Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Kalayaan Group of Islands"

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    • '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 ...

    • China bully or not? Panelo will ask Rody 

      Laude, Jaime; Ramirez, Robertzon; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, August 2, 2019, on page 6)
      Is China a bully? Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo could not give a categorical answer yesterday when asked if he agreed with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s assertion that China’s takeover of Panatag (Scarborough) ...

    • 'China's clam harvesting violates Phl sovereignty' 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Punay, Edu; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, April 17, 2019, on page 1-10)
      Malacañang yesterday described as an “affront” to Philippine territory and sovereignty the harvesting of giant clams in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by Chinese ships as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced it ...

    • 'Chinese fishing vessels manned by military' 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, January 13, 2019, on page 4)
      Many of the Chinese fishing vessels around the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the Spratlys archipelago are manned by militia and soldiers disguised as fishermen, a defense department insider said yesterday. “We know for a ...

    • DFA demands withdrawal of China vessels from reef 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Punongbayan, Michael; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippines yesterday demanded that China withdraw its maritime militia vessels from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, saying their continued presence and activities in the area “blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, ...

    • Fishermen withdraw from 'kalikasan' petition 

      Punay, Edu; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, July 10, 2019, on page 1-6)
      The government’s chief lawyer yesterday moved for the withdrawal of a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to compel the government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, saying 19 fishermen listed ...

    • Lorenzana refutes Carpio's claims on Sandy Cay 

      Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, July 26, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippines is still in control of Sandy Cay, contrary to claims by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that it has been taken over by the Chinese, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday. ...

    • Pag-asa island not for tourists — official 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2019, on page 3)
      The plan to develop Pag-asa island in the Spratlys into a tourist spot would only bring more trouble to the island, a ranking security official said yesterday. “Pag-asa island is a municipality. It’s very good to put hotels ...

    • PCG drives away 7 Chinese vessels off Palawan 

      Ramirez, Robertzon; Romero, Alexis; Flores, Helen; Punongbayan, Michael; Romero, Paolo; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, May 6, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard drove away seven Chinese maritime militia vessels during a patrol with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Sabina Shoal on April 27, PCG spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo ...

    • SC to nat'l gov't: Protect WPS marine environment 

      Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 4, 2019, on page 1-8)
      Supreme Court (SC) has granted a petition of fishermen and a group of lawyers for the issuance of a Writ of Kalikasan directing the government to actively protect the West Philippine Sea and stop the degradation of itd ...