Browsing BusinessWorld by Subject "territorial waters"

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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 ...

    • 7 of 10 Filipinos want Duterte gov't to assert right at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A.; Cortez, Gillian M. (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 ...

    • After China's massive drill, US patrols disputed area of South China Sea 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, April 12, 2018, on page S2/6)
      In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and efficiency. The nuclear-powered warship, leading a carrier ...

    • The ASEAN and South China Sea disputes 

      Mendoza, Diana (BusinessWorld, April 28, 2015, on page S1/4)
      This week began with the 26th Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Foreign Ministers Meeting. Malaysia is this year's ASEAN chair taking over after Myanmar. Included in the ASEAN agenda were: the ASEAN ...

    • ASEAN defense chiefs scrap statement on south china sea 

      (Malaya, November 5, 2015, on page B6)
      Disagreement between the United States and China over how to address rival claims in the South China Sea marred a gathering of Southeast Asian defense officials on Wednesday, with a joint statement scrapped after ministers ...

    • 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 ...

    • Australia, Singapore urge calm in South China Sea 

      Agence France-presse (BusinessWorld, September 11, 2012, on page S1/12)
      Australian and Singapore on Monday called for a de-escalation in tensions over the South China Sea, warning that territorial disputes could disrupt decade of peace and economic progress in Asia. Australia's Foreign Minister ...

    • Beijing protests US warship operation in South China Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, May 29, 2018, on page S2/6)
      China has voiced “strong dissatisfaction” after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway. The foreign ministry issued a ...

    • 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 looking to buy multi-mission ship, bid invite says 

      Monzon, Alden (BusinessWorld, January 5, 2015, on page S1/3)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has initiated the procurement process for a 50-meter steel-hulled multi-mission ship for a contract price of P360 million. In a bid invitation published on Sunday, the ...

    • BFAR: Vessel monitoring systems to be required for fishing boats 

      Monzon, Alden (BusinessWorld, August 26, 2015, on page S1/11)
      The implementating rules and regulations (IRR) for a new law mandating the installation of monitoring systems on fishing vessels will be released early next month. a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official ...

    • Bond issue proposed to fund ships for South China Sea 

      Mariano, Keith Richard; Tubadeza, Kathryn Mae P. (BusinessWorld, January 12, 2016, on page S1/5)
      A legislator on Monday proposed that the government offer up to P150 billion worth of retail bonds to help finance the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program. The next administration should ascertain ...

    • British defense secretary says warship bound for South China Sea - media 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, February 14, 2018, on page S1/8)
      A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday.British officials first flagged the ...

    • 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) ...

    • 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 calls reported reclamation activities in Spratlys 'fake news' 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, December 22, 2022, on page S1/12)
      China on Wednesday denied allegations that it is conducting reclamation activities in unoccupied features of the resource-rich Spratlys Island, parts of which are claimed by the Philippines and calls it the Kalayaan Island ...

    • 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 hits back at Philippines for criticizing reclamation project in disputed region 

      (BusinessWorld, January 12, 2015, on page S1/12)
      China on Monday hit back at the Philippines for criticizing Beijing's ongoing reclamation project in the disputed South China Sea, saying that its actions were within the scope of Chinese sovereignty. China lays claim to ...

    • China invades the Philippines — a bad dream come true 

      Macabenta, Greg B. (BusinessWorld, June 19, 2019, on page S1/6-S1/7)
      The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea by a Chinese vessel has created a sticky public relations situation for the government of President Rodrigo Duterte. The usual extremists have added fuel ...