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Pentagon mulls sending planes, near disputed water
(Manila Bulletin,May 14, 2015 , on page 1-8)The Pentagon is considering sending U.S. military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a U.S. official said on Tuesday. U.S. ... -
PH committed to diplomacy in resolving SCS dispute
(Manila Bulletin,February 22, 2023 , on page 1-4)The Philippines will remain committed to diplomacy in resolving illegal claims over the West Philippine Sea, which is part of the also highly-contested South China Sea, despite past and recent actions that are inconsistent ... -
PH ends chairmanship of Coral Triangle Initiative
(Manila Bulletin,December 14, 2018 , on page 13)The Philippines is ending its two-year chairmanship of the Coral Triangle Initiative, which is led by six nations encompassing the “world’s center of marine biodiversity,” with a call to scale up efforts to address poverty ... -
PH, Australia eye joint SCS patrols
(Manila Bulletin,February 23, 2023 , on page 2)The Philippines and Australia are eyeing to conduct joint maritime patrol operations in the South China Sea (SCS) amid China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This was revealed by Australian Deputy Prime ... -
PH, China agree on 'prudent' joint oil, gas exploration
(Manila Bulletin,March 23, 2018 , on page 1-6)The two states have long been embroiled in a bitter dispute over the waterway – with China claiming nearly the entire sea – but President Duterte has in recent years softened his predecessors’ policy of opposing Beijing’s ... -
Reviving seahorse industry brightening
(Manila Bulletin,September 10, 2002 , on page B-14)A research breakthrough holds great promise of reviving the country's moribund seahorse industry. The scientific feat of breeding seahorse in captivity was achieved by researches of Southeast Asian Fisheries Development ... -
Road map needed for sustainable fishing
(Manila Bulletin,July 7, 2017 , on page 9)Representatives from six Asia-Pacific nations were in this city to draw a road map for sustainable fishing in the Coral Triangle, which is home to 76 percent of all known coral species. The six-member nations wanted ... -
RP carrageenan makers to gain from Indonesian ban on raw seaweed export
(Manila Bulletin,January 31, 2010 , on page B-1-B-3)The Philippine' seaweed-carrageenan sector may enjoy an advantage over Indonesia and is even foreseen to have a monopoly of the market as Indonesia plans to ban the export of its raw seaweed by 2012 in an aim to encourage ... -
Rule of law must prevail in the South China Sea dispute
(Manila Bulletin,May 20, 2017 , on page 12)We understand the importance of taking a pragmatic approach because of the economic benefits to be gained. We also understand that China wants to play a bigger role on the world stage. But legal and maritime experts believe ... -
Sabah and our other disputes in SCS
(Manila Bulletin,September 2, 2020 , on page 4)The Philippines is involved in a number of disputes over territories in lands around the South China Sea (SCS). At the center of our dispute with China is its claim that it owns the entire territory covered by a nine-dash ... -
SEAFDEC, ASEAN bond to guarantee food security
(Manila Bulletin,October 29, 2002 , on page E-3)The Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center (SEAFDEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have joined hands to address food security and alleviate poverty in rural areas in the region. Member-countries ... -
Self-restraint over disputed sea urged
(Manila Bulletin,November 11, 2015 , on page 1-6)Southeast Asian leaders are to call for self restraint to avoid escalation of tensions in the South China Sea, according to a draft obtained Monday of a document expected to be released at the end of a regional summit ... -
Singapore backs PH stand in South China Sea dispute
(Manila Bulletin,September 9, 2012 , on page 1-8)Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday expressed support to the Philippines' efforts for a peaceful resolution of the dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). President Benigno S. Aquino III ... -
Singapore looks for PH farm products it can import
(Manila Bulletin,February 17, 2019 , on page B-3)Philippines has moved closer towards its plan to export several agriculture products to Singapore after the city-state sent a team of quarantine officers here to inspect the commodities it may import from here. Agriculture ... -
Six countries in Coral Triangle Initiative gather in Dumaguete for regional exchange
(Manila Bulletin,September 15, 2016 , on page B8)Some 76 key officials and representatives from six-member nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) and their partners gathered in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental, for ... -
Snapshots to preserve the Coral Triangle
(Manila Bulletin,May 16, 2010 , on page J-3)Taking to heart the notion that pictures paint a thousand words, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has found a perfect way to educate the public about the preserving the beauty of the Earth’s Coral Triangle – through photographs. ... -
South China Sea arms race (1)
(Manila Bulletin,September 25, 2015 , on page 11)If there's anybody to blame for a militarily aggressive Japan, it is nobody else but China. For the last 70 years, Japan had remained focused on protecting itself. When China unilaterally claimed the entire South China ... -
South China Sea disputes prompt ASEAN defense chiefs to drop plans for statement
(Manila Bulletin,November 5, 2015 , on page 1-5)Plans for a ceremonial joint statement at the end of Southeast Asian regional defense forum were dropped on Wednesday after differences between China and the United States (US) over the mention of disputes in the South ... -
South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation - Pence
(Manila Bulletin,November 17, 2018 , on page 1-9)US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, comments that is sure to rile China ... -
South China Sea islands expanded 'reasonably' - report
(Manila Bulletin,December 26, 2017 , on page 6)China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (72 acres), according to a new government ...