Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "bilateral agreements"
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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 ... -
ASEAN code of conduct completed
(Manila Standard,May 21, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago Sta. Romana has welcomed the completion of the draft of the framework of the Code of Conduct for the South China Sea territorial disputes. Sta. Romana lauded the senior officials ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
China protests 'visit' to Pagasa
(Manila Standard,April 23, 2017 , on page A1-A2)China has lodged representations with the Philippine side following a visit by the Filipino defense and military officials in Pagasa Island, according to the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. ”This move runs counter ... -
China sets war games in disputed sea
(Manila Standard,March 24, 2018 , on page A2-A1)A joint statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea. The group reaffirmed “the importance of maintaining and ... -
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 wants ruling left out of PH talks
(Manila Standard,July 5, 2016 , on page A2)China will not resume negotiations with the Philippines over their territorial dispute in the South China Sea if the discussions are based on the ruling of an arbitral tribunal in the Hague, the official China daily said ... -
Chinese mischief on Panganiban Reef
(Manila Standard,September 8, 2012 , on page A4)The Chinese are up to their old tricks again. While appearing to appease the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in bilateral talks, they continue to fortify their claim on Mischief Reef (Panganiban) and Scarborough ... -
Du30 open to sea exploration with China, Vietnam
(Manila Standard,May 17, 2017 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had ... -
Envoy denies China war threat
(Manila Standard,May 24, 2017 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte might have “misinterpreted” Chinese President Xi Jinping when he said Xi had threatened war if the Philippines explored for oil and gas in the Reed Bank, an underwater mountain near the Philippines, ... -
Fishery hotline set for Beijing, Hanoi
(Manila Standard,June 22, 2013 , on page B4)China and Vietnam have agreed to set up a hotline to resolve disputes in the China Sea, where clashes between fishermen have stoked tensions between the countries, state media reported Tuesday. The agreement was signed by ... -
The impact of the South China Sea ruling
(Manila Standard,July 18, 2016 , on page A10)Newspaper headlines blared on Wednesday last week that the South China Sea is ours, as ruled by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. This should be cause for a national celebration but the government and the ... -
Obama asks India to do more for climate change
(Manila Standard,January 28, 2015 , on page B5)President Barack Obama said the United States could be India's "best partner" Tuesday but urged his hists to do more in the battle against climate change as he wrapped up a three-day visit to New Delhi. Speaking to an ... -
'PH can't stop China'
(Manila Standard,December 17, 2016 , on page A1-A2)Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. admitted Friday that the Philippines cannot do anything about China’s move to militarize a series of contested artificial islands in the South China Sea. Yasay said the Philippines ... -
PH drops oil, gas talks with China—DFA
(Manila Standard,June 24, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines has abandoned joint oil exploration talks with China amid tensions in the West Philippine Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. Locsin, in his speech during the 124th anniversary of the ... -
PH ignores Chinese names on Benham
(Manila Standard,February 16, 2018 , on page A1)Malacañang said Thursday it is not alarmed over China’s move to tag five underwater features of Philippine Rise with Chinese names, saying there was no bad faith involved and that bilateral relations remain intact. In a ... -
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 ... -
'PH must overturn China's renaming of PH Rise feautres'
(Manila Standard,February 27, 2018 , on page A3)Senator Bam Aquino on Monday said that the Philippine government must explore all channels to overturn China’s move to name the five undersea features in the Philippine Rise or the Benham Rise violated the country’s sovereign ... -
PH shuns US help on sea dispute
(Manila Standard,November 11, 2017 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not be asking for any military assistance from Washington to help wage against Beijing amid the growing concerns in the region on the Continued Chinese militarization of the ...