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 »
Writ of kalikasan presses gov't to prove it has been protecting West PH Sea - analyst ABS-CBN NewsUpdated 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 »
SC issues writ of kalikasan for protection of West PH Sea marine environment ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of May 03 07:03 PM MANILA - The Supreme Court on Friday issued a writ of kalikasan in response to a petition seeking protection of the marine environment in the disputed West Philippine Sea, sources told ABS-CBN News. Read more »
'Isda kapalit ng noodles, alak': Barter sa Scarborough idinetalye ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Apr 11 06:36 PM Natuto na rin ang ilang mangingisdang Pinoy na makipag-barter o palitan ng produkto sa mga Tsino sa Scarborough. Read more »
Chinese envoy says fishing activities 'can go as usual' in disputed waters Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Apr 01 06:05 PM MANILA - Fishing activities by Filipino and Chinese citizens in the disputed South China Sea can go on as usual especially in the rich fishing ground of Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal), Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua said Monday. Read more »
'Panghaharang sa mga mangingisda sa Scarborough ipoprotesta' ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Mar 27 01:15 PM Tiniyak ng Malacañang na ipoprotesta nila ang umano'y panghaharang ng Tsina sa mga mangingisdang Pinoy. Read more »
Panghaharang sa Scarborough Shoal, dapat iprotesta ABS-CBN NewsPosted 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 »