Browsing Malaya by Subject "United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea"
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Asean 'Sydney Declaration': A strong position on South China Sea
(Malaya,March 28, 2018 , on page B4)The 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. “We reaffirm the importance of maintaining and promoting ... -
Benham Rise renamed PH Rise
(Malaya,May 23, 2017 , on page B1-B6)President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ... -
Benham Rise trip: Duterte’s latest comedy act
(Malaya,April 30, 2018 , on page B4)China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ... -
Carpio's terms for PH Rise research
(Malaya,January 19, 2018 , on page B4-B5)The latest issue on Philippine Rise, formerly known as Benham Rise, focused on Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s statement that China should not be allowed to conduct marine scientific research in Philippine ... -
Carpio: China can't use force vs PH arbitral petition
(Malaya,June 26, 2015 , on page B6)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio yesterday dismissed the warning of UP Law professor Harry Roque that China might resort to military and law enforcement activities if the Philippines asked for the ... -
Carpio: Duterte's statement on passage of foreign ships violates UNCLOS
(Malaya,August 23, 2019 , on page B4)Following reports by the military two weeks ago about five Chinese warships passing through Philippine waters, President Duterte last Tuesday issued a statement requiring all foreign vessels to notify Philippine authorities ... -
China proposes joint probe on Recto Bank incident
(Malaya,June 21, 2019 , on page B1-B3)China yesterday proposed a joint investigation with the Philippines into the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel earlier this month at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea. ... -
'Chinese vessels not required to get PH clearance'
(Malaya,August 22, 2019 , on page B1-B5)A senior military official yesterday said China is not required to get clearance from the Philippines when its vessels pass through international waters like Sibutu and Balabac straits, under the United Nations Convention ... -
Consequences of China's approach to the Philippines' sea case
(Malaya,March 29, 2016 , on page B5)When asked what the next President should do with Philippines' dispute with China over parts of the South China, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said against China in United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration ... -
Del Rosario: Joint probe with China won't work
(Malaya,June 25, 2019 , on page B1-B3)Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario yesterday said a joint inquiry by Manila and Beijing into the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by c Chinese vessel at the Recto Bank in the South China Sea is a ... -
DFA: China denies harassing Pinoy fishers
(Malaya,May 3, 2017 , on page B6)The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday said China belied reports its forces were involved in the reported harassment of Filipino fishermen near Union Bank, also known as Pagkakaisa Bank, in the South China Sea. “We ... -
Duterte allows Chinese ships in Philippine waters
(Malaya,March 16, 2017 , on page B5)President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has agreed to allow Chinese surveillance ships into Philippine waters. Duterte said there was no incursion, particularly in Benham Rise, an underwater landmass off the east coast of Luzon and ... -
Duterte's one-on-one talks with China
(Malaya,July 21, 2016 , on page B5)President Rodrigo Roa Duterte voiced his desire to engage China in bilateral or one-on-one talks after the Philippines won its case against China over maritime claims in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea. ... -
The final frontier: Who owns the oceans and their hidden treasures?
(Malaya,December 5, 2018 , on page B4-B5)Oceans - which scientists say are less understood than the moon or Mars - cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, yet less than 20 percent of their seafloor has been mapped or observed, according to the U.S. ... -
'Is China really a friend?'
(Malaya,June 14, 2019 , on page B1-B6)Senators yesterday asked if China could really be considered a "friend" of the Philippines in the wake of the June 9 incident in which the military said a Chinese fishing vessel hit an anchored Filipino fishing boat and ... -
Italy backs PH stance on South China Sea
(Malaya,December 4, 2015 , on page B1-B6)Manila got a boost in its stance on the South China Sea after Italy said claimants must respect the rule of law, while saying that it is vital to exert efforts towards de-radicalization in the campaign against global ... -
Justice Carpio wants to speak to the Chinese through his eBook
(Malaya,May 8, 2017 , on page B4-B5)Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio's hope springs eternal. At the launch of his eBook, “The South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea,” Carpio said the reason why ... -
Justice Carpio's Benham Rise 101
(Malaya,March 15, 2017 , on page B4-B5)The notes by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio on Benham Rise are very useful as the 13-million-hectare undersea region east of Luzon is in the news with the disclosure last week by Defense Secretary ... -
Leni: Fight attempts to give up claims in S. China sea
(Malaya,November 19, 2018 , on page B1-B6)Vice President Leni Robredo yesterday said any attempt from the government to give up the country's ownership and claims in the South China Sea should be strongly opposed. Robredo issued the statement in reaction to President ... -
National Museum exhibit dives deep into the Philippine Rise
(Malaya,January 18, 2019 , on page B8)Images of the Philippine Rise Marine Resource Reserve, including the pristine Benham Bank, are the newest addition to the collection of the National Museum of Natural History. The exhibit called “The Journey Towards the ...