Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "Oil and gas exploration"
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After Navy, Coast Guard patrols Benham Rise
(The Philippine Star,April 3, 2017 , on page 3-8)For the first time yesterday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrolled Benham Rise, following the reported presence of Chinese vessels in the area declared by the United Nations as part of the extended continental shelf ... -
Asean, Australia issue joint declaration on sea row
(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 ... -
Aussie-Phl group to drill for oil in disputed waters
(The Philippine Star,July 20, 2015 , on page 1-10)Amid an increasingly tense territorial dispute between the Philippines and China, an Australian-Filipino consortium is set to drill a new deepwater exploratory well in the resource-rich West Philippine Sea, hoping to tap ... -
Beijing claims 'consensus' reached on joint exploration
(The Philippine Star,October 18, 2020 , on page 5)The Chinese government said it had reached a consensus with the Philippines on the conduct of joint exploration of resources in the South China Sea. Reacting to the decision of President Duterte to lift the moratorium on ... -
Carpio sees Phl sovereignty safeguards in MOU with China
(The Philippine Star,November 26, 2018 , on page 4)There is nothing wrong with the government's pursuit of joint exploration of natural resources with China in the West Philippine Sea, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. Carpio believes that the memorandum ... -
Cayetano pushes Phl-China joint oil exploration in SCS
(The Philippine Star,July 27, 2018 , on page 16)Joint exploration and development with China in the hotly contested South China Sea will ensure that the Philippines will not be in danger of losing oil and gas, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said on ... -
China rebuffs Rody's SCS rebuke
(The Philippine Star,August 17, 2018 , on page 5)China rebuffed Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for Beijing to rethink its conduct in the South China Sea on Thursday, saying China had the right to react to foreign ships or aircraft that get close to its ... -
China rejects 3rd party in boat sinking probe
(The Philippine Star,July 2, 2019 , on page 1-4)China has rejected a proposal for a third party investigator for the Recto (Reed) Bank incident and has insisted that the probe be conducted only by Philippine and Chinese authorities, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential ... -
China rejects demands by US over reclamation
(The Philippine Star,June 1, 2015 , on page 1-14)China yesterday rejected US demands to stop all reclamation works in the South China Sea, saying it was exercising its sovereignty and using the outposts to fulfill international responsibilities. Admiral Sun Jianguo, ... -
China to Phl, Vietnam: Keep sea row issues bilateral
(The Philippine Star,November 21, 2016 , on page 1-17)China's President Xi Jinping, in separate meeting with the leaders of the Philippines and Vietnam, said disputes over the south China Sea should be resolved bilaterally, state media reported yesterday. The comments underscore ... -
Cooperation on the South China Sea
(The Philippine Star,August 7, 2015 , on page 15)A major threat to stability in Asia today is the competing claims of countries that border the South China Sea. It is an urgent issue that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, a regional group needs to ... -
Duterte hopes for success in sea talks with China
(The Philippine Star,June 16, 2017 , on page 8)President Duterte looks forward to “productive discussions” in the bilateral consultative mechanism on the South China Sea dispute to be held in Beijing next week. Duterte called for a peaceful resolution of the disputes ... -
Energy exploration dims further in WPS
(The Philippine Star,June 27, 2022 , on page B1-B4)The possibility of oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea dimmed further after the Philippines terminated talks with China over joint energy exploration in the disputed sea, as resumption of any activities ... -
Foreign powers enforcing ruling on SCS
(The Philippine Star,November 25, 2018 , on page 12)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio disputed yesterday Malacañang's claim that "no power on earth" can enforce an international arbitral court's ruling invalidating China's massive claim in the South China Sea and West ... -
Joint exploration may settle SCS row- Carpio
(The Philippine Star,December 9, 2018 , on page 7)The recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Philippines and Chins on joint oil gas development could serve as the foundation for finally settling the disputes in the South China Sea, Supreme Court ... -
'Joint exploration, exploitation in WPS unconstitutional'
(The Philippine Star,November 27, 2018 , on page 4)Joint exploration and exploitation of resources in the West Philippine Sea with China is unconstitutional, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. "Joint exploration and exploitation is prohibited in our ... -
MOU on oil exploration with china constitutional
(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 Phl territory lost under Duterte — Cayetano
(The Philippine Star,June 3, 2018 , on page 3)The Philippines has not lost any part of its territory in the West Philippine Sea under the Duterte administration, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano insisted amid criticisms of the government’s supposed silence ... -
Obama presses China on sea row
(The Philippine Star,September 5, 2016 , on page 10)U.S. President Barack Obama pressed his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday on territorial disputes in the South China Sea, urging Beijing to uphold its legal obligations and stressing the United States’ commitments ... -
Palace: Phl not dropping claims, arbitral victory
(The Philippine Star,September 13, 2019 , on page 1-10)Setting aside or ignoring the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea is not the same as abandoning it and relinquishing the country’s sovereign rights over its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Malacañang clarified ...