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Noy: US military must act if china claims Scarborough
The United States would be obligated to take military action in the South China Sea if China moved to reclaim a hotly contested reef directly off Philippine shores, President Aquino said Thursday. Aquino said he had no ...
- May 21, 2016
Rody to ban fishing in Panatag lagoon
Filipinos can again fish at Panatag (Scarborough), but President Duterte will soon keep them out of the shoal’s lagoon when he declares it a marine protected area. Filipinos will still be allowed to fish outside the lagoon ...
- November 22, 2016
PCG to help Pinoy fishermen going to Panatag
Aside from patrolling the area in and around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it would be on hand to help Filipino fishermen who have started returning to shoal after the lifting of the ...
- November 5, 2016
Fishermen hope to be ‘freely, totally’ allowed in Panatag
Raring to go back to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal without the Chinese Coast Guard shooing them away, fisherfolk from this province are hoping President Duterte’s pronouncement that Filipinos could soon fish again in the ...
- October 26, 2016
No word on Panatag fishermen
It was supposed to be a centerpiece of his mission: President Duterte had said he wanted China to stop preventing Filipinos from fishing in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. But Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping ...
- October 21, 2016
Obama: China must abide by ruling on sea row
US President Barack Obama warned yesterday an international tribunal’s ruling that China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea had no legal basis was “binding,” after Beijing vowed to ignore the verdict. “The landmark ...
- September 9, 2016
10 Chinese ships spotted in Panatag
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 ...
- September 7, 2016
Rody to ask China for Scarborough fishing access
Days before leaving for a state visit to China, President Duterte yesterday said he would set aside the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal issue for now but vowed to ask the Chinese government to allow Filipinos to fish in the ...
- October 11, 2016
Back to Panatag? put it in writing
A local executive of Pangasinan province is set to file a board resolution urging President Duterte to put on paper his assurance that Filipinos can fish again in Chinese-occupied Panatag or Scarborough Shoal and let ...
- October 25, 2016
China flexes muscle in disputed waters
Beijing is flexing its military muscle in the South China Sea, driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag Shoal and preventing the Indonesian coast guard from detaining a Chinese vessel caught poaching in Indonesia’s ...
- March 22, 2016