Browsing SunStar Philippines by Subject "law of the sea"
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220 Chinese vessels with militia sighted in WPS
(SunStar Philippines,March 22, 2021 , on page 4)Over 200 fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia were sighted in line formation at the Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun Reef) on March 7, 2021, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea ... -
Bongbong Marcos open to use Indonesia-PH border deal model amid talks with China
(SunStar Philippines,September 7, 2022 , on page 5)President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, he is willing to explore maritime border talks with China and other countries using the strategy that resulted in the peaceful agreement with Indonesia ... -
China denies incursion as 200 ships dock at Phil reef
(SunStar Philippines,March 23, 2021 , on page 14)Bad weather prompted more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels to anchor at a reef claimed by the Philippines, Beijing said on Monday (Mar 22), sidestepping accusations from Manila of a move by China's vast South China Sea ... -
China, US argue over naval activity in South China Sea
(SunStar Philippines,May 21, 2021 , on page 3)China issued on Thursday, May 20, its second protest in as many days over United States naval activity in the region, drawing an unusually sharp response from the US Navy's 7th Fleet, which accused Beijing of attempting ... -
Chinese ship waste endangering reefs
(SunStar Philippines,July 14, 2021 , on page 4)Swarns of Chinese vessels have dumped human waste and wastewater for years in a disputed area of the South China Sea, causing algae blooms that have damaged coral reefs and threatened fish in an unfolding catastrophe, a ... -
Defense chief vows to assert PH right in West Philippine Sea
(SunStar Philippines,July 25, 2022 , on page 8)Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr. has vowed to assert the country’s territorial rights in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) amid the continuous incursion activities of China. Faustino ... -
DFA protests China's fishing ban, says it's a violation
(SunStar Philippines,May 20, 2021 , on page 3)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s fishing ban that covers parts of the West Philippine Sea over which the “Philippines exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.” In a statement, ... -
DFA protests China's fishing ban, says it's a violation
(SunStar Philippines,May 20, 2021 , on page 14)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s fishing ban that covers parts of the West Philippine Sea over which the “Philippines exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.” In a statement, ... -
Duterte asserts PH victory in South China Sea
(SunStar Philippines,September 24, 2020 , on page 14)Addressing the United National General Assembly high-level general debate for the first time, President Rodrigo Duterte asserted the July 2016 arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines in the South China Sea territorial row ... -
Enrile: Ruling on West Philippine Sea not meaningless
(SunStar Philippines,May 19, 2021 , on page 5)Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said the 2016 The Hague ruling favoring Philippines over China in its claim in the West Philippine Sea is not meaningless, but the United Nations (UN) has no police power to enforce ... -
Exercise freedom of navigation at West Philippine Sea -- group
(SunStar Philippines,April 3, 2022 , on page 3-11)Militant group Anakpawis is calling for the exercise of freedom of navigation at the West Philippine Sea. This, following the recent incident between the Chinese Coast Guard and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Panatag ... -
Fragile peace in South China Sea
(SunStar Philippines,April 4, 2022 , on page 4)It is confusing and frustrating that China has continued its claim over almost the entirety of the South China Sea. This despite the July 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Netherlands, which ... -
Just paper, Duterte describes arbitral ruling
(SunStar Philippines,May 8, 2021 , on page 5)President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated that the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute lacks teeth and could not be enforced. In another televised briefing Wednesday, May 5, 2021, Duterte said China’s President Xi ... -
Locsin: PRRD correct not to take arbitral award to UNGA
(SunStar Philippines,May 20, 2021 , on page 3)Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Tuesday the Duterte administration is right not to take the 2016 landmark arbitral ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because ... -
Lorenzana: China out to occupy other WPS features
(SunStar Philippines,April 5, 2021 , on page 3)The continued presence of Chinese maritime militia ships in the West Philippine Sea shows China's intention to occupy other features in the area, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunda ... -
Navy to increase visibility in disputed West Philippine Sea
(SunStar Philippines,February 11, 2021 , on page 3)Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they will increase visibility of naval assets in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to ensure the safety and security of Filipino ... -
PH 'agrees to disagree' with China over South China Sea
(SunStar Philippines,July 15, 2020 , on page 3)Malacañang on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, said it will “agree to disagree” with the Chinese government’s refusal to honor the country’s appeal to respect the arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s claim over the South ... -
PH eyes diplomatic means to resolve sea disputes
(SunStar Philippines,July 16, 2020 , on page 3)Malacañang on Wednesday maintained that the Philippines will pursue a “peaceful and diplomatic” approach to resolve its long-standing dispute with China in the hotly-contested South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). “We are ... -
PH protest Chinese Coast Guard's actions
(SunStar Philippines,May 4, 2021 , on page 5)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested the shadowing, blocking, dangerous maneuver and radio challenges by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels conducting legitimate maritime ... -
Philippines protests China’s sea claim, weapon pointing
(SunStar Philippines,April 24, 2020 , on page 3)The Philippines has protested China’s declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and its aiming of weapons control radar at a Philippine navy ship, the country’s top ...