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ON DISTANT SHORE By Val G. Abelgas On August 23, 2010, President Aquino had barely warmed his seat in Malacanang when a disgruntled police officer hijacked a tourist bus and took hostage several Hongkong tourists, touching off a crisis that tested Aquino’s mettle in leadership and diplomacy. Eight of the tourists were killed along with the hijacker in the bungled rescue operation that was witnessed Read More …
By Jaime Laude The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The government has expressed concern over last Wednesday’s incident in the disputed Spratly Islands wherein a Chinese warship chased the utility boat of the Kalayaan island town for almost one hour. “Our national government is concerned on the latest incident,” re-elected Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon said after he reported to higher authorities the alleged bullying by Read More …
POSTSCRIPT By Federico D. Pascual Jr. The Philippine Star NOW THIS?: When communist hordes overran China in 1949 in the concluding chapter of a civil war, the Philippines gave aid and sanctuary to Kuomintang Chinese fleeing the mainland on way to Taiwan. Many of them settled in Manila and flourished in business. Now they are treating us like rubbish just because one of them was Read More …
Scarborough Shoal, a mecca for fishermen, is claimed by both countries, and the fight over it and other territory in the South China Sea threatens to entangle the U.S. By Barbara Demick Los Angeles Times MASINLOC, Philippines — The fishermen were sailing the azure waters off the Philippine coast when Richard Caneda saw the morning sunlight glinting off a vessel “bigger than the biggest ship Read More …
By Alexis Romero The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – A Chinese fishing fleet composed of 30 vessels sailed on Monday from Hainan province to the disputed Spratly islands in the West Philippine Sea for a “40-day operation,” a report in the state-run China Daily said yesterday. “The 40-day operation is the second of its kind organized by local fishery associations after Sansha city was established Read More …
By Alexis Romero The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines and China have agreed to explore ways to enhance defense cooperation despite a long-standing territorial row in the West Philippine Sea. The two countries made the commitment during the 4th Defense and Security Talks (DST) last April 27 attended by senior security officials in China. “This year’s talks enabled the two sides to exchange Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz With China moving closer to total control of the South China Sea, the other five claimant countries are getting nervous… very nervous. Indeed, China’s neighbors are so nervous that they’re arming themselves in an attempt to stop China’s aggressive advances into their territories. But at the rate China is building her naval forces and deploying them to the South China Sea Read More …
By Jaime Laude The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Chinese surveillance ships deployed within the Philippines’ Panatag Shoal are now imposing a 15-mile fishing restriction around the contested area, fishermen from Zambales province complained Wednesday. The fisherman’s family from Masinloc town in Zambalez said that the Chinese’s menacing presence in the shoal has been preventing fishermen from venturing into the disputed area, which is locally Read More …
By Alexis Romero The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said yesterday that the US can be given temporary access to Philippine bases in times of extreme emergency. However, Gazmin told reporters the Americans cannot set up installations in the country. “The Constitution prohibits (the setting up of US bases in the Philippines),” he said. “If the worst case scenario happens and Read More …
What is President Aquino’s agenda in sending Defense Undersecretary Honorio Azcueta to China to meet with Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan? What does Azcueta hope to accomplish — Chinese withdrawal from Scarborough Shoal, Macclesfield Bank, and Mischief Reef? Is China willing to abandon her claim of virtually the entire South China Sea for whatever Azcueta has brought to the table? Azcueta would be a national Read More …