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Someone stop Panelo from speaking on foreign policy - maritime law expert

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 12:58 PM

A maritime law expert has had enough of Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s comments regarding the latest incident near the Scarborough shoal involving a Chinese “naval warship” harassing an all-Filipino crew of a foreign-flagged, foreign-owned oil tanker. Read more »

Esperon: Joint oil exploration deal with China a 'fair' agreement

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Posted at Oct 25 08:14 PM

The country's National Security Adviser, Hermogenes Esperon, defends Manila's joint oil exploration deal with Beijing by insisting that it is a fair agreement since China will be spending for it. Read more »

Analyst: Documents on PH-China joint exploration deal yet to be finalized

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Posted at Sep 12 06:41 PM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said there can be economic activity in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Philippines without compromising Manila's legal victory in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

'Ball is in PH court': Gov't urged to raise arbitral win again after China's rejection

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Updated as of Sep 01 03:10 PM

The Philippine government must raise its arbitral win against China if it plans to keep its word to protect the country's maritime rights in the disputed South China Sea, a maritime law expert said Sunday. Read more »

Maritime law expert: PH lost credibility with handling of S. China Sea arbitral victory

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Posted at Aug 27 12:38 PM

In this edition of #MattersofFact, a maritime law expert expresses doubts over President Rodrigo Duterte's promise to raise Manila's arbitral victory over Beijing in the South China Sea dispute during his meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping this week. Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the Philippines' Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, says while China cannot ignore the ruling, the Philippines has lost some of its credibility with how it has handled the legal win. Batongbacal also weighs in on the increased presence of Chinese vessels spotted in Philippine waters.   Read more »

Foreigners joining Pinoys on marine surveys must turn over control: Locsin

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Updated as of Aug 14 04:34 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said foreigners joining Filipino marine scientific research must “turn over command and control, all data gathering facilities” to Philippine citizens in their expedition. Read more »

Analyst: Tracking shows Chinese aircraft carrier passed through PH waters

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Posted at Jul 26 05:21 PM

Jay Batongbacal, of UP’s Institute for Maritime Studies and Law of the Sea, used an image from a Japanese analyst showing Liaoning passing through Sibutu Strait on June 20.  Read more »

Carpio may mungkahi para maipatupad ang naipanalong kaso vs China

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Posted at Jul 15 08:33 PM

Naglatag si Senior Associate Justice Carpio ng mga mungkahi para maipatupad ang naipanalong kaso laban sa China. Read more »

'Non-war options' to enforce PH Hague victory doable: expert

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Posted at Jul 15 03:52 PM

Maritime expert Jay Batongbacal says 'non-war options' to enforce Manila's Hague victory are doable. He adds it's now up to government to implement these options.  Read more »

'PCG-Marina report sa Recto Bank sapat na para panagutin ang China'

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Posted at Jul 09 07:57 PM

Sapat na umano ang ulat ng awtoridad ng Pilipinas para kasuhan ang mga responsable sa insidente sa Recto Bank.   Read more »

Insidente sa Reed Bank, 'malubhang sakunang pandagat'

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Posted at Jul 08 08:29 PM

Tinawag na "malubhang sakunang pandagat" ang pagbangga ng Chinese vessel sa bangka ng mga mangingisdang Pinoy. Read more »

Mga isda sa West PH Sea nasa 5 taon na lang ang itatagal: eksperto

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Posted at Jul 02 08:39 PM

Nasa 5 taon na lang ang itatagal ng mga isda sa West Philippine Sea, ayon sa isang maritime expert.   Read more »

VP Leni: Kaunting bilang ng minorya di hadlang para ma-impeach si Duterte

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Posted at Jul 01 09:05 PM

Di hadlang ang bilang ng minorya para mapatalsik sa puwesto si Pangulong Duterte, ayon kay Vice President Robredo. Read more »

Duterte can face impeach raps over Chinese fishers in PH waters: analyst

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 26 11:38 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte can face a fresh impeachment complaint if government agencies implement his pronouncement that Chinese fishers can venture into Manila's waters, a maritime law expert said Wednesday. Read more »

China’s sea militia fingerprint seen in Reed Bank sinking

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 03:39 PM

The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat at Reed Bank has raised fears it might be the handiwork of Beijing’s pesky maritime militia, a crucial component of its sea force asserting its sweeping claims over the South China Sea.   Read more »

Satellite images show Chinese ship not swarmed by Pinoy boats: analyst

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Updated as of Jun 15 11:42 PM

An advanced image-capturing method "shows only a few fishing vessels operating in the area of Reed Bank at the time," says maritime academic Jay Batongbacal. Read more »

China has record of sinking foreign vessels, expert warns

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 14 03:19 AM

MANILA - The collision between a Filipino fishing boat and a suspected Chinese vessel off Reed Bank near Palawan could be deliberate, a maritime law expert warned Thursday. Read more »

'They did that to Vietnam': PH-Chinese boat collision may usher more aggression, says analyst

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Updated as of Jun 13 01:55 PM

The Philippine government should demand justice after a Chinese ship rammed and abandoned Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea, if Manila wants to avoid the fate of Taiwanese vessels sank almost daily by Beijing, a maritime law expert warned Thursday.  Read more »

Karapatan ng PH sa Scarborough Shoal iginiit sa protesta

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Posted at Jun 12 08:07 PM

Nagprotesta ang grupo ng mga mangingisda para igiit na walang karapatan ang China sa lugar na pag-aari ng Pilipinas. Read more »

China's moves off Pag-asa Island a test of 'sincerity,' says analyst

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Updated as of Jun 12 02:46 PM

China could prove its sincerity in resolving territorial disputes with the Philippines by refraining from sending back its fishing vessels to Pag-asa Island in the disputed West Philippine Sea, a maritime law expert said Wednesday. Read more »