Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "United Nations Convention on Law of the Sea"

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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 ...

    • ASEAN airs concern on China buildup; PHL bans foreign research on Benham Rise 

      Balinbin, Arjay L.; Aguinaldo, Camille A. (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 ...

    • ASEAN meeting in Boracay unsettled by cloud of Hague ruling on South China Sea 

      de Guzman, Lucia Edna P. (Business World, February 22, 2017, on page SI/11)
      Southeast Asian countries see China’s installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as very unsettling and want to prevent militarization and urge dialogue to stop “recent developments” from escalating, a minister ...

    • Beijing’s reclamation on disputed areas has destroyed coral reefs, Manila says 

      Villaruel, J. E. (BusinessWorld, April 14, 2015, on page S1/12)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday refuted China's claim that its ongoing reclamation activities on the disputed West Philippine Sea have not damaged the area's ecological environment. This handout photo ...

    • BFAR angling for P6.6-B budget, off-books fishers 

      Carillo, Carmencita A.; Conserva, Louine Hope (BusinessWorld, October 29, 2015, on page S1/5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) seeks a P6.6-billion budget in 2016, the bulk of which would be spent on programs to combat illegal, unreported, and uncontrolled fishing (IUUF), as supported by the ...

    • 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. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Commitment to settle sea dispute expected 

      Gonzales, Noemi M. (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 ...

    • Duterte issues gag order on his Cabinet over sea dispute 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (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. ...

    • 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, exploration impeded by China - PHL to Hague court 

      Tubadeza, Kathryn Mae P. (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 

      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 ...

    • Harassed in our own waters 

      Abesamis, Teresa S. (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 

      Carillo, Carmencita A. (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 

      Abesamis, Teresa S. (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, ...

    • Joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea 

      Masigan, Andrew J. (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 ...

    • Manila to pursue arbitration in sea row 

      Dy, R. J. N. (BusinessWorld, February 21, 2013, on page S1/12)
      China has formally rejected the bid of the Philippines to settle a territorial row before an international tribunal, but this will not dissuade efforts to seek a legal settlement of the issue, the Department of Foreign ...

    • Military says West PHL Sea collision 'accidental' 

      Ferreras, Vince Angelo C.; Balinbin, Arjay L.; Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2019, on page S1/12)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command said the collision last Sunday between a Filipino boat and a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea was “accidental.” “Initial reports reaching ...

    • 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 protests China’s creation of two new districts 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, May 1, 2020, on page S1/9)
      The Philippines on Thursday protested China’s creation of two new districts in the South China Sea because these are supposedly part of Philippine territory and sea zones. “The Philippine government strongly protests the ...