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No challenge made between parties, PCG says (Eagle News) — The Philippine Coast Guard monitored four Chinese Coast Guard vessels during an aerial surveillance in the vicinity waters of Bajo De Masinloc, the Philippine Coast Guard said. According to the PCG, also monitored were two Chinese militia vessels. Of the four Chinese Coast Guard vessels, the PCG said two were inside Bajo de Masinloc while the other two were outside. “There was no challenge made […]
Incident last March 2 was fourth close maneuver of Chinese Coast Guard vessel with PHL Coast Guard vessel in Bajo de Masinloc (Eagle News) – The Philippines has “full sovereignty” over Bajo de Masinloc or Scarborough Shoal amid a recent statement from the Chinese Foreign Ministry asserting “sovereign rights” in the area. “The Philippine position is we continue to exercise full sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc and its territorial sea, as well as sovereign […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel on Friday, Nov. 23, hailed the government’s decision to call off the deployment of the Philippine Navy to Panatag Shoal in 2016, after the international tribunal ruling that invalidated China’s excessive claims in the West Philippine Sea. “For me it was a good call,” Pimentel said, after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the aborted plan prompted by President Rodrigo Duterte’s insistence the country employ a soft approach instead. According to […]
Beijing said it has dispatched a warship to drive away a US missile destroyer which had “violated” its sovereignty by sailing close to a shoal in the disputed South China Sea. The USS Hopper sailed within 12 nautical miles of Huangyan Island on the night of January 17 without alerting Beijing, the foreign ministry said, referring to the shoal by its Chinese name. Also known as Scarborough Shoal, the ring of reefs lies about 230 […]
(Eagle News) — Nagbabala si Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte na mag-ingat sa pagpapahayag o pagdedeklara ng anumang makaka-apekto sa soberanya ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea. Sinabi ni Carpio na bagaman dehado ang Pilipinas sa militar ng China may mga ibang hakbang pa naman na maaaring gawin si Duterte. Aniya maaaring pormal na maghain ng matibay na protesta laban sa pagtatayo ng China ng istruktura sa West Philippine […]
(Eagle News)– Palace officials have announced that China would cooperate with President Rodrigo Duterte if he declares the disputed Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal or Bajo de Masinloc) a marine sanctuary. Duterte had introduced the idea to China’s President Xi Jinping when the two met during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, Peru. Once affirmed, all fishing activities inside the shoal would be banned. “Sabi niya (Xi), ‘We will mobilize government forces to promote […]
MANILA, Philippines AFP | — Chinese vessels have left the contested Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea, a Philippine official said Saturday, less than a week after President Rodrigo Duterte visited Beijing pledging closer ties. The firebrand leader used the trip to vaunt his move away from traditional ally the United States in favour of Beijing — which was previously at loggerheads with Manila over the maritime dispute. China took control of the […]
(Eagle News)– Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua on Tuesday (September 27) said China is willing to discuss the fishing rights of Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal as proposed by President Rodrigo Duterte. “We would like to discuss this issue with the Philippines and that we can look at the possibilities on how we could handle it properly,” Zhao told reporters at China’s national day reception. President Duterte has said that he wants China to comply […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Malacañang proudly reported that China has agreed to allow Filipino fishermen to enter Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. According to Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella, this was due to the personal efforts of President Rodrigo R. Duterte who raised the issue after meeting with Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua last Friday. Abella, however, clarified that although China gave its permission, there is still no specific date on when this will actually […]
MANILA, April 28 – Malacañang is seeking to confirm a report that China will establish an outpost on the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which is 230 kilometers off the coast of the Philippines, a Palace official said on Wednesday. “The alleged move of establishing an outpost within the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of the Philippines came from a news report, which needs appropriate validation and confirmation,” Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma, Jr. said in a statement. “The Philippines […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – According to a report that appeared in the Hong Kong newspaper, South China Morning Post, China will start construction of an outpost in the Panatag Shoal in order to have good air coverage. China is claiming said shoal despite the claim of the Philippines that said shoal is with its exclusive economic zone. It is expected that the decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague, Netherlands regarding said […]
