Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Mendez, Christina"

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    • Duterte won't withdraw Phl ships from WPS 

      Mendez, Christina; Punay, Edu; Bayoran, Gilbert; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, May 15, 2021, on page 1-4)
      President Duterte has rejected a call from China to withdraw ships from waters around Pag-asa Island, saying Philippine vessels will “not move an inch backward” even at the cost of his life or his friendship with Beijing. ...

    • Duterte: no weapons in island occupation 

      Mendez, Christina; Simeon, Louise Maureen; Regalado, Edith; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 11, 2017, on page 6)
      No new weapons are being eyed for islets and land features in the West Philippine Sea over which President Duterte wants the military to exercise greater control. The President made the clarification yesterday at the Davao ...

    • Foreigners barred from Phl Rise, unless with Pinoys 

      Mendez, Christina; Romero, Paolo; Simeon, Louise Maureen; Diaz, Jess (The Philippine Star, February 7, 2018, on page 6)
      Just after the Chinese had completed their “scientific research” in Benham Rise or Philippine Rise, President Duterte ordered similar foreign endeavors in the area stopped and for new ones to secure permit from the national ...

    • G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute 

      Romero, Alexis; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2015, on page 5)
      Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...

    • Japan PM backs Rody on WPS 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, May 20, 2021, on page 2)
      Amid the concerns over the West Philippine Sea, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has expressed support for President Duterte’s stance, aired before the United Nations General Assembly last year, that the 2016 arbitral ...

    • 'Manila Bay makeover part of rehab' 

      Mendez, Christina; Villanueva, Rhodina; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Marcelo, Elizabeth; Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, September 5, 2020, on page 8)
      Malacañang defended yesterday the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)’s makeover of Manila Bay’s shoreline. “On the issue of the Manila Bay rehabilitation, per the Department of Environment and Natural ...

    • MOU on oil exploration with china constitutional 

      Punay, Edu; Flores, Helen; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, November 6, 2018, on page 6)
      There is no need for the Senate to review the agreement forged by the Duterte administration with China on oil and gas development in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said yesterday. Justice Secretary ...

    • No incursion in Benham? Palace not sure 

      Mendez, Christina; Sy, Marvin (The Philippine Star, March 17, 2017, on page 1-14)
      Malacañang spokesman Ernesto Abella seemed confused when pressed about the Chief Executive’s public statements on Benham Rise, which showed Duterte’s confusion between the seismically active undersea plateau off Aurora ...

    • No Manila Bay reclamation yet 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, April 8, 2020, on page 8)
      The government will not allow any reclamation project in Manila Bay to proceed until President Duterte issues an executive order, Secretary to the Cabinet Karlo Nograles said yesterday. “Status quo for now until (the ...

    • No need to be nasty, Rody tells Chinese patrols 

      Mendez, Christina; Katigbak, Jose (The Philippine Star, August 19, 2018, on page 10)
      With the Philippines and China supposedly friends, the Chinese military does not have to be “nasty” by threatening Filipinos conducting maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea especially around the Spratlys where the ...

    • No one can stop China on Panatag - Duterte 

      Mendez, Christina; Regalado, Edith; Punay, Edu; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2017, on page 10)
      President Duterte believes the Philippine government cannot stop China from installing a radar station in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal that has been declared a traditional common fishing ground by an arbitral tribunal, ...

    • 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 ...

    • Palace : Rody has made stand on SCS ruling 

      Mendez, Christina; Lee-Brago, Pia; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, July 15, 2021, on page 2)
      President Duterte has made clear his stand that the 2016 Philippine victory in the arbitral ruling against China cannot be undermined by any other government, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...

    • Palace still waiting for US stance on sea row 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, January 26, 2017, on page 5)
      It’s still wait-and-see for the Duterte administration as far as the US position on the South China Sea issue is concerned, Malacañang said yesterday. Until it is made into a policy, a pronouncement from the White House – ...

    • Palace: Filing protest over China ships up to DFA 

      Mendez, Christina; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, May 26, 2021, on page 2)
      It’s up to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to officially protest the presence of about 120 Chinese vessels particularly on the side of Tizard Bank that is within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in ...

    • Palace: No slowdown in Manila Bay crackdown 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, March 22, 2019, on page 14)
      Malacañang will not let up in its crackdown on business establishments in the Manila Bay area that do not comply with environmental laws, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said yesterday. Duterte issued Administrative ...

    • PCG plane keeps watch over Philippine Rise 

      Mendez, Christina; Mateo, Janvic; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, March 4, 2018, on page 1-8)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) now has “eyes” patrolling the Philippine Rise with its Islander plane. PCG spokesman Captain Armand Balilo yesterday said the plane would be deployed along with multi-role response vessel ...

    • Phl accepts limit on greenhouse gases 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, April 15, 2016, on page 19)
      The Philippines became the 63rd member-state to submit its instrument of acceptance of the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol to limit greenhouse gas emissions. A total of 144 member-states are needed for the Doha amendment ...

    • Phl fires off diplomatic protest over boat sinking 

      Mendez, Christina; Lee-Brago, Pia; Laude, Jaime; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, June 14, 2019, on page 1-8)
      The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest over the sinking of a fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank on June 9, with the Chinese abandoning the Filipino fishermen in the sea. Presidential spokesman Salvador ...

    • Phl informs US: no more joint sea patrols 

      Mendez, Christina (The Philippine Star, October 8, 2016, on page 1-9)
      The Philippines has officially informed the United States it had suspended joint patrols in the South China Sea with its long-time ally, following the orders from President Duterte. "They have been suspended for the time ...