Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "territorial waters"
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10 Chinese ships spotted in Panatag
(The Philippine Star,September 7, 2016 , on page 1-8)Chinese ships spotted around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales last week have remained in the area based on an aerial monitoring over the shoal, according to an official. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ... -
2 US carrier groups conduct exercises in S. China Sea
(The Philippine Star,February 10, 2021 , on page 11)Two U.S. carrier groups conducted joint exercises in the South China Sea on Tuesday, days after a U.S. warship sailed near Chinese-controlled islands in the disputed waters, as China denounced the United States for damaging ... -
2 warships deployed in Benham dock at Poro Point
(The Philippine Star,April 1, 2017 , on page 3)Two of the Philippine Navy warships deployed to Benham Rise have docked at the Poro Point seaport here to get logistical support. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Sultan Kudarat arrived early Thursday and are expected to go ... -
220 Chinese vessels swarm Phl reef in WPS
(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
(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 ... -
4 Vietnamese fishermen nabbed off Tawi-Tawi
(The Philippine Star,July 24, 2020 , on page 11)Four Vietnamese fishermen were arrested for poaching in the waters off Taganak town in Tawi-Tawi on Wednesday. Authorities said the boat captain, Nu Oi, was wounded when he attacked one of the police officers with a knife, ... -
45 Pinoy fishermen repatriated from Indonesia
(The Philippine Star,July 20, 2020 , on page 9)The government of Indonesia has repatriated at least 45 Filipino fishermen who have been detained in Bitung City in Manado, North Sulawesi. The Filipinos, who were earlier arrested for encroaching into Indonesian territorial ... -
70% of Pinoys want Phl to assert WPS rights
(The Philippine Star,July 15, 2020 , on page 5)Seven in 10 Filipinos believe the government should assert its rights over islands in the West Philippine Sea, results of the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey revealed yesterday. To the statement, “The Philippine ... -
8 in 10 Pinoys want rights asserted in West Phl Sea
(The Philippine Star,January 28, 2017 , on page 6)Eight in 10 Filipinos want the Duterte government to assert the country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey. The survey found 84 percent of 1,200 respondents who agreed that the ... -
93% of Pinoys say Phl must regain China-occupied islands
(The Philippine Star,July 12, 2019 , on page 1-4)Nine in every 10 Filipinos believe that it is important for the Philippines to regain control of Chinese-occupied islands in the West Philippine Sea, according to a recent survey conducted by Social Weather Stations (SWS). ... -
AFP building fishermen's shelter off Batanes
(The Philippine Star,June 19, 2018 , on page 2)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is building a fisherman’s shelter in the northernmost uninhabited island of Batanes, which will increase the presence of Filipino fisherfolk in the isolated area. Lt. Col. Isagani ... -
AFP chief 'alarmed' at a new China coast guard law
(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 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 ... -
'After Phl protest, best for Chinese fishermen to leave'
(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 ... -
After two bridges gifted by China, how to bridge our territorial disputes?
(The Philippine Star,July 30, 2018 , on page D4)The recent July 17 groundbreaking ceremony for Metro Manila’s two new bridge projects of the Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila and the Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge in Makati — P5.27 billion gifts by China to the Philippines ... -
All conflicting claims in SCS won’t be resolved — Locsin
(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
(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 ... -
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 ... -
Arbitral ruling a piece of paper to be thrown away'
(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 ... -
Are we helpless in relation to China?
(The Philippine Star,June 2, 2018 , on page 9)There is more to the Philippines’ involvement in the West Philippine Sea dispute than the interplay of longstanding claims for territorial entitlements among neighboring Asia Pacific states and rights over marine resources ...