Tag: Recto Bank

Despite apology, President Duterte wants “appropriate sanctions” vs crew of Chinese vessel in Recto Bank incident

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte wants “appropriate sanctions” against the crewmen of the Chinese vessel that rammed a Filipino fishing boat and abandoned the Filipino fishermen in open sea. Duterte, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said, made the remark during his bilateral meeting with China President Xi Jinping even after the owner of the Chinese vessel apologized for the June 9 incident. The apology was contained in a letter signed by Chen Shiqin, president of the Guangdong […]

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Locsin says he “merely noted” apology of owner of Chinese vessel in Recto Bank incident

(Eagle News)–Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin said he “merely noted” the apology issued by the owner of a Chinese vessel that rammed a Filipino fishing vessel  in Recto Bank and abandoned the Filipino crew at sea. Locsin made the comment in a Tweet on Wednesday night, after the Palace said it “accept(s)  the recent apology extended by the owner of the Chinese vessel to our fishermen affected by the incident.” The apology was contained in […]

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Palace accepts apology of owner of Chinese vessel in Recto Bank incident

(Eagle News)–The Palace has accepted the apology of the owner of the Chinese vessel that rammed a Filipino boat in Recto Bank in June and abandoned the 22 Filipino crewmen in distress at sea. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the Palace also “welcome(s)  the owner’s humility to take responsibility and acknowledgment that compensation must be provided to cover the actual loss.” The apology was contained in a letter signed by Chen Shiqin,  president of the […]

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Owner of Chinese vessel that hit Filipino fishing boat in Recto Bank apologizes

(Eagle News)–The owner of the Chinese vessel that hit a Filipino fishing boat in Recto Bank in June has apologized. The apology was contained in a letter translated by the Philippine Embassy in China, a portion of which was included in an Aug. 28 memorandum to Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin. “The shipowner of the Chinese fishing boat involved, through our association, would like to express his sincere apology to the Filipino fishermen,” the English […]

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Duterte tells critics threatening to impeach him: “Just do it”

  (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 […]

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Lacson: PHL exercises sovereign rights, not sovereignty over country’s EEZ

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 […]

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Duterte explains “mutual agreement” with China so PHL can also fish in other disputed waters

  (Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte explained that there was a “mutual agreement” with China regarding fishing in the disputed parts of the South China Sea, including those under the Philippines exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In his speech during the 122th Founding anniversary celebration of the Presidential Security Group (PSG) on Wednesday night, June 27, he said that conflicting claims in the area of the Reed Bank or Recto Bank as well as in […]

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Citing PHL Constitution, SC’s Carpio reminds Palace that China should not be allowed to fish in PHL EEZ

(Eagle News) — Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio reminded Malacanang that the Philippine government has the primary obligation to “protect the nation’s marine wealth” including those in the country’s exclusive economic zone. He said that allowing China and other countries to fish in these waters was contrary to the Philippine Constitution. In a statement released on Tuesday evening, Carpio, citing the Constitution, said that the country’s exclusive economic zone should be for the […]

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Panelo says Chinese nationals’ fishing activity at Recto Bank, other parts of PHL EEZ, “tolerated”

(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 […]

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“I am sorry if that is how they feel,” says President Duterte on Recto Bank fishermen’s hurt feelings

Explains context of his earlier remarks about maritime incident (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte apologized to the 22 fishermen whose vessel sank after a Chinese vessel hit it while anchored at Recto Bank, saying that this was a maritime incident that he was not belittling. Duterte on Monday evening, June 24, said he was sorry if that was how the fishermen felt about his initial statement on the Recto Bank incident. “Well, I’m sorry, […]

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Duterte vows to “talk lengthily” about S. China Sea dispute at 34th ASEAN summit

(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Friday, June 21, vowed to discuss the South China Sea dispute in the 34th Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Thailand. “Can you claim a whole ocean? Because nobody can prevent America from claiming a third of the Pacific Ocean,” Duterte said in a speech in Davao. He was referring to China’s expansive claim over the South China Sea through the so-called nine-dash line. In 2016, the Permanent Court […]

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Locsin: No joint PHL-China probe into Recto Bank incident

“Palace supports me,” Foreign Affairs secretary says (Eagle News) — There will be no joint Philippines-China investigation into the Recto Bank incident. This was the remark of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., a day after Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said President Rodrigo Duterte welcomed China’s proposal for the same. “China and Philippines will conduct their respective investigations,” Locsin said in a Tweet. According to the Foreign Affairs secretary, in the first place, the matter […]

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