Browsing The Philippine Star by Author "Lee-Brago, Pia"

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    • 220 Chinese vessels swarm Phl reef in WPS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Macairan, Evelyn; Cabrera, Romina; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, March 22, 2021, on page 2)
      About 220 Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted within the West Philippine Sea earlier this month, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), prompting the Philippines to file a ...

    • 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 ...

    • 42 feared dead as ship capsizes off Japan 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Jaymalin, Mayen (The Philippine Star, September 4, 2020, on page 5)
      A Panamanian-flagged vessel carrying 6,000 cows and 43 crewmembers, including 39 Filipinos, sank off Japan waters after transmitting a distress signal during a typhoon. The Gulf Livestock 1 issued the distress call early ...

    • AFP chief 'alarmed' at a new China coast guard law 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, February 10, 2021, on page 5)
      Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said he finds “very alarming” the new Chinese law allowing its coast guard to fire at perceived intruders in what China considers its ...

    • '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 ...

    • Ahead of Duterte's China visit, Beijing firm on SCS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, August 26, 2019, on page 8)
      Beijing’s position of not recognizing the United Nations ruling on South China Sea (SCS) arbitration “has not changed a bit,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized ahead of President Duterte’s visit to China from Aug. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Allow Pinoy fishermen in disputed seas, Rody asks Beijing 

      Mendez, Christina; Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, August 24, 2016, on page 3)
      President Duterte yesterday asked Beijing to allow Filipino fishermen to fish in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea in a bid to warm bilateral relations. Duterte made the appeal as he expressed hope that bilateral ...

    • 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 airs concern on new China sea law 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, January 20, 2014, on page 1-3)
      The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has expressed concern over recent developments in the South China Sea, after China imposed a controversial new fisheries law requiring all foreign vessels to obtain approval ...

    • Asean seeks binding sea code by yearend 

      Romero, Alexis; Lee-Brago, Pia; Flores, Helen (The Philippine Star, April 30, 2017, on page 6)
      The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wants a binding code of conduct for South China Sea claimants by yearend, President Duterte said, even as he admitted that any talk about a military buildup would be ...

    • Asean statement to go easy on China 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 27, 2017, on page 1-18)
      While Southeast Asian leaders are expected to express “serious concern” over recent developments in the South China Sea during their summit on Saturday, they are likely to avoid directly criticizing China’s “escalation of ...

    • 'Asean under pressure on SCS issue' 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, August 11, 2017, on page 7)
      The United States yesterday acknowledged that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was under “tremendous” pressure on the South China Sea issue. Heather Nauert, spokesperson for the US Department of State, ...

    • Asean urged: Make SCS ruling part of sea code 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 26, 2017, on page 4)
      Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario yesterday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to make the South China Sea (SCS) ruling an “integral” part of the Code of Conduct framework and the eventual ...

    • Asean, Australia issue joint declaration on sea row 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2018, on page 10)
      The push for stricter compliance with the rule of law in the South China Sea has gained greater momentum with the issuance of a joint declaration by Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) against ...

    • Australia works with Phl in coral reef restoration 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Ronda, Rainier Allan (The Philippine Star, September 25, 2023, on page 4)
      Australia continues to work with the Philippines on protecting the marine environment through coral reef restoration, Australian Ambassador HK Yu said yesterday. Yu welcomed the signing of the UN High Seas Biodiversity ...

    • 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. ...

    • Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU slams China 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 26, 2021, on page 4)
      China asserted over the weekend its claim over Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, calling it Niu’E Jiao and stating it is part of Nansha Islands (Spartly Islands)which it insists are within its maritime territory. Beijing’s ...

    • Beijing denies fresh construction activities in SCS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Villanueva, Ralph Edwin (The Philippine Star, December 23, 2022, on page 2)
      Reports on China’s new construction activities in unoccupied features in the South China Sea were “completely untrue,” according to Beijing’s foreign ministry. “The Bloomberg report is completely untrue,” Chinese Foreign ...

    • Bringing up SCS arbitral ruling before UN futile - Palace 

      Romero, Alexis; Diaz, Jess; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 20, 2019, on page 8)
      Bringing up the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly would be a “futile exercise,” as the international body has no power to enforce it, Malacañang said yesterday. ...