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    • Duterte might tell Xi: China must leave WPS 

      Romero, Alexis; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, April 16, 2019, on page 1)
      The presence of Chinese ships near Pag-asa island may be discussed during President Duterte’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month, Malacañang said yesterday, as it claimed that the Philippine leader ...

    • DENR turns over Marikina River rehab project to DPWH 

      Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, March 14, 2022, on page 10)
      The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recently turned over to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) the Task Force Build Back Better’s Marikina River rehabilitation project to ensure its ...

    • US to China: stop provocative acts in SCS 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, July 13, 2022, on page 3)
      On the sixth anniversary of the arbitral ruling invalidating China’s massive claim in the South China Sea on Tuesday, July 12, the United States called on Beijing to stop its provocative acts in the region and reaffirmed ...

    • Phl protests China's unilateral fishing ban in SCS 

      Brago, Pia; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, June 1, 2022, on page 2)
      The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over its unilateral imposition fishing moratorium in areas that include the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. "In a ...

    • Diplomatic protests against China sea aggression to continue - Carlos 

      Flores, Helen; Marcelo, Elizabeth (The Philippine Star, June 11, 2022, on page 6)
      The Marcos administration will continue to file diplomatic protests against China’s aggressive acts in Philippine waters, incoming national security adviser Clarita Carlos said yesterday. “We will continue to file diplomatic ...

    • Rody wants to visit WPS as civilian 

      (The Philippine Star, June 13, 2022, on page 1)
      President Duterte yesterday expressed hope that he can go to the West Philippine Sea after stepping down from office, citing the need to assert “what is ours,” even as he reiterated that the Philippines cannot afford to ...

    • DA to update agri-fishery machinery testing, evaluation guidelines 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, June 7, 2022, on page B5)
      The Department of Agriculture has formed a group to update the guidelines on the testing and evaluation of agricultural and fisheries machineries. In a special order, Agriculture Secretary William Dar ordered the creation ...

    • China: Aussie plane in S. China Sea threatens sovereignty 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, June 8, 2022, on page 13)
      China said on Tuesday that its military has identified Australian military aircraft and warned them to leave after Australia said fighter aircraft intercepted one of its military surveillance planes in the South China Sea. ...

    • Boat capsizes off Tawi-Tawi; 7 rescued 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, May 11, 2022, on page 10)
      Soldiers rescued seven passengers of a boat that capsized in the waters off Bongao, Tawi-Tawi on Monday night. Reports reaching Camp Aguinaldo yesterday showed that troops from the 2nd Marine Brigade under Joint Task Force ...

    • US, Asean commit to non-militarization in disputed sea 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 17, 2022, on page 1)
      The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to ensure maritime security and safety, freedom of navigation, non-militarization and self-restraint in the conduct ...

    • Keep South China Sea free, Biden tells navy graduates 

      Reuters (The Philippine Star, May 29, 2022, on page 2)
      U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's attempt to divide Europe by invading Ukraine had backfired and told Naval Academy graduates their job will be ensuring maritime freedom in the ...

    • China plots fresh military exercises in South China Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2022, on page 11)
      China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set ...

    • On BBM upholding the 2016 arbitral ruling 

      Del Rosario, Albert (The Philippine Star, May 28, 2022, on page 7)
      We are deeply thankful that president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. declared what Filipinos would like to hear; that the 2016 Arbitral Ruling is not a claim but already a right; that our sovereignty is "sacred" and that he ...

    • US vows to uphold Phl maritime rights 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 30, 2022, on page 1)
      While emphasizing the need to approach relations with China with more “realism,” the United States has vowed to help its allies, including the Philippines, in upholding maritime rights. In his speech on the Biden ...

    • Importation of fish, seafood products OK'd 

      Talavera, Catherine (The Philippine Star, May 25, 2022, on page B1)
      The Department of Agriculture (DA) has approved the importation of 38,695 metric tons (MT) of frozen fish and aquatic products in the second quarter of the year, in a bid to stabilize supply and market prices. The DA ...

    • Will BBM bar illegal Chinese fishermen? 

      Pascual, Federico Jr (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2022, on page 6)
      Among the tests awaiting apparent president-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is how he would protect national interests, including that of Filipino fishermen, against the continued intrusion of Chinese poachers in the rich marine ...

    • Vessel catches fire off Quezon; 7 dead 

      Ozaeta, Arnell; Zoleta, Michelle; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, May 24, 2022, on page 8)
      Seven persons died while 24 others were injured when a passenger vessel with 134 people on board caught fire in the waters off Real in Quezon province yesterday morning. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) identified the ...

    • China rejects Phl protest vs fishing ban in SCS 

      Ramirez, Robertzon (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2022, on page 3)
      China has dismissed the Philippine government’s protest against its unilateral imposition of a fishing ban over areas that extend to the West Philippine Sea. Beijing declared that the moratorium adheres to international ...

    • Phl to join world's largest maritime drill 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, June 3, 2022, on page 5)
      The Philippines and 25 other nations will participate in the world’s largest international maritime exercise hosted by the United States – the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC), scheduled June 29 to Aug. 4, in and around ...

    • Waves for Water deploys water filtration systems 

      (The Philippine Star, February 19, 2022, on page 3)
      Severe Tropical Storm Odette entered the Philippine area of responsibility on Dec. 14, 2021 and shortly intensified into a category 5 super typhoon across the Visayas and Mindanao. In just 28 hours, Odette (Rai) left over ...