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Chinese coast guard broke maritme laws - Del Rosario
The dangerous maneuver of a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel that risked collision with a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in Panatag Shoal last March 2 was “deliberate” and violated international maritime law and agreements, ...
- March 31, 2022
Possibility of war in SCS 'totally remote' - Locsin
President Duterte may have repeatedly warned that raising the arbitral ruling favoring the Philippine claim in the South China Sea may lead to a war with China. But for Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the ...
- September 30, 2019
Phl won't stop China action on reefs
The Philippines will not stop China from building military structures on disputed islands in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said yesterday. “We cannot, we cannot stop China at this point ...
- December 17, 2016
Rody airs concern over fishermen’s plight
President Duterte yesterday conveyed to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua his concern over the reported seizure of Filipino fishermen’s catch by Chinese coastguards at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. It was Zhao who confirmed ...
- June 13, 2018
China rejects 3rd party in boat sinking probe
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 ...
- July 2, 2019
'No solution to SCS row in our lifetime'
President Duterte was still reaping hometown praises for telling the world Tuesday that the Philippines stood by the 2016 arbitration award affirming its sovereign rights within its maritime areas when his spokesman rose ...
- September 27, 2020
How much will China fish under Duterte deal, Carpio
President Duterte allowed the Chinese to fish in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. A “verbal agreement” with President Xi Jinping was made in 2016. Duterte disclosed it only in 2019. That was after a Chinese ...
- April 30, 2021
Leni backs DFA on non-binding fishing agreement
Vice President Leni Robredo backed yesterday Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s position that the verbal fishing agreement between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping is not legally binding. ...
- July 8, 2019
Satellite images bare damage to Philippine shoal
Publicly-available satellite images show the considerable damage supposedly made by Chinese clam diggers in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal since 2012, an international maritime law expert posted on social media yesterday. Jay ...
- June 17, 2018
Coast Guard off to Panatag
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 ...
- November 4, 2016