Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "land reclamation"

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    • Gov't should enforce law on reclamation - Oceana 

      Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 28, 2019, on page B6)
      A conservation group last Tuesday urged the government to uphold and enforce the law in several reclamation projects submitted to the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) for process. “We are alarmed by the apparent ...

    • Gov't urged: Stop cleared reclamation projects 

      Tupas, Emmanuel (The Philippine Star, March 1, 2020, on page 14)
      President Duterte’s directive to stop reclamation activities in Manila Bay should cover projects that have already received clearances, such as the proposed airports in Cavite and Bulacan, advocates and experts said. The ...

    • Japan won’t send troops to disputed seas 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (The Philippine Star, November 23, 2015, on page 13)
      Japan yesterday backed the United States sailing warships close to disputed land in the South China Sea, but said it had no plans to send its own maritime forces to support the operation. Last month Washington infuriated ...

    • LLDA eyes shutdown of 5 more firms 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, July 3, 2018, on page 11)
      The Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) is investigating five firms for operating without necessary permits and violating environmental laws. LLDA general manager Jaime Medina said the five firms may be shut down after ...

    • No China reclamation in Panatag – DND 

      Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, October 18, 2016, on page 14)
      The Department of National Defense (DND) denied yesterday reports that China was conducting reclamation activities in the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in Zambales. Defense Undersecretary Eduardo del Rosario told ...

    • No monitoring station on Panatag - Beijing 

      Romero, Alexis; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2017, on page 1-6)
      China is not building an environmental monitoring station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, its foreign ministry said yesterday, apparently denying remarks made by a local official last week. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying ...

    • Noy: World is watching China sea row 

      Calica, Aurea; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, November 23, 2015, on page 14)
      President Aquino told an Asian-Pacific summit yesterday that "the world is watching" whether China would behave as a responsible power in the simmering standoff over maritime territory. Aquino kept up a drumbeat of growing ...

    • Noy: World should fear China actions 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Laude, Jaime; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, April 15, 2015, on page 1-17)
      China’s efforts to stake its claim to most of the South China Sea should spark fear around the world, with military conflict possible, President Aquino told AFP yesterday. In an exclusive interview, Aquino also warned that ...

    • Obama: China must abide by ruling on sea row 

      (The Philippine Star, September 9, 2016, on page 8)
      US President Barack Obama warned yesterday an international tribunal’s ruling that China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea had no legal basis was “binding,” after Beijing vowed to ignore the verdict. “The landmark ...

    • Palace defends legal tack from in sea row 

      Calica, Aurea (The Philippine Star, April 19, 2015, on page 1-8)
      In its statement, G7 expressed support for the right of claimants to seek peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law, including through legal dispute settlement mechanisms. G7 is a forum of leaders ...

    • Palace to Beijing: What exaggeration? Facts speak for themselves 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2015, on page 1-14)
      The Philippines has been presenting nothing but facts to reveal China’s massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), and it is up to the global community to determine its implications on the ...

    • Phi won't recognize China air restrictions 

      Calica, Aurea; Diaz, Jess (The Philippine Star, May 25, 2015, on page 1-6)
      The Philippines will not recognize restrictions on air and sea travel set by China in the West Philippine Sea, President Aquino said yesterday. “We will still fly the routes that we fly based on international law and the ...

    • ‘Philippines not giving up territory to China’ 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 27, 2017, on page 2)
      The Philippines will not lose even a “single inch” of territory to China if ever it proceeds with its joint exploration deal with the Asian giant, which is claiming almost the entire South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...

    • Phl backs US plan to navigate disputed seas 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, October 14, 2015, on page 14)
      The Philippines yesterday expressed support for the United States’ plan to conduct freedom of navigation operations in disputed areas in the South China Sea. This came after US Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and ...

    • Phl eyes provisional relief to stop China reclamation 

      Punay, Edu (The Philippine Star, July 13, 2015, on page 7)
      The Philippine government might seek provisional measures to stop China’s reclamation of the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea should the arbitration tribunal decide that it has jurisdiction over the case, Justice ...

    • Phl hits back at China over sea infra work 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Calica, Aurea; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 29, 2015, on page 8)
      The Philippines assailed China yesterday for contesting Manila’s planned repair and maintenance works on some islands in the West Philippine Sea, saying they are “in no way comparable” to the Asian power’s massive reclamation ...

    • Phl seeks gentleman's agreement on sea code 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Mendez, Christina; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2017, on page 1-11)
      With no legally binding mechanism to enforce any deal on the South China Sea dispute, China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) may, in the meantime, settle for a “gentleman’s agreement” to prevent war ...

    • Phl seeks substantive US support on sea row 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 16, 2015, on page 1-6)
      The United States wants to deploy advanced air and naval equipment to the Philippines, which is seeking “substantive support” from its long-time ally amid China’s massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea. ...

    • Phl to ASEAN: China getting de facto control 

      (The Philippine Star, April 27, 2015, on page 1-8)
      The Philippines yesterday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to unite and stop China’s massive reclamation in disputed waters as it will give China “de facto control” over the area and cause $100 ...

    • Phl to pursue sea claim in peaceful way 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 18, 2015, on page 2)
      The reported failure of the US government to convince China to stop its massive reclamation in the West Philippine Sea will not deter the Philippines from pursuing its claim in the disputed region via peaceful means, the ...