Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Felipe, Cecille Suerte"

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    • 287 Chinese militia ships still in WPS 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Ramirez, Robertzon; Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2021, on page 2)
      Despite increased patrols and the filing of multiple diplomatic protests, some 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels remain scattered all over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the South China Sea, both within and ...

    • 'After Phl protest, best for Chinese fishermen to leave' 

      Mendez, Christina; Laude, Jaime; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Flores, Helen; Simeon, Louise Maureen; Cayabyab, Marc Jason; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 3, 2019, on page 2)
      Chinese fishermen around Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea should start leaving the area following the diplomatic protest filed by the Philippine government, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said yesterday. “Can ...

    • Agri sector crucial in helping Filipinos recover from crisis 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, June 14, 2020, on page 2)
      Sen. Bong Go has appealed to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to assist more agri- and fishery-based micro and small enterprises to bolster food security as part of the efforts to help Filipinos recover from the coronavirus ...

    • All conflicting claims in SCS won’t be resolved — Locsin 

      Ong, Ghio; Ramirez, Robertzon; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, August 9, 2019, on page 6)
      There is no end in sight to the South China Sea dispute as the people’s “attachments” to their ideas are “too strong” to weaken with time, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Wednesday. “All the conflicting ...

    • Arbitral ruling a piece of paper to be thrown away' 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Cabrera, Romina; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, May 7, 2021, on page 2)
      The arbitral decision on the South China Sea row that favored the Philippines is just a piece of paper that can be thrown in the wastebasket, President Duterte said on Wednesday, insisting that he did what he could to ...

    • ASEAN finalizing SCS pact with China 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, February 5, 2023, on page 4)
      Southeast Asian foreign ministers vowed to finalize negotiations with China over a proposed pact aimed at preventing conflicts in the disputed South China Sea in their annual retreat yesterday in Indonesia’s capital. In ...

    • Australia, Japan, UK air concern over Chinese vessels 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Punay, Edu; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2021, on page 2)
      Australia, Japan and the United Kingdom have expressed concern over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels on Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. “Japan strongly opposes any action that heightens tensions. ...

    • BFAR urges fishermen: Swarm West Phl Sea 

      Talavera, Catherine; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, April 30, 2021, on page 1-6)
      Filipino fishermen should continue plying their trade in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) where they can count on government protection from possible harassment by the Chinese, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources ...

    • Boat sinking reported to IMO 

      Mateo, Janvic; Macairan, Evelyn; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, June 16, 2019, on page 1-2)
      As groans of disbelief greeted China’s version of the Recto Bank incident, the Philippines has formally called the attention of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to the Filipino fishermen’s being ...

    • Boracay rehab plan now with Palace for action 

      Romero, Alexis; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Talavera, Catherine S.; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 4, 2018, on page 8)
      The environment, interior and tourism departments have submitted a detailed proposal on the rehabilitation of Boracay Island, an issue that may be discussed during today’s Cabinet meeting, Malacañang said yesterday. In a ...

    • Boracay soft opening seen in 4 months 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, May 2, 2018, on page 1-6)
      Authorities are targeting a soft opening for Boracay Island after four months of cleanup in order to accommodate tourists and revitalize the local economy. Interior and Local Government Assistant Secretary Epimaco Densing ...

    • Business groups to China: Remove ships from WPS 

      Desiderio, Louella; Lee-Brago, Pia; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, April 15, 2021, on page 1-4)
      Eight business organizations have expressed support for calls made to China to pull out its vessels from Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a joint statement yesterday, business groups Philippine Chamber of ...

    • China asks Phl to stop activities, exercises in WPS 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Alexis; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, April 28, 2021, on page 1-2)
      China reasserted its claim of sovereignty over islets and land features in the West Philippine Sea and asked Manila to stop its activities in the resource-rich waters. “China enjoys sovereignty over Nansha (Spratly) Islands ...

    • China ships use water cannon vs Phl supply boats 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Romero, Alexis; Villanueva, Ralph Edwin; Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, November 19, 2021, on page 1-6)
      The Philippines yesterday condemned in the “strongest terms” an incident on Tuesday wherein three Chinese Coast Guard vessels “blocked and water cannoned” two Philippine boats on their way to transport food supplies to ...

    • China tells Phl to stop 'interfering' in sea patrols 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, March 30, 2022, on page 2)
      Beijing has asked the Philippines to avoid interfering in patrol and law enforcement operations of Chinese coast guards, as it defended the activities of its ship that reportedly figured in “close distance maneuvering” ...

    • China's Spratlys baseline plan exceeds nine-dash line 

      Cayabyab, Marc Jayson; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, March 26, 2019, on page 6)
      China’s plan to draw straight baselines around the Spratly Islands and declare much of South China Sea as part of its internal water closed to foreign planes and ships would further escalate tensions in the region, according ...

    • Chinese coast guard broke maritme laws - Del Rosario 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, March 31, 2022, on page 5)
      The dangerous maneuver of a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel that risked collision with a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in Panatag Shoal last March 2 was “deliberate” and violated international maritime law and agreements, ...

    • DFA chief lauds PCG's 'serious patrolling' in WPS 

      Mateo, Janvic; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, April 18, 2021, on page 1-2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. yesterday welcomed the “serious patrolling” being carried out by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the West Philippine Sea. “Use regular vessels please, iron hulls come well ...

    • DFA summons Chinese envoy over lingering boats 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Punongbayan, Michael (The Philippine Star, April 14, 2021, on page 2)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned on Monday China’s ambassador over the Chinese vessels apparently overstaying around Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement yesterday, the DFA said it ...

    • DILG tells 6 mayors: Save Pasig River 

      Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2017, on page 17)
      Six Metro Manila mayors should help clean up and save the Pasig River, Interior and Local Government Secretary Ismael Sueno said yesterday. The local government units (LGUs) of Manila, Makati, Mandaluyong, Pasig, Taguig ...