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25 April 2012 His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino President Republic of the Philippines Manila Re: Spratly Islands and West Philippine Sea as an International Marine Reserve Dear Mr. President: SPRATLYS AS AN INTERNATIONAL MARINE RESERVE I respectfully write as an ordinary Filipino citizen frustrated that a certain neighbor has been acting like a bully, with us on the receiving end. Aside from its incursions into Read More …
By Eric B. Apolonio Manila Standard Today FOREIGN Affairs on Monday said it does not recognize the fishing ban that China has announced over Scarborough Shoal, where Chinese and Philippine vessels have been facing off for over a month as a result of their countries’ claims to it. “Our position is we do not recognize China’s fishing ban in as much as portions of the Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz In an unexpected – but not surprising — turn of events in the Scarborough Shoal territorial dispute between the Philippines and China, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a press conference last April 30 in Washington DC announced that the United States is maintaining a “neutral stand” in their dispute. However, in an attempt to downplay the effect of the Read More …
BY FIDEL V. RAMOS Former Philippine President Manila Bulletin “The South China Sea which connects to the Gulf of Thailand and the Java Sea in the east flows into the most complex series of maritime crossroads in the world. This is Southeast Asia’s maritime heartland…” — National Security Council Report, 15 February 1995 TO many concerned citizens, the Philippine team playing in the “Scareborough tournament” Read More …
PerryScope By Perry Diaz On June 28, 1914, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, was assassinated in Sarajevo by a group of Bosnian Serbs. The assassination, which became known as the “Sarajevo Incident,” set in motion a series of events. As Austria-Hungary confronted Serbia over the assassination, other European countries aligned with one side or the other. Germany sided with Austria-Hungary Read More …
By Christina Mendez The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Joker Arroyo yesterday called on President Aquino to launch a “diplomatic offensive” in the region by tapping the support of the United States and its allies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the latest conflict with China. Arroyo said he wants a collective stand against the apparent intrusion of China into Philippine Read More …
GOTCHA By Jarius Bondoc The Philippine Star Stay alert. It wasn’t mere fish poaching that sparked the near clash between armed Chinese and Philippine ships in Scarborough Shoal last week. Two Chinese maritime surveillance vessels popped up on scene to shield the poaching lancha just as a Philippine Navy cutter was accosting them. This showed they were just in the vicinity of the shoal, trespassing Read More …
GLIMPSES By Jose Ma. Montelibano Filipinos should be battle-ready. We have enemies who are determined to harm us, steal from us, abuse us, destroy us. We have no choice but to fight back, to defend ourselves, to defeat the enemies, and to establish the way of life that benefits us, our families and nation. No, I am not talking about fighting the Chinese whom some Read More …
Aquino: Our sovereignty must prevail without violence By Christine O. Avendaño, Tina G. Santos Philippine Daily Inquirer IMPASSE AT HIGH SEAS The BRP Gregorio Del Pilar, the country’s biggest warship, figures in a tense standoff with Chinese surveillance ships at the Scarborough Shoal. EDWIN BACASMAS President Benigno Aquino III said Wednesday he wanted a peaceful resolution of the ongoing standoff between a Philippine warship and Read More …
By Pia Lee-Brago The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – China has expressed concern over the Philippines’ plan to build a beaching ramp in the Kalayaan island group in the West Philippine Sea. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China warned on Thursday against any move by claimants that may complicate the dispute. “China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and their adjacent waters. China Read More …