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7 of 10 Filipinos want Duterte gov't to assert right at sea
(BusinessWorld,July 15, 2020 , on page S1/9)Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. this week said a 2016 decision by a United Nations tribunal rejects China’s claim to more than 80% of the South China Sea is nonnegotiable. The Department of Foreign Affairs ... -
Abandon friendly China stance, Duterte told
(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 ... -
ASEAN airs concern on China buildup; PHL bans foreign research on Benham Rise
(BusinessWorld,February 7, 2018 , on page S1/9)China's continued reclamation in the South China Sea has eroded trust among claimants and could raise regional tensions, Southeast Asian foreign ministers said Tuesday. Meanwhile, Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte ... -
China reef ‘reclamation’ seen
(BusinessWorld,May 16, 2014 , on page S1/12)The Philippines yesterday released photographs to back its claim that China was reclaiming land on a disputed reef in the South China Sea in an apparent effort to build an airstrip. Manila warned on Wednesday that China ... -
Cutting fisheries subsidies crucial for oceans and for development
(BusinessWorld,June 13, 2019 , on page S1/7)Recent studies on the health of our oceans offer irrefutable evidence that something very disturbing is taking place and that the threat to marine life has never been graver. The evidence has never been more compelling ... -
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 ... -
The environmentalist case for fish farms
(BusinessWorld,August 30, 2021 , on page S1/5)This summer, tens of millions of salmon have been cooked in California in their own native habitat. Record-breaking heat and drought have drawn down the water flows and turned up the temperatures of the state’s streams and ... -
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 ... -
FIsh farms lure Cargill, Inc. as global demand for seafood outpaces meats
(BusinessWorld,August 19, 2015 , on page S3/3)For the first time, the world is eating more fish from farms than from the open sea, spurring billions of dollars of takeovers as one of the largest food companies seeks to capitalize on rising demand. The latest buyer to ... -
Fish, missiles, tanks, and trawlers: Mozambique's strange trade with North Korea
(BusinessWorld,February 15, 2018 , on page SI/7)North Korea may be focused on a public relations drive in Pyeongchang right now, but its efforts to hoodwink the international community extends way beyond the Korean peninsula. When it comes to circumventing economic ... -
Fisheries experts meet in Geneva on marine SDG
(BusinessWorld,October 1, 2015 , on page S1/8)Leading experts in sustainable fisheries met in Geneva on Sept. 29, the first meeting at this level since the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) last Friday, the UN Conference on Trade and ... -
Fishers to raise DENR dismantling order in global food system
(BusinessWorld,September 24, 2021 , on page S1/10)Fishefolk and civil society organizations seek to raise the dismantling order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at the Global People’s Summit on Food Systems. Ronnel Arambulo, Pambansang Lakas ... -
Global marine populations halved since 1970, WWF says
(BusinessWorld,September 17, 2015 , on page S1/5)Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles, and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, WWF warned Wednesday. In a new report, ... -
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 ... -
Malacañang appeals for unity in sea row
(BusinessWorld,March 8, 2018 , on page S1/10)Malacañang on Wednesday appealed to critics of the government’s handling of the country’s maritime dispute with China to “be united on this issue.” “We appeal to the critics, we have to be united on this issue. Please do ... -
Manila, Beijing work out how to tap oil, gas in South China Sea areas they both claim
(BusinessWorld,February 15, 2018 , on page S1/1-S1/3)The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a special panel to work out how they can jointly explore oil and gas in part of the South China Sea that both sides lay claim without having to address the explosive issue ... -
New Zealand to create France-sized marine sanctuary off northeast coast
(BusinessWorld,September 30, 2015 , on page S1/9)New Zealand unveiled plans to create a South Pacific marine sanctuary the size of France, saying it would protect one of the world's most pristine ocean environments. Prime Minister John Key on Monday said the Kermadec ... -
Philippines to again protest Chinese ships at sea
(BusinessWorld,May 14, 2021 , on page S1/12)The Philippines' top envoy on Thursday ordered his agency to file another diplomatic protest against China for the continued presence of almost 300 ships in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. “Fire a diplomatic ... -
PHL argues vs China's claims in Hague tribunal
(BusinessWorld,July 9, 2015 , on page S1/12)The Philippines opened its case against China before an international arbitration tribunal, saying Beijing is disallowed from exercising its “historic rights” over waters of the South China Sea beyond its entitlement limits ...