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    • Carpio: Benham not PH territory 

      Requejo, Rey; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, March 15, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A senior magistrate of the Supreme Court said Tuesday the Philippines had some rights over Benham Rise as confirmed by the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf as part of the country’s “Extended Continental ...
    • China ready to talk with Marcos on oil, gas exploration in WPS 

      (Manila Standard, June 26, 2022, on page 1-3A)
      China said it is prepared to revive stalled negotiations on joint oil exploration and development with the Philippines under the incoming administration of President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “China stands ready to work ...
    • Duterte mulls over WPH sea oil hunt revival 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, November 23, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he might lift the moratorium on oil exploration at the West Philippine Sea following his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Kequiang who recently visited the country. “It’s one of the ...
    • Panatag Shoal 

      Kapunan, Rod P. (Manila Standard, April 1, 2017, on page A5)
      To remove the mistrust and suspicion that is obviously being exploited by opposition and their US handlers, maybe an agreement can be sorted out to convert the Panatag Shoal into a free zone where, as it was before, the ...
    • Salceda: review WPS deal with China 

      Araja, Rio N. (Manila Standard, June 27, 2022, on page A3)
      Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Sunday urged incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to renegotiate terms of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) joint-development deal with China. Meanwhile, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, ...