PH fishing boat damaged by Chinese ship finally repaired and sails again Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 24 01:44 PM It took nearly six months to repair, but finally, after getting seriously damaged by a Chinese vessel one fateful night off Reed Bank, the Filipino fishing vessel GEMVER1 has sailed again. Read more »
1 sa 14 nawalang mangingisdang pumalaot sa Scarborough Shoal, ligtas na nakauwi ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 13 01:22 AM Patuloy ang isinasagawang search and rescue operation para sa mga nawawalang mangingisda. Read more »
Palace doubts intentions of Pinoy captain of ship allegedly harassed by Chinese coast guard ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 07 11:56 PM Philippine government officials are questioning his actions. Read more »
PH sovereignty not an issue in alleged harassment of Liberian ship: Panelo ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Nov 07 01:50 PM The Philippine sovereignty was not an issue in the alleged harassment of Liberian-flagged ship by Chinese naval ship, Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said Thursday. Read more »
Pinoy captain says 2 Chinese navy vessels blocked their ship ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 06 12:57 AM The Filipino ship captain of the foreign-owned Green Aura said he was just standing up for what he believes in when he questioned the Chinese navy's order for him to change course while in Philippine waters. Read more »
PH has no authority to probe alleged harassment of Liberian-flagged ship by Chinese vessel: Coast Guard Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 05 06:27 PM PH Coast Guard Commandant Vice Admiral Joel Garcia said they cannot look into the incident as they have yet to receive a marine protest from the Liberian government. Read more »
Someone stop Panelo from speaking on foreign policy - maritime law expert Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN NewsPosted 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 »
Alleged harassment of Pinoy-crewed ship 'not our concern,' says Panelo Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Nov 03 11:08 PM “It’s not our concern, because it’s not a Philippine vessel,” Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said in a press briefing in Nonthaburi, Thailand. Read more »
Defense chief tells China to follow maritime laws ABS-CBN NewsUpdated as of Nov 03 06:03 PM The country's defense department on Sunday told China to follow international maritime laws "if it wants to earn the respect of the international community." Read more »
China eyes sea code after building Scarborough military base: ex-justice Carpio Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Oct 28 03:36 PM Carpio said the base would allow Beijing to “plug the loophole” in its “strategic plan to control the South China Sea for economic and military purposes.” Read more »
China balak magtayo ng mga isla sa Scarborough shoal: SC Justice Carpio ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 27 10:24 PM Nagbabala si Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio na kailangang bantayan ang Scarborough shoal. Read more »
Panelo asks Carpio: Can you read China’s mind? Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Sep 26 03:07 PM Malacañang on Thursday dismissed Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s concerns that China would try to regain full control of Scarborough Shoal before Duterte steps down. Read more »
China 'outfoxed' PH in Scarborough Shoal standoff: Esperon Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 31 01:05 PM China "outfoxed" the Philippines in the two nations' maritime dispute, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said Wednesday. 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 »
It’s Kalayaan, not Spratlys: why calling our islands by their Filipino names is our patriotic duty Felipe F. Salvosa IIPosted at Jun 28 02:12 PM It doesn’t help the Philippine cause a bit when government officials and the news media prefer to use the international names of these islands and features. What are these names, anyway, but colonial vestiges? Read more »
Karapatan ng PH sa Scarborough Shoal iginiit sa protesta ABS-CBN NewsPosted 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 »
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 »