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CAAP issues NOTAM for possible Chinese rocket debris

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Posted at Dec 30 03:52 PM

The CAAP closed several area navigation routes in preparation for possible debris drops from China's recent rocket launch. Read more »

Made in China

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at May 26 02:06 AM

For decades, it was undeniable that our relationship with Communist China had not only been deeply entangled and as insoluble as a Gordian knot, but it has also been so speckled that judging it net positive or negative becomes a deeply debatable philosophical question. Read more »

F/B GEM-VER fishermen to get P6-M compensation: DOJ

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Updated as of Apr 29 06:32 AM

Filipino fishermen who were on a boat that was rammed by a Chinese vessel in the West Philippine Sea in 2019 will finally receive compensation, the DOJ said Thursday. Read more »

[OPINION] The Great Reed Bank Robbery

Dean Dela Paz
Posted at Mar 31 08:38 AM

Our energy security--in view of debilitating oil prices--and our overall sovereignty have each wormed into the 2022 electoral discourse. Read more »

PH to lose oil, energy if it doesn't protect Recto Bank: Carpio

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 30 11:56 AM

The Philippines must protect and develop Recto Bank (Reed Bank) as losing it will mean 12 to 14 hours of blackouts, retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio said Tuesday. Read more »

Philippines eyeing retired gas platforms near Recto Bank as Navy observation posts

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Updated as of Sep 27 04:06 PM

The Philippine Navy chief on Saturday inspected two retired gas platforms being considered for conversion into military observation posts for Recto Bank and the Malampaya gas field in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

DFA receives from DOJ compensation for Gem-Ver fishermen

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Posted at Sep 19 10:42 PM

The Department of Foreign Affairs on Saturday said it received from the Department of Justice the compensation to Filipino fishermen whose vessel was rammed by a Chinese boat last year at the Recto Bank. Read more »

PH Navy chief wants diplomatic protest vs China for ships in Recto Bank

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Updated as of Aug 11 05:26 AM

The chief of the Philippine Navy said Monday he wants a diplomatic protest filed against China after two Chinese vessels were spotted surveying Recto Bank (Reed Bank), which is about 80 miles off Palawan. Read more »

Guevarra orders prosecutors to determine any compensation for GEM-VER fishermen

Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 22 09:44 PM

MANILA - Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Monday said he has ordered local prosecutors to determine the cost of damages inflicted on Filipino fishermen whose vessel was rammed by a Chinese boat last year at the Recto Bank. Read more »

PH can go to UNCLOS tribunal over 2019 boat-ramming incident in Recto Bank: Carpio

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Updated as of Jun 11 03:28 PM

The Philippines can go to an international tribunal to demand reparation from China over last year's ramming incident by a Chinese fishing vessel of a Philippine fishing boat in the Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea, retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday.   Read more »