Browsing Manila Bulletin by Place "Recto Bank"

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    • 2 Chinese ships spotted doing 'surveillance' on Recto Bank - PH Navy 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, August 12, 2020, on page 2)
      Two Chinese ships have been conducting surveillance operations on Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for at least a week now without prior coordination from the government, the Philippine Navy (PN) confirmed. ...

    • 22 rescued Mindoro fishermen seek exclusive rights to fish in Recto Bank 

      Miraflor, Madelaine B. (Manila Bulletin, June 20, 2019, on page 5)
      The group of Filipino fishermen who were abandoned and left floating in the West Philippine Sea after a Chinese vessel hit their boat has only two requests to President Duterte – for the government to hold the perpetrators ...

    • Carpio cites PH-China oil exploration deal: Safeguards to protect PH sovereignty in place 

      Panaligan, Rey G.; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, November 26, 2018, on page 1-13)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said yesterday the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Philippines and China on joint exploration of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) "has safeguards ...

    • Chinese vessels inch closer to Pagasa Island 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2021, on page 3)
      Dozens of Chinese vessels have recently been frequenting the waters near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a military commander reported on Sunday, Nov. 21. Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, commander ...

    • Duterte agrees to joint probe of Recto Bank boat incident 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, June 23, 2019, on page 15)
      The Philippines has agreed to conduct a joint and impartial investigation with China to determine the truth and accountability on the Recto Bank incident.President Duterte has welcomed China’s proposed joint inquiry and ...

    • Duterte apologizes to 22 fishers 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2019, on page 1-9)
      President Duterte said he does not mean to belittle the plight of the 22 fishermen who were abandoned at sea by a Chinese vessel when he referred to the Recto Bank incident as a “little” maritime incident. In an interview ...

    • Justice assured in boat sinking 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B.; Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, June 20, 2019, on page 1-3)
      Malacañang assured that someone will be held responsible for the sinking of the Philippine fishing vessel and the abandonment of its 22-man crew in the West Philippine Sea last week. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo ...

    • Maritime disputes no 'sum-total' of Philippines-China relationship; temporarily bypass contentious issues and concentrate on joint projects in West Philippine Sea 

      De Venecia, Jose C. Jr. (Manila Bulletin, July 19, 2020, on page 6)
      Indeed the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea-South China Sea is not the “sum total” of the bilateral relationship between the Philippines and China. We agree with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. and ...

    • More naval patrols at Recto Bank eyed 

      Sadongdong, Martin A.; Terrazola, Vanne P. (Manila Bulletin, June 15, 2019, on page 1-7)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is mulling increased naval patrols at Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea after the “collision” of a Chinese vessel and a Philippine fishing boat. Lorenzana admitted that the ...

    • No need to convene security council over Recto Bank issue - Palace 

      Geducos, Argyll Cyrus B. (Manila Bulletin, June 30, 2019, on page 7)
      Malacañang said it is not necessary for President Duterte to convene to the National Security Council (NSC) over the incident which took place near the Recto Bank early this month. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo ...

    • PH exclusive economic zone open to Chinses fishermen - Duterte 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, June 26, 2019, on page 1-9)
      The Philippine government is inclined to “tolerate” the fishing of Chinese vessels in the country’s territorial waters and does not consider such gesture as treason. President Duterte has invoked the country’s friendly ...

    • resumption of west PH Sea oil, gas explorations pushed 

      Quismorio, Ellson A. (Manila Bulletin, November 21, 2016, on page 3)
      A member of Congress has urged the Department of Energy (DOE) to reactivate the oil and gas exploration ventures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which were temporarily suspended in 2015 due to the country’s territorial ...

    • US ambassador vows to protect PH's international rights amid new tensions in the West Philippine Sea 

      Colina, Antonio L. IV (Manila Bulletin, June 19, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippine government can bank on the support of the United States to protect its international rights amid the tensions stemming from the issues over disputed the West Philippine Sea, US Ambassador to the Philippines ...

    • Wait for reports before taking next course of action - PH on sea incident 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D.; Antonio, Raymund (Manila Bulletin, June 18, 2019, on page 2)
      The Philippine government may seek an "objective arbiter" to determine the truth about the Recto Bank maritime incident in case of conflicting results of the investigations by Manila and Beijing. But for now, Presidential ...

    • We did nothing provocative - Pinoy fishing boat captain 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (Manila Bulletin, June 16, 2019, on page 1-13)
      The captain of the San Jose, Occidental Mindoro-based F/B Gem-Ver on Friday maintained that he and his crew were minding their own business when a reported Chinese fishing vessel appeared out of nowhere and struck them ...