Browsing Manila Standard by Name "Lacson, Panfilo"
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Agreeing to disagree
(Manila Standard,September 2, 2019 , on page A4-A5)As expected, nothing came out of the well-scripted, one-on-one meeting between President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, on the issue of the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The ... -
Benham gets renamed; Beijing sidesteps threat
(Manila Standard,May 23, 2017 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially renaming Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” to use the resource-rich territory off the coast of Aurora province. He signed Executive Order 25 on May 16 ... -
Binay promises to solve country's clean and potable water woes
(Manila Standard,February 25, 2022 , on page A3)Senatorial candidate Jejomar Binay on Thursday said if he wins, he will push a measure to solve the country’s problem on clean and potable water. The former vice president said more public and private partnerships are ... -
Captain frets over Rody's quip
(Manila Standard,June 19, 2019 , on page A1-A2)The captain of the Philippine fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank said Tuesday he was saddened by President Rodrigo Duterte’s description of the incident as “a little maritime accident.” ... -
China oil deal hit, praised: Joma: A clear act of treason; Carpio: Booster of PH sea claim
(Manila Standard,November 26, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Communist Party of the Philippines branded the joint oil and gas development deal between China and the Philippines “a clear act of treason” by the Duterte administration but acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said ... -
China to PH: Stop marine drills in SCS: Says move escalates dispute, demands respect for its rights
(Manila Standard,April 28, 2021 , on page A1-A2)China has urged the Philippines to stop its maritime exercises in the disputed territory in the South China Sea, warning it would escalate the dispute there. In his regular press conference on April 26, Chinese Foreign ... -
China twists Locsin: Mind your manners
(Manila Standard,May 5, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The Chinese foreign ministry rebuked Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday, telling him to mind his manners and act in a way that suited his status despite the simmering issues between the countries in ... -
Du30 to China: Back off from Pag-asa
(Manila Standard,April 6, 2019 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte has warned Beijing to back off from a disputed island in the South China Sea, warning of possible military action if China “touches” it amid rising tensions over the key waterway. Duterte, aiming ... -
Duterte told: Stop conceding more than what China is claiming
(Manila Standard,May 9, 2021 , on page A1)Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio chided President Rodrigo Duterte over his repeated claims that China is “in control” of the West Philippine Sea, saying the commander-in-chief is conceding more than ... -
Lacson: Coast Guard needs a boost to defend WPS, Pag-asa Island
(Manila Standard,December 9, 2021 , on page A4)To empower the Philippine Coast Guard to protect the country’s waters from intrusion and harassment including in the West Philippine Sea, as well as fulfill its other duties as the nation’s primary maritime agency, the PCG ... -
Manila bucks China naming of Benham features
(Manila Standard,February 15, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines will protest China’s decision to name five undersea features in Philippine Rise (Benham Rise), saying it will not recognize the move approved by an international organization, Presidential Spokesperson Harry ... -
Our weak stand on China
(Manila Standard,June 4, 2018 , on page A4-A5)Opposition lawmakers are questioning the Philippines’ anemic stand against China’s military buildup in the West Philippine Sea. It appears to the concerned solons that the government’s foreign policy and national security ... -
Palace: Hague ruling unenforceable
(Manila Standard,April 21, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The 2016 UN Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling upholding the Philippines' legal claims in the West Philippine Sea is unenforceable, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said Tuesday. Roque made the response a day after ... -
Prexy aspirants assert Ayungin within country's maritime zone
(Manila Standard,November 26, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Three presidential candidates on Thursday said China had no rights in the Ayungin Shoal, after the government rejected a Chinese demand that it remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from the area. A 2016 ruling by a UN ... -
Rape on the Rise
(Manila Standard,February 16, 2018 , on page A4-A5)We are not talking of rape of the carnal kind here. The title of this column deals with the most recent violation committed by China on Philippine territorial sovereignty. Not content with its encroachment into the Philippine ... -
Senators okay PH-China joint West PH Sea exploration
(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 ... -
Think tank warns: China deploys jet in SCS
(Manila Standard,May 11, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China has deployed a military aircraft to a base it had built on a reclaimed island in the South China Sea, photos from an American think tank released Wednesday confirmed. The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative published ... -
VFA repeal to embolden China on West Philippine Sea claim
(Manila Standard,March 5, 2020 , on page B1)President Rodrigo Duterte’s push to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement is seen to further escalate tension and give China the upper hand in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), which is believed to hold huge oil ...