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By FR. SHAY CULLEN Last week, a Taiwanese fisherman died when a Philippine Coast Guard patrol boat open-fired after one of the four Taiwanese fishing vessels reportedly tried to ram the coast guard vessel. The incident occurred 43 nautical miles east of Balintang Island, in the West Philippine Sea well inside the 200 mile limit. Recently, the Chinese government sent a fleet of 30 fish 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 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 …
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 …
By Aurea Calica The Philippine Star BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN — In sharp contrast to what transpired at last year’s summit, Southeast Asian leaders agreed yesterday to initiate talks with China over sea disputes as well as push for a code of conduct to govern maritime issues. The Philippines has been urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for years to engage China in discussions 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 Pia Lee-Brago The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines – China has rejected and returned yesterday the Notification and Statement of Claim of the Philippine government to initiate arbitral proceedings against its nine-dash-line claim in the West Philippine Sea, but the process will proceed despite Beijing’s latest action. Sources said Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing was at the Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday to meet with officials Read More …
By ROMEL R. BAGARES VERA Files JUST as pundits have predicted, China soon announced it is not taking part in the arbitration proceedings initiated by the Philippines over the two countries’ territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea for the Chinese). So, what happens next – does this mean an abrupt end to the Philippines’ quest for an effective legal solution to Read More …
By Ellen Tordesillas Malaya So far, all that Beijing has said of the Philippines’ suit asking the United Nations to declare as illegal its nine-dash-line map is that it “will complicate the issue.” China reiterated its earlier denunciation of the Philippines’ “illegal occupation” of some islands in the South China Sea, referred to in the Philippines as “West Philippine Sea.” Sources with contact in Beijing Read More …