Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "law of the sea"
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Commitment to settle sea dispute expected
(BusinessWorld,April 25, 2013 , on page S1/11)President Benigno S. C. Aquino III yesterday left for Brunei to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit where he will push for an early conclusion of a rules-based system to settle conflicting ... -
Damage from China's reclamation:$109.55M
(BusinessWorld,April 24, 2015 , on page S1/11)Marine resources- including coral reef ecosystems- destroyed by China's reclamation activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea have reached $109.55 million, a national scientist of the Philippines said on Thursday. In ... -
Duterte can't be forced to sue China, court says
(BusinessWorld,November 25, 2021 , on page S1/12)The Philippine Supreme Court has rejected for lack of merit a lawsuit seeking to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to sue China over its island-building activities in the South China Sea. In a nine-page resolution, the ... -
Duterte issues gag order on his Cabinet over sea dispute
(BusinessWorld,May 19, 2021 , on page S1/10)Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night barred his Cabinet from talking in public about the country’s sea dispute with China, which some of his ministers had rebuked for its actions in the disputed waterway. ... -
Duterte tells troops to stake a claim in PHL sea
(BusinessWorld,April 7, 2017 , on page S1/11)PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has ordered the military to occupy and build facilities on maritime features in the South China Sea that is within the Philippine territory. His remarks also came on the heels of a US think ... -
Duterte urged to allow navy to join drills in South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,February 1, 2021 , on page S1/8)President Rodrigo R. Duterte should let the Philippine Navy join war games in the South China Sea after China passed a law allowing its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels in the disputed waterway, political analysts ... -
Duterte: 'Our duty' with China to use 'our seas'
(BusinessWorld,April 29, 2019 , on page S1/10)President Rodrigo R. Duterte returned to the Philippines on Sunday after a “highly successful” official visit to China for the Second Belt and Road Forum, Malacañang said. Mr. Duterte also said at Session III of the Leaders’ ... -
EO renames Benham Rise as Philippine Rise
(BusinessWorld,May 23, 2017 , on page S1/11)President Rodrigo R. Duterte has signed Executive Order (EO) No. 25 officially renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise -- the potentially resource-rich plateau off the east coast of Luzon island recognized by the United ... -
The fallacy of good intentions: The Philippine Independent Foreign Policy
(BusinessWorld,July 9, 2019 , on page S1/6)In light of the latest maritime incident involving the ramming of the boat of Filipino fisherfolk by a Chinese vessel, the administration is being pressured by its domestic constituents to act and show proof that it truly ... -
Fishing and the future of the West Philippine Sea
(BusinessWorld,April 19, 2017 , on page S1/8)In a Special Study for the Stratbase ADR Institute (ADRi), marine geneticist Dr. Ma. Carmen Lagman explains that the Philippines should capitalize on the environmental and economic value of the West Philippine Sea, as well ... -
Fishing, exploration impeded by China - PHL to Hague court
(BusinessWorld,November 26, 2015 , on page S1/12)The Philippines has been prevented by China from fishing and exploration activities in the South China Sea, Manila’s lead counsel told the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the first day of hearing on the merits of the ... -
The ghost of the 2012 Scarborough Shoal stand-off
(BusinessWorld,April 14, 2021 , on page S1/6)Once again, the enigmatic and massive presence of Chinese fishing vessels that are believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia are in the Philippine Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ), particularly in the Julian Felipe ... -
Gov’t mulls bringing 2016 arbitral ruling to UN
(BusinessWorld,April 3, 2019 , on page S1/10)Malacañang on Tuesday said the government is considering the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as an option to enforce the 2016 ruling by The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines’ sovereign rights ... -
Harassed in our own waters
(BusinessWorld,June 13, 2018 , on page S1/6)First of all, why is the China Coast Guard patrolling our own waters, the West Philippine China Sea, which by international law, the UNCLOS (United National Convention on the Law of the Sea) to which both China and the ... -
Help of Indonesia to Filipino fishing industry sought
(BusinessWorld,February 7, 2014 , on page S1/11)The Philippines-Indonesia Border Committee Chairmen’s Conference, held here last Wednesday, has committed to bring to higher authorities a request to allow Philippine-flag fishing vessels to pass through the Indonesian ... -
Historically courageous people toadying up to China
(BusinessWorld,June 26, 2019 , on page S1/7)If he hasn’t acquired one yet, perhaps someone should give Rodrigo Roa Duterte a Jetski so he can fulfill his campaign promise to ride one to the Spratleys where he would plant a Filipino flag. So far, our president has, ... -
House panel OK's bill protecting areas of 'West Philippine Sea'
(BusinessWorld,January 26, 2023 , on page S1/9)A Philippine House of Representatives committee on Wednesday approved a bill that seeks to declare parts of the Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea protected zones. The House committee on natural ... -
IBP, fisherfolk groups ask high court to order gov't to enforce laws protecting West Philippine Sea
(BusinessWorld,April 17, 2019 , on page S1/12)Members of farmers and fisherfolks groups, together with the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), have asked the Supreme Court (SC) to direct the government to enforce laws protecting the country’s territories in the ... -
Indonesia pushes East, South China Sea freedom of navigation at Manila forum
(BusinessWorld,November 24, 2023 , on page S1/10)Indonesia has drafted a resolution at the 31st Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) in Manila this week calling on member-countries to respect international maritime laws and promote freedom of navigation in the East ... -
Joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea
(BusinessWorld,June 18, 2018 , on page S1/7)Shock waves rippled through the land when the President said that “China should turn the Philippines into a Chinese province.” These words were uttered before the Chinese Filipino Business Club. To many, it was as if our ...