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(Eagle News) – The Philippine Department of National Defense (DND) “denounced the actions of a Chinese fishing vessel” which hit a Philippine vessel that had 22 Filipino crewmen, abandoning them after the incident. The event was reported to the DND on June 9, said Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, and the Filipino vessel that was hit was “anchored at the time” of the collision. Lorenzana “condemned in the strongest terms” what he termed as “the […]
(Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday, April 21, called out the United States and the administration of then-President Benigno Aquino III for “doing nothing” while China was building islands in the West Philippine Sea. “Why didn’t the Philippine government go there at the site with its ship and ask China ‘what are you doing here?” Duterte asked, noting that China had been conducting its construction activities even while the Philippine case against the Asian giant […]
(Eagle News)–Most Filipinos agree that the suit filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping before the International Criminal Court sends a message to the world that China should leave the West Philippine Sea, a recent Social Weather Stations survey found. The SWS found the 49 percent who agree to the test statement “The suit filed in the ICC by Albert Del Rosario and Conchita Carpio-Morales, former officials of the PH government, against Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping […]
(Eagle News)—Fisherfolk from Palawan and Zambales have turned to the Supreme Court to ensure the protection of the maritime environment in the West Philippine Sea. In seeking a writ of continuing mandamus that would compel the government to enforce environmental laws in Scarborough Shoal, Ayungin Shoal, and the Mischief Reef or the Panganiban Reef, the Kalayaan Palawan Farmers and Fisherfolk Association, represented by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, alleged Chinese fishermen have used dynamite […]
(Eagle News) — Both the Philippines and China have reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting regional peace and stability, freedom of navigation in and over-flight in the South China Sea. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the reaffirmation, which takes place following reports the Philippines had filed a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of its vessels near Pagasa Island, was made during the Fourth Meeting of the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the […]
But in such a scenario, under MDT, PHL will “automatically be involved,” Lorenzana says (Eagle News) — For Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, the United States is “more likely to be involved in a shooting war” in the West Philippine Sea than the Philippines because of the “increased and frequent passage of” American naval vessels. Even then, Lorenzana said on the basis of the Mutual Defense Treaty, the Philippines will “automatically be involved,” which means the […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has filed a bill declaring July 12 of every year as a “West Philippine Sea (WPS) Victory Day” in observance of the country’s victory in the Permanent Court of Arbitration against China. In filing Senate Bill No. 2201, De Lima, who, as then-justice secretary, was part of the delegation that argued for the Philippines’ case in the tribunal in 2013, said it was but “fitting and compelling that the 12th of […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Tuesday, Dec. 4, appeared to shoot down the idea of physically going to areas being claimed by China in the West Philippine Sea to check if there are indeed weather stations there. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in the first place “you may have some problems there; may even provoke something that we don’t want.” “They claim that it’s theirs, but the arbitral ruling says it’s ours. Meanwhile, nobody seems […]
MOU only “an agreement to agree” on joint development, he says (Eagle News) — Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday, Nov. 23, denied the Philippines and China would start a joint exploration in the South China Sea. In an interview over CNN Philippines, Locsin said the Philippines-China Memorandum of Understanding on Oil and Gas Development, which he said he wrote himself and which Finance Secretary Sonny Dominguez gave directly to Chinese State Councilor Wang […]
(Eagle News) – Nagpasaklolo sa Korte Suprema ang National Union of People’s Lawyers (NULP) at ilang lider ng militanteng grupo kaugnay sa constitutionality ng gagawing joint exploration sa South China Sea. Anila, may nauna na silang petisyon ukol sa isyu ngunit hanggang ngayon ay wala pa ring sagot ang Korte Suprema ukol dito. Mayo 21, 2008 nang magsumite ng petition sa Korte Suprema sina dating Bayan Rep. Satur Ocampo at Teddy Casiño laban kay dating […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday, Nov. 21, said the agreement for oil and gas development cooperation inked between China and the Philippines could have an effect on the two countries’ claims in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Escudero said this was because the pact, if entered into by the governments themselves, could have an “effect” on the arbitral ruling that nullified the excessive claims of China over the sea in […]
(Eagle News)—-The Palace on Tuesday, Nov. 20, said the arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s claims in the South China Sea was “useless” so far. “There is no power on Earth that can enforce it. The United Nations cannot. The United States cannot,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said. According to Panelo, instead, “as I said we can get what we are supposed to have by negotiation.” He added if there was pressure from the international community on […]
