Browsing Manila Standard by Name "Jose, Charles"
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China defiant, offers cruises on disputed sea
(Manila Standard,July 22, 2016 , on page A1-A2)China announced Thursday that a Chinese company will boost tourism by offering cruises around the contested South China Sea and buy eight new ships over the next five years for that purpose. The state-owned China Daily ... -
China destroyed $100m in reclamation, DFA says
(Manila Standard,April 15, 2015 , on page A4)The Philippines on Monday slammed China’s massive reclamation activities which are causing irreversible and widespread damage to the biodiversity and ecological balance of the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. The ... -
China seals area for war games
(Manila Standard,July 19, 2016 , on page A1-A2)Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, Chinese officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. An area off the east coast ... -
China wants Asian solution to sea row
(Manila Standard,August 19, 2016 , on page A2)The Philippines welcomed the plan of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to finish the general framework of the Code of Conduct by June 2017. On Wednesday, China announced that it agreed with the Asean to ... -
China warns: Penalties imposed on illegal fishing
(Manila Standard,August 3, 2016 , on page A1-A2)Beijing on Tuesday announced penalties for “illegal” fishing in its waters, including those it claims in the South China Sea weeks after an international tribunal ruled that those claims have no legal basis. The Supreme ... -
China: Reclamation almost done
(Manila Standard,June 17, 2015 , on page A4)Despite calls by the united states and the Philippines for China to stop its reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea, Beijing announced that it is about to complete some of its land reclamation in the ... -
Fishery deal well with in sea ruling'
(Manila Standard,September 1, 2016 , on page A1-A2)The government on Wednesday assured the public that the provisional fishing agreement that Manila wants to sign with Beijing will be in accordance with the Arbitral Tribunal ruling rejecting China’s claims to the disputed ... -
Japan tells China: No done deal in sea spat
(Manila Standard,June 18, 2015 , on page A1-A2)Japan warned China on Wednesday that its extensive land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea does not make ownership "a done deal" after Beijing announced it had almost finished its controversial island building. ... -
Mischief Reef dredging leads to PH protest
(Manila Standard,February 11, 2015 , on page A4)The Philippines has lodged another diplomatic protest against China’s continuing reclamation on the Philippine-claimed Mischief Reef, after it discovered that China has started to dredge for the construction of new structures ... -
No need to worry, Palace tells China
(Manila Standard,April 9, 2017 , on page A2)Malacañang has assured Beijing of Manila’s commitment to enhance bilateral ties after the latter raised concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the military to “occupy” islands in the South China Sea. “The ... -
Obama warns China: tensions rise over world tribunal's maritime ruling
(Manila Standard,September 9, 2016 , on page A1-A2)US President Barack Obama warned Beijing Thursday it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ... -
Palace: PH adheres to law on sea
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2015 , on page A3)Malacanang on Wednesday stressed its adherence to international law and a rules-based resolution to the disputes in the South China Sea in spite of China’s call to drop its arbitration case against it. Coloma made his ... -
PH alarmed at China plan to build on Scarborough
(Manila Standard,August 20, 2016 , on page A2)The Philippines on Friday expressed concern about the reported plan of China to start building structures in the Scarborough Shoal. However, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said they will verify the ... -
Ph eyes protest vs Beijing
(Manila Standard,April 15, 2015 , on page A4)The Philippines plans to file another diplomatic protest against China's reclamation activities that have destroyed close to 300 acres of coral reef in the South China Sea, an official said Tuesday. "We are looking into ... -
PH eyes Taiwan deal on sea row
(Manila Standard,June 18, 2015 , on page A5)The Philippines said Wednesday it was studying a draft fisheries agreement with Taiwan as tensions in rich border fishing grounds re-emerged two years after the Filipino coast guard shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman. While ... -
PH insists on sea code, China calls for dialog
(Manila Standard,March 2, 2016 , on page A5)Despite China’s call for a peaceful dialogue to resolve the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the Philippines will continue to push for the legally binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea between the Asean ... -
Rare meet for PH, China leaders
(Manila Standard,November 13, 2015 , on page A5)President Benigno Aquino III and Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose countries are embroiled in a territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea, will be seated together during the gathering of world ... -
Ship with all-Filipino crew sinks off Vietnam
(Manila Standard,January 4, 2015 , on page 1-2)A crew member was rescued while two others were confirmed dead when a cargo ship with 19 all-Filipino crew capsized and sank off the Vietnamese coast early Friday morning. The incident was first reported by Gearbulk Holding ... -
Vietnam begins dredging work on disputed reef
(Manila Standard,December 10, 2016 , on page A1-A2)Vietnam has started dredging work on a reef in the South China Sea, fresh satellite images appear to show, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waterway. An image of Ladd Reef in the Spratly ...