Browsing Panay News by Place "West Philippine Sea"
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3 branches unite in West PH Sea claim
(Panay News,July 6, 2015 , on page 26)A Palace official is confident of the Philippines' fight for sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea as the three branches of government have joined forces to present the country's claim. Communications Secretary Herminio ... -
84% of Pinoys want to assert PH claim on disputed waters
(Panay News,January 28, 2017 , on page 9)More than majority, or 84 percent of Filipinos agree that the government should assert the country’s rights on the West Philippines Sea, a Pulse Asia survey released on Friday said. The survey held from Dec. 6 to 11 asked ... -
AFP sounds alarm: Rozul reef's corals wiped out; Chinese militia vessels under scrutiny
(Panay News,September 18, 2023 , on page 9-15)Coral reefs in Rozul reef, where suspected Chinese militia vessels have been spotted, are now entirely gone, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced on Saturday. The Western Command Commander expressed suspicions ... -
AFP: Chinese 'fishermen' used vs PH in two ways
(Panay News,September 16, 2023 , on page 9-15)When they are not directly supporting the China Coast Guard (CCG) in blocking supplies to a key Philippine outpost in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Chinese maritime militia (CMM) posing as fishermen are harming the ... -
Amid threat of China encroachment on Scarborough : Carpio, Pangilinan urge Rody to retract ‘walang magagawa’ quip
(Panay News,March 23, 2017 , on page 7)President Rodrigo Duterte should “reconsider” his previous statement that the Philippines cannot stop China from building structures on Scarborough Shoal, said Sen. Francis Pangilinan. The senator said he also supports ... -
Bloggers tapped for into campaign on West PH Sea
(Panay News,May 4, 2015 , on page 6)The information campaign on the West Philippine Sea is now tapping bloggers to penetrate netizens. for the first time, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) launched a modern means to make the public, local and international, ... -
Carpio hits Duterte: China 'not in possession' of West PH Sea
(Panay News,July 24, 2019 , on page 7)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio slammed President Rodrigo Duterte's claim that China is in possession of the contested West Philippine Sea. In a statement a day after Duterte's 4th State of the Nation ... -
Carpio warns of China's looming encroachment on Scarborough
(Panay News,March 19, 2017 , on page 9-14)Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has warned that China may impose an air defense zone and control the whole South China Sea if the Philippines will not stop its plan to build a radar station in the disputed Scarborough ... -
China expanding South China Sea reclamation
(Panay News,January 23, 2015 , on page 11)Philippine officials accused China of expanding reclamation work in disputed waters of the South China Sea, as the United States again called for restraint in the territorial conflict. Philippine and US officials spoke as ... -
China harasses Philippine Coast Guard vessel with laser
(Panay News,February 14, 2023 , on page 5-11)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused a Chinese coast guard ship of directing a “military-grade” laser at one of its vessels, putting the Filipino crew in danger. The PCG vessel was supporting a rotation and resupply ... -
China meeting 'to discuss arbitral ruling' - Palace
(Panay News,August 7, 2019 , on page 5-10)Three years after the verdict was released, President Rodrigo Duterte will finally raise Manila’s 2016 arbitral victory in his China visit later this month. Duterte deemed it as about time to raise the ruling during his ... -
China open for bilateral talks to resolve WPS 'irritants'
(Panay News,May 1, 2019 , on page 7)Chinese President Xi Jinping is open to resolve territorial disputes in the West Philippines Sea via bilateral talks, Malacañang said on Monday. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said that Xi has opened the lines of ... -
China ships hit PH boats on resupply mission in West PH Sea
(Panay News,October 23, 2023 , on page 4-15)China vessels hit an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday morning. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) ... -
China urges PH: 'Stop illegal provocations'
(Panay News,August 9, 2020 , on page 9)China has accused the Philippines of “illegal provocations” in contested waters in a rare public comment on a diplomatic protest filed here. Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the Philippines “infringes ... -
China won't recognize PH arbitral tribunal win - Locsin
(Panay News,November 27, 2018 , on page 7-14)China will not recognize the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration victory of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea, Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. In a television interview ... -
China's 'reclamation' in Spratly reefs alarms DFA
(Panay News,December 22, 2022 , on page 11)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is "seriously concerned" about china's reported reclamation activities in the Spratly Islands' unoccupied reefs in the South China Sea. A Bloomberg article published on Tuesday said ... -
'China's Xi threatens for trouble if PH drills oil in West PH Sea'
(Panay News,June 29, 2019 , on page 5-10)Chinese President Xi Jinping threatened for trouble if the Philippines will push ahead with drilling oil in the disputed part of the West Philippines Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday recalled his bilateral meeting ... -
Chinese boats off Pag-asa 'meant to take control of West PH Sea'
(Panay News,April 1, 2019 , on page 7-14)Hundreds of Chinese vessels that has been circling Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea are part of intimidation tactics meant to give Beijing control of the strategic waterway, an analyst warned Sunday. The Philippine ... -
Chinese Coast Guard vessels still in WPS
(Panay News,April 29, 2021 , on page 5-14)At least five Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) ships remained in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite several diplomatic protests filed against China over the illegal presence of its vessels in the country’s territory. In a ... -
Chinese Coast Guard ‘did not direct lasers’ at PH crew — minister
(Panay News,February 17, 2023 , on page 5)The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) “did not direct lasers” at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the West Philippine Sea, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin said. The PCG earlier reported that its crew members ...