Browsing Manila Standard by Place "Scarborough Shoal"
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Aquino blamed for China militarization in SCS
(Manila Standard,June 26, 2018 , on page A2)Malacañang on Monday continued to blame the “militarization” of the South China Sea on former President Benigno Aquino III as it defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to be friendly with China to resolve the dispute ... -
Back to the 'boro'
(Manila Standard,November 1, 2016 , on page A4-A5)The “boro,” as Filipino fishermen call it, is back. And hundreds of them have happily returned to their old, rich fishing grounds, coming home with their outrigger boats groaning with the weight of their bountiful catch. ... -
Benham on the rise
(Manila Standard,March 15, 2017 , on page A4-A5)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio explained that the Philippines enjoys sovereign rights but does not have sovereignty over the plateau, which is believed to hold huge amounts of minerals and oil, apart ... -
‘Bring China to court’: Carpio prods Philippines to protest Sino bullying of Pinoy fishermen
(Manila Standard,June 9, 2018 , on page A1-A2)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday said the Philippines could use video of the Chinese Coast Guard apparently raiding Filipino fishermen’s catch in Scarborough Shoal, inside the country’s exclusive economic zone, ... -
Carpio pushes for tripartite pact on Scarborough
(Manila Standard,June 16, 2018 , on page A1-A2)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said Friday that the Philippines, China, and Vietnam could reach an agreement over what to do about the rich fishing grounds in Scarborough Shoal, noting that a UN tribunal had ruled the ... -
Carpio warns of China zone over Scarborough
(Manila Standard,March 20, 2017 , on page A1-A2)A Magistrative on Sunday warned the government on China’s reported plan to install a radar station in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Senior Justice Antonio Carpio said the installation of an environmental monitoring station ... -
Carpio won't back down stand vs china
(Manila Standard,October 23, 2018 , on page A3)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio will not change his strong stance on the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea in his bid for the most coveted post in the judiciary. Carpio, one of the five most senior ... -
China biggest source of imported fish for PH amid poaching-Recto
(Manila Standard,September 26, 2023 , on page A1-A2)While it imposes a fishing blockade in the West Philippine Sea, China has become the country’s biggest source of imported fish, some of which was poached from Philippine waters, Batangas Rep. Ralph Recto said Monday. In a ... -
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 may rebut case until Jan 1
(Manila Standard,December 2, 2015 , on page A4)The Philippines has sought to debunk China's claims to disputed islands in the South China Sea, court officials said Monday as an international tribunal wrapped up a five-day hearing. Although Beijing has refused to take ... -
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 seen fortifying shoal off PH coast
(Manila Standard,February 8, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Manila expects China to try to build on a reef off the Philippines’ coast, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday, a move he said would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview, Lorenzana said ... -
China ships free to enter Panatag if...
(Manila Standard,March 24, 2017 , on page A1-A2)To avoid further escalating tensions in the region, President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday said Manila would allow Beijing to conduct innocent passage within the disputed Scarborough Shoal after the Chinese assured him that ... -
‘China should pay PH for WPS damages’
(Manila Standard,April 23, 2020 , on page A3)Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday demanded that the Chinese government should shoulder the costs of the Philippines’ COVID-19 response, in reparation for the annual losses the country has incurred due to China’s damage ... -
China to throw CG 'bad apples' into sea - envoy
(Manila Standard,June 13, 2018 , on page A1-A2)China's Ambassador Zhao Jianhua admitted Tuesday there were “bad apples” in the Chinese Coast Guard and said he would throw them into the South China Sea to feed the fish, but a foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing said ... -
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 ... -
China warns vs cradle of war
(Manila Standard,July 14, 2016 , on page A1-A2)China warned its rivals Wednesday against turning the South China Sea into a "cradle of war" and threatened to establish an air defense zone there, after its claims to the strategically vital waters were declared invalid. ... -
China's failure on marine environment
(Manila Standard,August 9, 2018 , on page A4-A5)One major issue raised by the Philippine government panel before the Permanent Court of Arbitration arbitral tribunal on the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea dispute was China’s failure to live up to its obligations to ... -
China's gunboat diplomacy
(Manila Standard,January 28, 2021 , on page B1)While Chinese President Xi Jinping preached global cooperation and warned of “arrogant isolation” in a video address to the World Economic Forum this week, China prepared to carry out a new law that allows its coast guard ...