Coast Guard ships, officials said ...

    • PH wants China to void Sino names in Benhams 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 1, 2018, on page A2)
      The government plans to contest the features in Philippine Rise, formerly Benham Rise, that China has named, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Ernesto Abella said Wednesday. He told reporters the government raised the issue ...

    • 'PH would one day even than China' 

      Barcelo, Vito; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, February 9, 2018, on page A2)
      Amid growing international concern over rising tension in the South China Sea, a Malacañang official said Thursday the Philippines would one day "thank" China for building artificial islands in the resource-rich waters. ...

    • PH, China cautious on joint oil exploration talks 

      (Manila Standard, March 23, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      China and Philippines said Wednesday they will cautiously proceed with discussions on joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, further reversing years of tensions over their competing claims to the region. the ...

    • PH, China set 'peace' gab: bilateral talks slated on May 17, a first in joint bid to end sea row 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, May 16, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte vowed Monday that the Philippines would continue to “peacefully engage” with China to lower tensions in the South China Sea, saying that bilateral meetings that would be held for the first time ...

    • ‘PH-China dialogue on sea row excellent’ 

      Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (Manila Standard, July 12, 2017, on page A2)
      One year after the Philippines won its case against China before the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which invalidated Beijing’s nine-dash line claims, Malacañang said the relations between the two countries had greatly ...

    • Pinoys now free to fish in Scarborough—Palace 

      Araneta, Sandy; Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, October 29, 2016, on page A1-A2)
      Filipino fishermen are now be able to fish in the disputed Scarborough Shoal without being intercepted by Chinese Coast Guard vessels more than four years after the Chinese gained control of the area, Malacañang said Friday. ...

    • President tells PCG to defend both coastlines, nationals 

      Lopez, Vince; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, January 27, 2023, on page A1-A2)
      President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has reminded the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to always be ready and aware while guarding the country’s maritime boundaries, especially in the West Philippine Sea. During the oath-taking of ...

    • Probes shooting of Filipino boat 

      Cruz, Maricel (Manila Standard, April 23, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      China has said it will look into reports that Filipino fishermen have been driven away allegedly by the Chinese Coast Guard from Union Bank in the South China Sea, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said Friday. ”I ...

    • Rody handling of WPS issue, oil tanks hailed 

      Gulle, Jimbo (Manila Standard, June 25, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte handled the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea “carefully and decisively,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said on Friday, a day after the outgoing Chief Executive ...

    • Senators okay PH-China joint West PH Sea exploration 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, August 2, 2018, on page A3)
      At least three senators are amenable to China’s willingness to conduct a 60-40 joint exploration of natural resources with the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as bared by Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, but ...

    • Sweden joins call to end PH, China sea row 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, February 19, 2015, on page A3)
      Sweden joined the growing international community for the peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on the West Philippine Sea which is being claimed by China and other neighbouring Asian countries, the Department of Foreign ...

    • SWS: Pinoys press for WPS control 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, July 22, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      At least 87 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea being occupied by China, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations. The Philippines ...

    • Who would dare to remove Chinese bases in WPS? 

      Barcelo, Vito (Manila Standard, March 8, 2018, on page A1)
      National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. admitted Wednesday that the Philippines has no capability to remove the Chinese bases in the West Philippine Sea, and the only paramount solution is to build stronger ties ...