Browsing BusinessWorld by Author "Villegas, Vann Marlo M."

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    • 12 fishermen missing after collision with HK boat 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, June 30, 2020, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine Coast Guard sent search and rescue teams to look for at least 12 Filipino fishermen whose boat had collided with a Hong Kong vessel on June 28. In a statement, the Coast Guard said it had received a call ...

    • Abandon friendly China stance, Duterte told 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, May 3, 2021, on page S1/12)
      President Rodrigo R. Duterte should abandon his friendly stance toward China because the tide has turned, political analysts said at the weekend. “We miss the point if we just try to look at Duterte’s tortured language and ...

    • Akbayan asks SC to cite DENR for contempt over Manila Bay project 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, September 25, 2020, on page S1/12)
      Akbayan Citizens’ Action Party asked the Supreme Court to cite the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in contempt for dumping crushed dolomite along Manila Bay to create a “white sand” effect. In its ...

    • Bill filled to strengthen Laguna Lake agency 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, February 15, 2021, on page S1/12)
      A Senator filed a bill to strengthen the powers of Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for the rehabilitation of Laguna de Bay. Senator Richard J. Gordon filed Senate Bill No. 2047, which will repeal Republic Act No. ...

    • Carpio says allowing Chinese fishermen in EEZ unconstitutional 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, June 27, 2019, on page S1/12)
      Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is unconstitutional. In a statement issued late Tuesday, Mr. Carpio said the ...

    • Carpio steps back from West Philippine Sea case 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, July 3, 2019, on page S1/12)
      Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio has inhibited himself from the petition asking the government to enforce environmental laws to protect and preserve three shoals in the West Philippine Sea. Supreme Court (SC) ...

    • Duterte says Philippines won't end sea patrols 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, April 30, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines won’t end patrols in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Wednesday night, adding that the country’s sovereignty is nonnegotiable. Tensions over the sea, which China claims almost ...

    • Manila fires off another protest against China 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, April 8, 2021, on page S1/8)
      The Philippines has filed another diplomatic protest against China over the presence of fishing boats, suspected to be manned by Chinese maritime militia, at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. “Firing another ...

    • Palace distances itself from envoy's China rant 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Añago, Bianca Angelica D.; Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, May 5, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine presidential palace on Tuesday distanced itself from its top envoy’s tirade against China, saying his views on the South China Sea dispute is his own.“This is not the policy of the Philippines,” presidential ...

    • Philippine envoy orders another protest vs China 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, April 29, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines would file another diplomatic protest against China, its top envoy said on Wednesday, adding that it would continue to assert its rights in the South China Sea. “They can say what they want from the Chinese ...

    • Philippines fires off protest after Chinese ships swarm waterway 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, April 15, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Wednesday fired off another diplomatic protest against China after authorities spotted a swarm of Chinese vessels, including six war ships within its waters in the South China Sea. Two Houbei class missile ...

    • Piñol: Fishermen ‘not certain’ about boat sinking 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Galang, Vincent Mariel P.; Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, June 20, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on Wednesday said the 22 fishermen of the sunken boat F/B Gem-Vir 1 are now “uncertain” whether their boat was intentionally sunk by the Chinese vessel it encountered off Recto Bank ...

    • Senators deplore President's South China Sea 'joke' during campaign 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Añago, Bianca Angelica D. (BusinessWorld, May 12, 2021, on page S1/10)
      Senators on Tuesday slammed President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s statement that he was only joking about his promised action to protect the country’s claim on the West Philippine Sea during his campaign. In another development, ...

    • Top Philippine envoy tells China to get out of sea, files 2 protests 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M. (BusinessWorld, May 4, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines top envoy minced no words in telling the Chinese to get out of its waters in the South China Sea, cussing at its neighbor for failing to reciprocate its goodwill. “China, my friend, how politely can I put ...