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'Chinese fishing vessels manned by military'
Many of the Chinese fishing vessels around the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the Spratlys archipelago are manned by militia and soldiers disguised as fishermen, a defense department insider said yesterday. “We know for a ...
- January 13, 2019
Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi
China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...
- August 12, 2019
Palace on harassment near shoal: Not Phl's problem
The Philippines has nothing to do with the reported harassment by a Chinese naval vessel of the Liberian commercial oil tanker Green Aura near Panatag ( Scarborough) Shoal last week, Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said.
- November 5, 2019
Vietnam skipper narrates rescue
The captain of the Vietnamese ship yesterday corroborated the story of the 22 Filipino fishermen who were rescued near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea after their boat was hit by a Chinese vessel on June 9. In a ...
- June 20, 2019
China won't budge on sea ruling-envoy
President Duterte may discuss the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but Beijing will not be swayed into accepting it, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said yesterday. Zhao noted ...
- August 10, 2019
China militia around Pag-asa proof of crime vs fishermen
The influx of Chinese maritime militia around Palawan’s Pag-asa Island harasses, bullies, and persecutes Filipino fishermen. China’s non-stop illegal reef dredging and artificial island building also degrades the marine ...
- April 3, 2019
Rody: No stopping China from fishing in Phl waters
As critics question the presence of the Chinese ship that hit a Filipino boat near Recto Bank earlier this month, President Duterte said China would continue to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ...
- June 26, 2019
Ahead of Duterte's China visit, Beijing firm on SCS
Beijing’s position of not recognizing the United Nations ruling on South China Sea (SCS) arbitration “has not changed a bit,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry emphasized ahead of President Duterte’s visit to China from Aug. ...
- August 26, 2019
'After Phl protest, best for Chinese fishermen to leave'
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 ...
- April 3, 2019
'Chinese coast guard regularly intimidates Pinoy fishers in SCS'
What’s happening to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea? At about the same time as a senior Philippine military officer denied reports Filipino fishermen were being harassed by Chinese security forces in the vicinity ...
- March 29, 2019