Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "navigation"

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    • Duterte: China not claiming Benham Rise 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus (Manila Bulletin, April 2, 2017, on page 1-16)
      China has assured President Duterte they will not claim Benham Rise as part of its territory. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the Executive Secretary ...

    • First draft of South China Sea Code of Conduct ready 

      Reuters (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 ...

    • House leaders rally behind ‘gentleman’s agreement’ on West Philippine Sea 

      Luci-Antienza, Charissa M. (Manila Bulletin, May 22, 2017, on page 1-6)
      House leaders rallied behind the proposed “gentleman’s agreement” between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) yesterday to ensure a stable and peaceful West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Eastern ...

    • India takes a stand for peace in SCS 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 9, 2018, on page 8)
      In the wake of the recent India-ASEAN commemorative summit to mark the 25th anniversary of India-ASEAN relations, the Indian government said early this week that it is ready to pursue defense cooperation with the Philippines ...

    • Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, March 15, 2017, on page 5)
      Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two. China claims almost ...

    • Lorenzana says China should respect freedom of navigation in WPS 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, November 4, 2019, on page 7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday called the Chinese government and other countries to respect the freedom of navigation and principle of innocent passage in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Lorenzana made the ...

    • Malacañang accuses China of violating int'l laws 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, January 18, 2016, on page 1-17)
      The Philippine government has accused China of violating international laws with its reported establishment of more airstrips on artificial islands in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Presidential ...

    • McCain: US should ignore China's claims in South China Sea 

      Mabasa, Roy C. (Manila Bulletin, September 19, 2015, on page 1-6)
      Republican Senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 12 miles of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. John ...

    • Mega-cruise ships sail the Arctic 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 13, 2016, on page B14)
      A surge in Arctic tourism is bringing ever bigger cruise ships to the formerly isolated, ice-bound region, prompting calls for a clamp-down to prevent Titanic-style accidents and the pollution of fragile eco-systems. Arctic ...

    • No solution in sight to SCS problem 

      (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2018, on page 10)
      Panatag Shoal – also known as Bajo de Masinloc to the people of Zambales and as Scarborough Shoal in international maps – may well become a flashpoint in the ongoing war of words between China and the United States. Panatag ...

    • PH Coast Guard heightens sovereignty patrols in West PH Sea 

      Noriega, Richa (Manila Bulletin, April 26, 2021, on page 3)
      The country has stepped up maritime exercises and sovereignty patrols in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Sunday, April 25. PCG spokesperson Commodore Armand Balilo said the BRP ...

    • PH has sovereign rights over Benham Rise: Justice Carpio 

      Panaligan, Rey; Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Torregoza, Hannah L.; Wakefield, Francis T. (Manila Bulletin, March 15, 2017, on page 4)
      While Benham Rise is not part of Philippine national territory, “we have sovereign rights over it because we have exclusive right to explore and exploit the oil, gas and other mineral resources in the area,” Supreme Court ...

    • PH satisfied with China’s response to Benham Rise issue 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, April 5, 2017, on page 1-4)
      The Philippine government is completely satisfied with China’s response to the note verbale sent by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to the Chinese Embassy in Manila seeking clarification on the reported presence ...

    • PH, China OK joint SCS oil exploration 

      Mabasa, Roy (Manila Bulletin, February 15, 2018, on page 1-8)
      Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua (center) and other Chinese foreign ministry officials return to their meeting with their Philippine counterparts on the second Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on South ...

    • PH, China to tackle conflict: discussions on South China Sea bilateral mechanism set for May 

      Mabasa, Roy; Quismorio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, March 30, 2017, on page 1-6)
      Talks between the Philippines and China to thresh out the dispute over the South China Sea have been scheduled in May. Both the Philippine and Chinese governments confirmed the scheduled discussions as part of the efforts ...

    • PH, US to conduct joint South China Sea patrols 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2023, on page 1-7)
      The Philippine and United States have agreed to conduct joint maritime patrol operations in the South China Sea (SCS) to ensure peace and stability in the troubled waters. The Us Department of Defense (DOD) announced this ...

    • Philippine Navy welcomes Tubbataha report 

      Aben, Elena L. (Manila Bulletin, June 24, 2013, on page 14)
      The Philippine Navy (PN) welcomes the release to the public of the US Navy (USN) report on the results of its investigation into the January 17 grounding of the minesweeper USS Guardian on Tubbataha Reef. "The release of ...

    • Protected areas 

      Lacson, Nonoy (Manila Bulletin, March 29, 2015, on page 21)
      The Protected Area and Ecotourism Management Board has adopted a resolution regulating maritime navigation and the passage of watercraft in between the Great and Little Sta. Cruz Islands in this city to ensure the protection ...

    • SBMA, PCG probe waste dumping 

      (Manila Bulletin, October 20, 2012, on page 13)
      Glenn Defense Marine Philippines, a shipping firm inside this premier Freeport, has allegedly violated environmental regulations after admitting it dumped domestic waste water in Subic Bay, authorities said yesterday. A ...

    • Sea lanes bill due for approval today 

      Luci, Charissa M. (Manila Bulletin, February 3, 2015, on page 6)
      The House Committee on Foreign Affairs is set to approve today the measure seeking to establish the archipelagic waters, prescribing the rights and obligations of foreign ships and aircraft exercising the right of archipelagic ...