Bello says Scarborough Shoal trip stopped by PCG Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Apr 11 06:00 PM Vice presidential candidate Walden Bello on Monday accused the Philippine Coast Guard of preventing his group from sailing to Scarborough Shoal. Read more »
PH urged: Bring China to arbitral court anew, seek damages ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 31 10:49 AM The Philippines should seek another arbitral case to compel China to agree to ground rules in the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, former Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday. Read more »
Ex-DFA chief slams China over Bajo de Masinloc incident Raffy Cabristante, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 30 10:34 PM Former DFA Sec. Albert del Rosario slammed China for closely sailing by a PCG vessel at Bajo de Masinloc, maintaining that the Philippines has sovereignty over the area. Read more »
PH verifying Chinese ship 'presence' near Scarborough ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 12 06:36 PM Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Thursday his department is verifying a reported sighting of a Chinese research ship near Scarborough Shoal. Read more »
Filipino fishers lose 70pct of income due to Chinese incursions: group Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 27 03:05 PM Filipino fishermen in Zambales lose some 70 percent of their income due to the increasing presence of Chinese vessels in Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), a militant fishers group said Thursday. Read more »
PH's top diplomat echoes Duterte: Arbitral win vs China 'meaningless for now' ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 18 04:51 PM The Philippines' top diplomat on Tuesday echoed President Rodrigo Duterte's position that the country's arbitral win invalidating China's expansive claims in the South China Sea is "meaningless for now" because it cannot be enforced to regain possession. Read more »
Enrile digs up US role in Scarborough loss to China Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News Updated as of May 18 12:13 AM Former Senate president Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday questioned why Manila's ally United States failed to stop China from seizing Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea nearly a decade ago. Read more »
Enrile urges Duterte: Keep 'friendly' approach towards China Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of May 17 11:56 PM Former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said on Monday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to keep a "friendly" approach to China in resolving its incursions in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »
Palace: Duterte, Enrile to discuss Trillanes, Del Rosario roles in Scarborough mess Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News Updated as of May 17 03:47 PM President Rodrigo Duterte and former Senator Juan Ponce Enrile on Monday will discuss China's seizure of Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said. Read more »
Duterte wrong to blame Del Rosario for China's seizure of Scarborough Shoal, says UP prof ABS-CBN NewsPosted at May 04 03:03 PM A political science professor from the University of the Philippines on Tuesday said it is wrong to blame former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario for the withdrawal of Philippine ships from Scarborough (Panatag) Shoal to end the 2012 standoff there with China. Read more »
OPINION: Paving the way for China’s occupation of Scarborough Shoal? Ellen T. TordesillasPosted at Mar 02 12:23 PM US military presence in the country has been an effective deterrence to China’s plan to occupy Scarborough Shoal. What will deter them once the Mutual Defense Treaty is scrapped? Read more »
OPINION: Duterte’s SONA speech on West Philippine Sea made matters worse for PH Ellen T. TordesillasPosted at Jul 24 12:47 PM To help save our claim in the South China Sea, we all must pretend we are hard of hearing and we misheard Duterte. Okay, it’s “position”, not “possession.” Read more »
Greed Bank Editorial cartoon by Dennis GasgoniaUpdated as of Jul 07 07:39 PM Filipinos have been made more aware about how other countries, not just China, are heavily exploiting the rich marine resources in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »
Duterte's accord with China on fishing should be made public: Monsod ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Jun 28 08:27 PM MANILA - The Philippine government should make public an alleged agreement on allowing Chinese fishermen to exploit the country's marine resources, one of the framers of the 1987 Constitution said Friday. Read more »