Browsing Panay News by Subject "United Nations Convention on Law of the 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 ... -
Arbitration case before UNCLOS
(Panay News,February 22, 2013 , on page 14)The Department of Foreign Affairs received from Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing a Note Verbale stating that China rejects and returns the Philippines' Notification and Statement of Claim. The Department ... -
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, ... -
China starts lighthouse operations in Subi Reef
(Panay News,April 7, 2016 , on page 28)China’s transport ministry held a “completion ceremony”, marking the start of operations of the 55-metre (180-ft) high lighthouse on Subi Reef, where construction began in October, state news agency Xinhua said late on Tuesday. -
'Chinese ships entering PH waters an issue for Duterte'
(Panay News,August 21, 2019 , on page 5)Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said the unannounced passage of Chinese warships in the Philippine waters was an “issue” for President Rodrigo Duterte. He added that foreign vessels passing through Manila’s waters ... -
Cooperation, key to resolving South China Sea dispute
(Panay News,January 22, 2015 , on page 10)The claims of six governments involved in the long-standing South China Sea territorial dispute have not only managed to effectively plague the minds of policymakers but have also raised pivotal issues surrounding the gap ... -
DFA to wait AFP’s go signal before filing protest vs China
(Panay News,March 22, 2021 , on page 10)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he will wait for military’s recommendation before filing a protest against China after 220 of its militia vessels were seen at Julian Felipe Reef ... -
Du30 pressed to assert 2016 arbitration victory vs China
(Panay News,July 14, 2018 , on page 6)Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under renewed pressure to seek Chinese compliance to an arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s claims to much of the South China Sea two years ago. Former Foreign Affairs ... -
Filipino urged to watch docu on West Philippine Sea
(Panay News,June 16, 2016 , on page 16)Malacanang on Sunday invites Filipinos to watch and disseminate the documentary regarding the maritime dispute in the West Philippine and its impact to small fishermen and the maritime ecology. The 21-minute long documentary ... -
Freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea: (Statement of the Departmeny of Affairs)
(Panay News,September 10, 2012 , on page 9)We note, with guarded optimism, China's recent statement "that the freedom and safety of navigation in the South China Sea is assured." The freedom of navigation is a customary right under international law, specifically ... -
Info drive on sea dispute goes to Cebu
(Panay News,March 11, 2015 , on page 5)The government's information campaign on the territorial row at West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) has reached Cebu. More than a hundred representatives from various sectors attended the forum that aims to raise awareness ... -
It's up to PH to heal rift over South China Sea - China
(Panay News,November 12, 2015 , on page 6)China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations between Beijing and Manila, and that it was up to the ... -
De Lima seeks probe on suspicious activity in Benham Rise.
(Panay News,March 23, 2017 , on page 7)Sen. Leila de Lima wants a Senate investigation into the “suspicious” Chinese incursions in Benham Rise. In filing Senate Resolution No. 334, de Lima said the probe seeks to find out why Chinese vessels sailed into Philippine ... -
Losing title in the West Philippine Sea
(Panay News,April 28, 2020 , on page 6-8)Last week, the Philippines filed diplomatic against China over a couple of the latter's action in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. branded those actions as violations of international law ... -
Palace: China claims over Reed Bank incident doubtful
(Panay News,June 26, 2019 , on page 5-10)Malacañang doubted the claims of Chinese fishermen that Filipinos besieged them during an incident at Reed Bank in the West Philippine Sea earlier this month. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo on Tuesday said it was ... -
PH summons Chinese envoy
(Panay News,April 14, 2021 , on page 11-14)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian on Monday and expressed “utmost displeasure” over the “illegal lingering presence” of China’s maritime vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in ... -
Rise, Philippines
(Panay News,March 19, 2017 , on page 7)Benham is the name of an American geologist who discovered the continental shelf in 1933 and such continental shelf of the Philippines was named after him. Before the United Nations, the Philippines had proven that it is ... -
Rules-based approach on West Philippine Sea
(Panay News,October 2, 2012 , on page 9)Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario again underscored the need for a rule-based approach in resolving the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea, saying this is the only legitimate and viable way to ... -
US backs Philippine move to settle sea row thru UNCLOS
(Panay News,February 22, 2013 , on page 15)US Secretary of StateJohn Kerry expressed support to the Philippines' resolve to settle conflicting claims with China in the West Philippine Sea through the rule of law, particularly the United Nations Convention on the ... -
US urges response to China's fortification
(Panay News,May 18, 2019 , on page 8)A senior United States naval officer encouraged Southeast Asian nations to respond to China's military expansion in the South China Sea. US naval operations chief Admiral John Richardson on Thursday called on Australian ...