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British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands
(Manila Bulletin,September 7, 2018 , on page 4)While the U.S. Navy has conducted Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the same area in the past, this British challenge to China’s growing control of the strategic waterway comes after the United States has said ... -
Cebu hosts SEAFDEC council meeting
(Manila Bulletin,April 3, 2013 , on page 14)Asian fisheries executives from 10 countries, including those within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are in Cebu for the five-day 45th council meeting of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) ... -
China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
(Manila Bulletin,July 1, 2017 , on page 12)China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital ... -
China carries out missile drills in South China Sea amid heightened tensions
(Manila Bulletin,May 16, 2018 , on page 1-5)China’s navy carried out drills in the South China Sea to simulate fending off an aerial attack, state media said on Friday, as the country trades barbs with the United States over responsibility for heightened tension in ... -
China finishing South China Sea buildings that could house missiles - US officials
(Manila Bulletin,February 23, 2017 , on page 6)China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, is nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ... -
China flies 2 commercial jets to man-made island in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,January 9, 2016 , on page B12)A pair of Chinese civilian jet airliners landed at a newly created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea in a test to see whether its airstrip was up to standard, state media reported Thursday. The China Daily ... -
China keeps building islands on disputed sea – report
(Manila Bulletin,December 16, 2017 , on page 1-4)Tensions over China’s island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy. New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the ... -
China navy carries out more drills in disputed South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,December 14, 2015 , on page 12)China’s navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday, calling them routine drills. China claims almost all of the energy-rich waters of the South ... -
China says it's up to PH to heal rift; sea dispute not in APEC agenda- Palace
(Manila Bulletin,November 12, 2015 , on page 1-16)China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi has admitted that the Philippines case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea has strained relations between Beijing and Manila and that it was ... -
China starts operating lighthouses on disputed maritime territories
(Manila Bulletin,October 11, 2015 , on page 12)China has started operating two lighthouses on a reef on a disputed island chain in the South China Sea, a state news agency reported, amid rising concerns among the US and China's neighbors about Beijing's maritime ... -
China urges building of nat'l park in disputed sea
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2018 , on page B-9)Ranking officials from China's top legislature are calling for the construction of a national park in the disputed South China Sea to better preserve the marine ecology in the region. According to Deng Xiaogang, Deputy ... -
China-PH ties at a new turning point, says Chinese FM
(Manila Bulletin,September 15, 2016 , on page 1-6)Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, and Beijing hopes Manila can meet it halfway and handle disputes appropriately, a top Chinese diplomat told a visiting Philippine delegation. Chinese ... -
Chinese military says 'warned' US warship to leave S. China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,March 24, 2023 , on page 8)The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to “leave” waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as “false” by American forces. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South ... -
DENR cites importance of Tubbataha Reef
(Manila Bulletin,April 20, 2010 , on page B-3)Environment Secretary Horacio Ramos has claimed that the recent signing of Republic Act No. 10067, which places the 97,030-hectare Tubbataha Reef in Palawan under a permanent protection status, would improve the lives of ... -
Duterte condemns Ayungin incident
(Manila Bulletin,November 23, 2021 , on page 1-4)We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments. This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and ours partnership. President Duterte stressed this as ... -
Esperon: China, Philippines in 'friendly' understanding on Scarborough
(Manila Bulletin,November 1, 2016 , on page 4)The Philippines and China have reached a "friendly" understanding allowing Filipinos to fish around a disputed shoal seized by Beijing in 2012, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday. Duterte negotiated the ... -
Farmers urged to grow giant gourami
(Manila Bulletin,April 16, 2011 , on page B-6)Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala urged fish farmers to venture into growing giant gourami (Ospronemus gouramy) as an alternative to bangus, tilapia, and catfish in inland water bodies such as fishponds, lakes, and even ... -
Filipinos need not seek China fish permit-palace
(Manila Bulletin,January 12, 2014 , on page 1-15)Malacañang yesterday said Filipino fishermen need not ask permission from Chinese regional authorities to fish in the high seas and most especially within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone(EEZ). Deputy presidential ... -
First draft of South China Sea Code of Conduct ready
(Manila Bulletin,March 9, 2017 , on page 6)A first draft of a Code of Conduct for behavior in the disputed South China Sea has been completed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding tension in the waterway had eased notably. Since 2010, China ... -
Fish be with you: Hobbyists rejoice as ornamental fish industry earns government backing
(Manila Bulletin,October 1, 2022 , on page C-2)Attachment to nature, stress reliever, mood switcher, and income are just some of the benefits of getting into ornamental fishkeeping, according to a new hobbyist. Julius Acebron, 24, has been engrossed in ornamental ...