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    • PH awaits decision on sea dispute 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, December 2, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      The Philippines on Monday wrapped up a week of arguments before the arbitral court at The Hague in its case against China over the hotly disputed South China Sea. Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a statement, ...
    • PH awaits decision on sea dispute 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, December 2, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a Statement, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario summarized the salient points of the arguments presented by the Philippine legal team to the first and second ...
    • PH backs Australia flights over China Sea 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, December 18, 2015, on page B3)
      Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. yesterday said the Philippines acknowledges "freedom of navigation flights" conducted by Australia, which he said supports the call of member-countries of the Association of ...
    • PH bats for removal of fisheries subsidies 

      (Malaya, January 9, 2020, on page A1-A7)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the Philippines bats for the prohibition of certain forms of fisheries subsidies that encourage overfishing. DA Secretary William Dar said the Philippines is maintaining this position ...
    • PH docu on South China Sea angers China 

      Reuters (Malaya, June 30, 2015, on page B6)
      China yesterday accused the Philippines of spreading misinformation and “creating the illusion of the victim” in their dispute over the South China Sea after Manila aired a three-part documentary defending its position. ...
    • PH doing reclamation at WPS, says think tank 

      Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, February 8, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ...
    • PH doubts Asean, China can craft legally binding sea code 

      Reuters (Malaya, October 30, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      New Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr said on Monday that the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China would unlikely be able to arrive at a legally binding code of conduct for the South ...
    • PH draws ire of Beijing over Spratlys 

      (Malaya, April 28, 2015, on page B1)
      Southeast Asian leaders edged closer to open criticism of China's land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit on Monday, as the Philippines drew the ire of Beijing which called its objections to ...
    • PH exports tuna, imports belly 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, March 10, 2015, on page A2-A4)
      The all-time favorite in many Filipino grills, tuna belly and panga, come all the way from the Marshall Islands. Tuna traders import from Majuro and Vietnam (the major sources) as well as South Korea tuna scraps like belly, ...
    • PH has to make clear stand on China issue 

      Vigilia, Wendell (Malaya, May 7, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      An administration congressman yesterday joined opposition law makers in challenging the Duterte administration to show firm resolve in opposing China's militarization of the West Philippine Sea before it becomes too late. ...
    • PH joins research on maritime biodiversity 

      (Malaya, January 12, 2018, on page A4)
      A team of experts from Japan, Philippines, and Indonesia initiated a joint research project that will help boost local efforts to conserve and improve the resilience of the coastal ecosystems in the Coral Triangle and ...
    • 'PH not capable of defending seas vs Chinese incursion 

      Vigilia, Wendell (Malaya, August 28, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday admitted the country is practically incapable of defending its territorial seas against Chinese incursions because of lack of equipment. During a hearing of the appropriations ...
    • PH oceans get a break 

      (Malaya, March 9, 2018, on page A9)
      Shore It Up! (SIU), an environmental awareness initiative of Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC), celebrated last March 2 to 4 its 10th year of rescuing, restoring and reviving bodies of water and coastlines all over ...
    • PH ready to cut ties with China: Beijing: It's an 'ordinary maritime accident' 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, June 14, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte was "outraged" by an incident involving Filipino and Chinese fishing boats at the Recto Bank in the South China Sea, and government is ready to cut ties with China if the Chinese fishermen are found to ...
    • PH sardine industry sustainable 

      Icamina, Paul (Malaya, April 4, 2017, on page A1-A4)
      Filipino consumers get “the cheapest sardines in the world,” according to Michael Tiu Lim, vice president for operations of Mega Global Corp., the country’s largest sardines fishing and canning company. On average, a ...
    • PH to file protest vs China over reef 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, January 9, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday said government will file a diplomatic protest against China for militarizing the Fiery Cross Reef or Kagitingan Reef, one of the disputed areas in the South China Sea or West ...
    • PH urged to hike fish exports to France 

      Philexport News & Features (Malaya, June 30, 2015, on page A4)
      Filipino producers are being urged to take advantage of the recent lifting of the ban on local fish products and avail of the grant of the Generalised System of Preferences+ (EU GSP+) by the European Union (EU) to increase ...
    • PH urges arbitral panel to intervene in China dispute 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, July 9, 2015, on page B1)
      The Philippines argued at a closed hearing on Tuesday that an international court should intervene in its dispute with China over the right to exploit natural resources and fish in the South China Sea. Although China has ...
    • PH, China agree to build trust on sea dispute 

      Naval, Gerard (Malaya, February 14, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      Despite the militarization by China of contested islands in the South China Sea, the Philippines, and China yesterday agreed to "exercise self-restraint" in their actions and to conduct more confidence-building measure. ...
    • PH, China to discuss joint exploration next month 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, January 16, 2018, on page B2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday told critics of President Duterte's move to allow China to explore the Philippine Rise and let the militarization of Fiery Cross Reef pass to take a look at the larger ...