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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 »

Chinese ships may have left Pag-asa with end of fishing season: analyst

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Updated as of Jun 10 12:43 AM

Chinese vessels likely left Pag-asa Island in the disputed West Philippine Sea due to the looming end of the fishing season, not because of backchannel talks among officials, a maritime law expert said Sunday. Read more »

PH, US, Japan, India group sail in S.China Sea show of force towards China: experts

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 10 01:49 PM

Experts on Friday hailed the recent naval drill of the Philippines, the United States, Japan, and India in the South China Sea that was seen as a flexing of muscles against China’s dominance in the contested waterway. Read more »

Writ of kalikasan presses gov't to prove it has been protecting West PH Sea - analyst

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Updated as of May 07 12:02 PM

The writ of kalikasan the Supreme Court issued will push the Duterte administration to prove what it has done to protect and preserve the Philippines' marine environment in its exclusive economic zone, an analyst said Tuesday. Read more »

Philippine push in sea row with China should continue after polls: analyst

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Posted at Apr 28 02:47 PM

The Philippines' pushback against China's intrusion in disputed waters should be sustained even after the May midterm elections, a maritime law expert said Sunday. Read more »

'Filipino scientists seeded giant clams, Chinese fishermen stole them'

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Posted at Apr 26 10:17 AM

MANILA - Filipino scientists seeded giant clams in the Scarborough Shoal in the late 1980s, only for Chinese fishermen to steal them decades later, a maritime affairs expert said Friday.  Read more »

Pahayag ni Panelo ukol sa pinsala sa West PH Sea inalmahan

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Posted at Apr 17 10:43 PM

Inalmahan ni dating Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario ang pahayag ng Palasyo ukol sa West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Harvesting giant clams has led to ‘wanton destruction’ of Scarborough Shoal: expert

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Posted at Apr 17 12:23 AM

China uses the shells of giant clams as substitute for ivory. It is then used for sculptures and sold at a high price. Read more »

Duterte, hinimok patigilin ang pagkasira ng Scarborough coral

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Posted at Apr 16 07:56 PM

Naghain umano ang Department of Foreign Affairs ng "diplomatic note." Pero di na ito sapat, ayon sa isang eksperto.  Read more »

Gov't defense of China 'suspicious', says analyst

Angel Movido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 07 04:35 PM

The Philippine government's defense of its loan deals with China breeds suspicion and mistrust among the public against the economic giant, a maritime law expert said Sunday. Read more »

Philippines should seek help from ASEAN, int'l community to ward off China fleet: analyst

Kat Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 05 10:01 AM

The Philippines should seek help from the international community to increase diplomatic pressure on China as its maritime militia continues to linger around Pag-asa island, an analyst said Friday. Read more »

Chinese boats off Pag-asa part of China's 'cabbage strategy': analyst

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 02 04:23 AM

MANILA - The increased presence of Chinese ships surrounding Pag-asa Island is consistent with China's approach popularly known as "cabbage strategy," a maritime law expert said Monday. Read more »

Panghaharang sa Scarborough Shoal, dapat iprotesta

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Posted at Mar 25 09:29 PM

Hinikayat ang pamahalaan na iprotesta ang umano ay patuloy na pagharang ng Tsina sa mga mangingisdang Pinoy.  Read more »

Panawagan ng mga senador, eksperto: Detalye ng China-PH oil deal ibunyag

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Posted at Nov 21 09:25 PM

Obserbasyon ng marami, todo-pagmamalaki ang gobyerno sa mga kasunduang nilagdaan nito kasama ang China ngunit halos wala namang inilalabas na detalye. Read more »

Duterte: South China Sea ‘already in China's possession’

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Posted at Nov 15 11:24 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte said he is against conducting military drills in the South China Sea because it might anger China, who he said is already in possession of the disputed region. Read more »

What experts say on Duterte claiming 'China possesses South China Sea'

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Posted at Nov 15 09:59 PM

MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's remark that Beijing is "already in possession" of the disputed South China Sea could be used against the Philippines in the future, two lawyers warned on Thursday. Read more »