Browsing BusinessWorld by Place "Scarborough Shoal"

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    • 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 ...

    • Cayetano: PHL, China 'co-control' Scarborough 

      Balinbin, Arjay (BusinessWorld, June 20, 2018, on page S1/12)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter S. Cayetano on Monday said the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China “co-control” the disputed West Philippine Sea, particularly the waters surrounding Scarborough Shoal, adding ...

    • China denies designs on Scarborough Shoal 

      Cigaral, Ian Nicholas (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the government is maintaining a “close watch” on developments in the South China Sea, as Manila awaits Beijing’s clarification on its reported plan to further build ...

    • China to investigate Scarborough incident 

      Aguinaldo, Camille A.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, June 13, 2018, on page S1/10)
      The Chinese government on Monday said it is investigating the reported incident regarding Chinese Coast Guard members who were caught in a video taking the catch of Filipino fishermen in the waters of Scarborough Shoal. ...

    • Chinese clam-harvesting in disputed waters seen anew, US think tank says 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L. (BusinessWorld, May 22, 2019, on page S1/10)
      China has deployed anew clam-harvesting fleets to the South China Sea in the last six months, including in Scarborough Shoal, according to American-based think-tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI). “These ...

    • Chinese vessels still in Spratlys, says task force 

      Aquino, Norman P. (BusinessWorld, May 13, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Hundreds of Chinese militia vessels were still scattered around the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, both within and outside Manila’s exclusive economic zone, according to a Philippine task force. In a statement, ...

    • Colonizing the Spratlys, destroying our food and ecological balance 

      Abesamis, Teresa (BusinessWorld, January 4, 2017, on page SI/6-SI/7)
      Although the world, because of international media emphasis seems to see only “freedom of navigation” as the crucial issue on the South China Sea disputes, buried underneath all the occasional political noise on the ...

    • Defense chief: China is a bully in disputed sea 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo (BusinessWorld, July 31, 2019, on page S1/9)
      Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana on Tuesday criticized China for failing to match its commitment of peace to the Philippines with actions, calling its neighbor a bully. People doubt China’s sincerity, Mr. Lorenzana ...

    • Duterte tells troops to stake a claim in PHL sea 

      Cigaral, Ian Nicolas P. (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 fallacy of good intentions: The Philippine Independent Foreign Policy 

      Oreta, Jennifer Santiago (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 ...

    • The ghost of the 2012 Scarborough Shoal stand-off 

      De Castro, Renato (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 ...

    • Group says fishermen have lost 70% of income due to Chinese presence in Scarborough Shoal 

      Ochave, Revin Mickhael D. (BusinessWorld, May 28, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The income of Filipino fishermen operating in coastal areas near the West Philippine Sea have dropped by around 70% per trip since last year due to Chinese presence in the Scarborough Shoal, a militant fishers’ group said ...

    • House panel OK's bill protecting areas of 'West Philippine Sea' 

      Cruz, Beatriz Marie (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 

      Villegas, Van Marlo M. (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 ...

    • Malacañang appeals for unity in sea row 

      Balinbin, Arjay L. (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 ...

    • Oral argument for writ of kalikasan 

      (BusinessWorld, June 19, 2019, on page S1/10)
      The Supreme Court has moved the oral argument for the April 16 petition for writ of kalikasan filed by fisherfolk in Palawan and Zambales and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) seeking to enjoin the government to ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Philippines told to respect sovereignty of China over shoal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, March 30, 2022, on page S1/10)
      China on Monday asked the Philippines to respect its sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal after Manila’s coast guard reported a Chinese vessel’s close distance maneuver that risked a collision near the shoal. “Huangyan ...