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By Pam Castro and Cecil Morella The Philippines condemned “illegal” actions by Chinese vessels on Friday after the boats allegedly interfered in another resupply mission to a remote military outpost in the disputed South China Sea. Philippine Coast Guard vessels were escorting supply boats to Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands when they encountered Chinese coast guard and “militia” boats, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said. While the cargo was […]
(Eagle News)–The Chinese survey ship Zhangjian is back in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. This is according to an expert from the US Naval College’s China Maritime Studies Institute, Ryan Martinson, who posted the information over Twitter. According to Martinson, the ship was heading west at 10 knots. Jess Floren of Karagatan Patrol confirmed the information, saying the vessel was approximately 200 kilometers northeast of Catanduanes. It was still unclear, however, if the vessel asked […]
(Eagle News)–The Philippines is “firing off” a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of Chinese vessels in the Philippines exclusive economic zone. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. made the revelation on Twitter, after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana questioned the presence of Chinese research vessels and warships in the country’s waters. This is the third diplomatic protest filed by the Philippines against China. The first was filed in June, after a Chinese vessel hit […]
(Eagle News) – The Office of the Solicitor General has filed a motion with the Supreme Court seeking the inhibition of Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio in the Writ of Kalikasan petition seeking marine protection of shoals within the West Philippine Sea. Citing Carpio’s “personal bias and manifest partiality” in the issue, Solicitor General Jose Calida said that the SC justice should inhibit from deciding the case. The case “involved the protection, preservation, rehabilitation, […]
(Eagle News) – Vice-President Leni Robredo said it was unconstitutional to allow foreign vessels to fish in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, supporting an earlier statement made by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio. In a recent interview on GMA 7’s morning program, “Unang Hirit,” Robredo said that the country’s EEZ should be reserved for the enjoyment of Filipino citizens She said that this provision in the Constitution was what had been violated […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte dared critics, including former Foreign Affairs chief Albert Del Rosario, to file an impeachment complaint against him as they raised the issue that he could be impeached for allowing Chinese fishermen to fish in the Philippines exclusive economic zone, including Recto Bank. Duterte, who had previously explained how it was almost impossible to prevent China from going into the country’s EEZ, said that there had been a “mutual […]
Agrees with President Duterte that 2016 Hague ruling is “unenforceable” (Eagle News) – Senator Panfilo Lacson said that he agreed with President Rodrigo Duterte’s view that the Philippines exercises sovereign rights and not sovereignty over areas within the country’s exclusive economic zone. He said that it was also good that President Duterte had “corrected himself” on the issue of foreign fishing vessels in the Philippines EEZ. “It is a good development that the President has […]
(Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that Chinese nationals are not barred from fishing at Recto Bank which is under the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ) at the South China Sea. Panelo said that it is not really a grant of fishing rights, but China’s activities are “tolerated.” “Parang ito-tolerate mo lang. It’s not necessarily grant,” he explained after President Rodrigo Duterte said that China could not be prevented from fishing in the […]
(Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte and Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a bilateral meeting Saturday night, June 22, on the sidelines of the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit where they agreed on a landmark accord on maritime boundaries between the two countries “This landmark accord concluded between the two biggest archipelagic states stands as a valuable example of the peaceful and rules-based settlement of maritime borders in accordance with 1982 United […]
(Eagle News) — For Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., it matters who drafted the agreement for Beijing and Manila to jointly explore waters inside the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone. Locsin made the statement in a Twitter post on Wednesday, Nov. 21, after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said “it doesn’t matter who drafted it”–whether China or the Philippines—for as long as the Philippine side goes over it. Panelo issued the statement after opposition senators sought […]
TOKYO, Japan (Reuters) — North Korea fired what appeared to be a short-range ballistic missile on Monday (May 29) that landed in the sea off its east coast, the latest in a series of missile tests defying world pressure and threats of more sanctions. The missile is believed to be a Scud-class ballistic missile though Japanese officials said they needed to gather more information before confirming that. The missile flew about 400 kilometers (280 miles), […]
