Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "jurisdiction"
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287 Chinese militia ships still in WPS
(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 ... -
Another collision
(The Philippine Star,July 10, 2020 , on page 10)Rescue teams have said there are no signs of life in the area where a fishing vessel sank after it collided with a Hong Kong-registered ship on the night of June 27 in waters off Mamburao in Occidental Mindoro. After days ... -
Asean ministers express serious concern on seas
(The Philippine Star,November 21, 2015 , on page 1-14)Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed serious concern about developments in the South China Sea, where China’s construction of artificial islands has fueled tensions with ... -
Barter system emerging in disputed shoal
(The Philippine Star,March 29, 2018 , on page 4)A barter system is slowly emerging in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, with Filipino fishermen exchanging their catch for food from their Chinese counterparts. A military official privy to the ongoing maritime and territorial ... -
BFAR urges fishermen: Swarm West Phl Sea
(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 ... -
Cabinet gagged on China; ex-generals assert sea rights
(The Philippine Star,May 19, 2021 , on page 9)President Duterte banned his Cabinet on Monday from talking about sea disputes amid months of China’s escalating incursions. “This is my order now to the Cabinet, and to all and sundry talking for the government, to refrain ... -
Carpio vows to pursue stance on West Philippine Sea row
(The Philippine Star,June 15, 2018 , on page 9)Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio vowed yesterday to pursue his stance on the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea that has been contrary to the position of the Duterte administration – ... -
Carpio: Allowing China to fish in Phl EEZ unconstitutional
(The Philippine Star,June 27, 2019 , on page 1-5)President Duterte’s decision to allow Chinese fishermen to trawl in Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea violates the 1987 Constitution, Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned Tuesday. ... -
Cayetano prepares for DFA, joins South China Sea meet
(The Philippine Star,January 11, 2017 , on page 6)Preparing to assume the post of foreign affairs secretary by the middle of this year, Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano has been joining presidential visits and meetings abroad as well as international conferences on the South China ... -
China asks Phl to stop activities, exercises in WPS
(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 has taken P9.7 trillion in reefs, fish - and counting
(The Philippine Star,February 17, 2021 , on page 9)The CCP is stepping up sea aggression. Seven Philippine reefs have been landfilled into Chinese island-garrisons. From there gunboat-backed Chinese poachers overfish Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and mineral-rich Recto (Reed) ... -
China on Ayungin incident: Phl boats trespassed
(The Philippine Star,November 20, 2021 , on page 2)Beijing has defended its coast guard’s driving away with water cannons two Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to a garrison at the Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, saying the boats had trespassed in Chinese waters. “On ... -
China: Up to Phl to heal rift over arbitration case
(The Philippine Star,November 12, 2015 , on page 1-10)China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Philippines' case against China at an arbitration tribunal over rival claims in the South China Sea had strained relations between Beijing and Manila, and that it was up to the ... -
Chinese vessel identified; Benham mission bared
(The Philippine Star,April 3, 2017 , on page 13-14)The China ship that crisscrossed Benham Rise for months studied not just the undersea plateau within Manila’s authority. It also proceeded to the waters off Samar and Siargao Island, apparently in search of submarine passage ... -
Coast Guard off to Panatag
(The Philippine Star,November 4, 2016 , on page 1-8)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has resumed sending patrol vessels to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but only to “test the waters” and not to confront the Chinese who have stopped harassing Filipino fishermen but remained ... -
Coast guard to conduct patrols in Phl Rise
(The Philippine Star,February 9, 2018 , on page 1-7)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will send a patrol vessel to the Philippine Rise to keep intruders at bay, in compliance with President Duterte’s order that unauthorized foreign vessels be barred from the 13-million- ... -
Dangerous to ignore China's 'gray operations' - expert
(The Philippine Star,July 20, 2020 , on page 5)Consider these three incidents: • June 9, 2019 midnight, Recto Bank off Palawan: a speeding China steel-hulled maritime militia launch trained its lights on an anchored Filipino wooden fishing boat, rammed and sunk it, ... -
DENR drafts measures to protect whale sharks
(The Philippine Star,February 27, 2010 , on page A-19)The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has drafted measures that would intensify the protection of whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) nationwide following the killing of an 18-foot butanding off Tingloy ... -
Department of Agriculture Administrative Circular No. 09, Series of 2020
(The Philippine Star,July 7, 2020 , on page B4)Allowing the transport of wild caught mangrove crablets and juvenile mangrove crabs (Scylla spp). that are already in stock prior to the effectivity of Fisheries Administrative Order No. 264, Series of 2020. -
DFA chief lauds PCG's 'serious patrolling' in WPS
(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 ...