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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 …
Source: Korea News Effective year 2012, the Philippines have augmented its area into 43 Million hectares from 30 Million hectares. The United Nations has approved the Philippines’ territorial claim to Benham Rise, an undersea landmass in the Pacific Ocean potentially rich in mineral and natural gas deposits, Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said. “We own Benham Rise now,” Paje said in a media interview. “This is 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 …
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 …
Source: AFP MANILA — The Philippines on Friday accused Beijing of engaging in the “de facto occupation” of a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, following a face-off that began last year. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said three Chinese government ships remained in the vicinity of the Scarborough Shoal, scaring off local fishermen. “The Chinese have tried to establish a de facto occupation,” Read More …
Written by Zaff Solmerin Business Mirror LT. Gen. Terry Robling, commander of the United States Marine Forces Pacific, said the strong military partnership between the US and the Philippines has been a big factor in holding the escalation of territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) against China. “I believe it is. I think you have sovereign government that has to deal with the Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz The prospect of North Korea starting a war with the United States, South Korea, and Japan has a chilling effect in the Philippines. With no defense mechanism of her own to defend her territory, the Philippines is like a house with no roof… and a storm is coming! This analogy brings to fore the true state of the Philippines’ national Read More …
By Alexis Romero The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Chinese vessels are not likely to leave the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and may even increase their patrolling activities in the area, a security expert said on Thursday. Russell Smith, Asia Pacific director of critical information provider IHS, said China would maintain its presence in the area not for economic gain but to assert its sovereignty. “I Read More …