Rappler's latest stories on chinese vessels
[PODCAST] Bakit di dapat balewalain ang harassment ng China malapit sa Panatag Shoal?
Mali si Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo na wala sa interes ng Pilipinas ang insidente sa West Philippine Sea.

Palace to demand reparation from China only 'after facts established'
Hours earlier, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the captain and crew of the Chinese vessel should apologize and provide compensation, whether or not the ramming was accidental

Malacañang refutes PH boat owner: 'We can never be slaves'
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo dispels criticism that the Duterte administration is a slave to China

Malacañang open to Chinese claim vs Filipino fishermen
'Kaming mga abogado, we wait for the facts to come in, all the facts,' says Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo

After Locsin says 'fuck int'l community,' PH runs to U.N. agency
At the International Maritime Organization, the Philippines slams a Chinese vessel that sank a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea

China ship's assault sparks fear in Occidental Mindoro fishing community
A fisherman is now afraid to venture farther out to sea, while another is being asked by his wife to quit being a fisherman after a Chinese fishing vessel rammed a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea

Robredo slams PH boat sinking as Duterte stays silent
'We condemn in the strongest possible terms the irresponsible actions of the Chinese crew involved in the incident,' says Vice President Leni Robredo

Duterte silent on PH boat sinking 'because he is studying'
President Rodrigo Duterte doesn't want to take steps based on the wrong information, says Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi

Duterte sets emergency Cabinet meeting on PH boat sinking
(UPDATED) President Rodrigo Duterte is set to meet his Cabinet a week after a Chinese ship sank a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea

Retired fishermen on Chinese assault: 'Back then, we were free'
'Dati walang ganoon, malayang malaya ka,' says 59-year-old Freddy Montes, recounting his time fishing in Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea

IN PHOTOS: Aboard the Philippine boat sunk by a Chinese ship
Boat owner Felix dela Torre says they would have to spend hundreds of thousands of pesos to repair the boat so that it could sail again

Owner of sunken boat: I feel like we’re slaves of China
'Parang alipin po tayo ng China. Parang wala tayong karapatan sa sarili nating nasasakupan,' says Felix dela Torre, the owner of the fishing boat sunk and abandoned by a Chinese fishing boat in West Philippine Sea

LOOK: Philippine boat sinking after Chinese ship’s assault
The 22 fishermen of F/B Gem-Ver were barely hanging on when they were rescued in the West Philippine Sea

Arroyo defends Duterte response to Philippine boat sinking
'Take a calibrated response and be as civil as they have to be. I think that's the right approach,' former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo says, referring to the administration's handling of the incident

WATCH: How a Chinese ship sank a Filipino fishing vessel in West PH Sea
Rappler recreates the incident via animation

Navy rebuffs China: PH boat sinking 'not normal accident'
Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad says the Filipino fishing boat Gem-Ver 'was rammed' in the West Philippine Sea

WATCH: Crew of Philippine vessel rammed by Chinese ship on their way home
After 17 days of sailing and surviving being rammed and abandoned by a Chinese ship, the 22 men of fishing vessel Gem-Ver are on their way home to San Jose, Occidental Mindoro

China envoy vows probe into Philippine boat sinking
'Incidents happen even in the best regulated family,' Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua tells Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo

3 speeches in a row, Duterte silent on Chinese ship sinking PH vessel
The Philippine president has yet to publicly remark on the incident in the West Philippine Sea

China calls sinking of Philippine boat an 'ordinary maritime accident'
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang says China is still investigating the incident, and that it is irresponsible for the Philippines to 'politicize the incident without verification'

Lorenzana now unsure if Chinese vessel sank Philippine boat
(UPDATED) This comes after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana condemned a Chinese vessel 'in the strongest terms' for sinking a Filipino boat in the West Philippine Sea

Owner of PH boat sunk by Chinese ship: 'I only ask for justice'
'Sana mahinto na ito, mabigyan ng aksiyon, kasi nakakaawa tayo kung ang dayuhan, uulit-ulitin pa rin,' says fishing boat owner Fe dela Torre

‘Not a friend’: Netizens hit China over sinking of Philippine boat
Filipinos online demand that Malacañang defend the nation from threats of 'greedy traitors'

LOOK: Philippine fishing boat sunk by Chinese vessel in West PH Sea
Gem-Ver was supposed to be out at sea for 15 days. On the 12th day, June 9, a Chinese vessel rammed into it, then left it and its 22-man crew sinking.

Panelo says possible for PH to cut ties with China over boat sinking
Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo says an 'outraged' President Rodrigo Duterte draws the line when Chinese acts involve physical harm to Filipinos

Locsin on PH boat sinking: 'Fuck the international community'
(UPDATED) 'This is our fight and in the end ours alone,' says foreign secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr after a Chinese vessel sank a Philippine boat in the West Philippine Sea

Philippines asks China to sanction Chinese crew of vessel in collision
(3rd UPDATE) Malacañang says the abandonment by the Chinese ship of Filipino fishermen was 'uncivilized' and 'barbaric'

Hold China accountable, Del Rosario says after sinking of PH boat
Former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario says China, 'the neighborhood bully,' will continue 'to rear its ugly head to intimidate our poor fishermen'

AFP: Chinese vessel's sinking of PH boat 'far from accidental'
'Kung titingnan n'yo po sa incident report, may intentionality e, kasi hindi tumigil,' says AFP Western Command Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Penetrante

Sinking of Filipino vessel 'a first' in Philippines-China row
'It is enough reason for this administration to seriously reconsider its friendship policy toward China,' maritime law expert Jay Batongbacal tells Rappler

Locsin hits 'collision' of Philippine, Chinese vessels
'What is contemptible and condemnable is the abandonment of the crew to the elements' in the West Philippine Sea, says Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr

Chinese vessel sinks Philippine boat in West PH Sea 'collision'
(5th UPDATE) 'We condemn in the strongest terms the cowardly action of the Chinese fishing vessel and its crew for abandoning the Filipino crew. This is not the expected action from a responsible and friendly people,' says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana

Chinese ships spotted near Pag-asa Island sandbars, says Alejano
(UPDATED) The ships were monitored on September 18, says opposition lawmaker Gary Alejano

Indonesia has a new tool to fight China, others on illegal fishing
It will also allow Indonesia to accurately monitor its remote territory including in the South China Sea where Indonesian and Chinese vessels clashed last month

Indonesia to summon Chinese envoy after boat confrontation
We respect a big country like China and China should also respect the sovereignty of Indonesia and respect that we are at war with illegal fishing

Two dead in knife attack aboard Chinese ship in Philippines
The suspect is believed to be hiding on board the Liberian flagged ship docked at the Zamboanga port

Poaching: More fun in the Philippines?
The Philippine government should exercise more political will to discourage foreign illegal fishermen
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Chinese boat caused bigger damage in Tubbataha
UPDATED It destroyed 3 902 square meters of corals This would mean a fine of approximately P95 M
No compromise in Tubbataha-Chinese vessel case
Malacañang dismisses suggestions that the fishermen will be released
Chinese ship hauled off Tubbataha
The 48 meter ship was hauled by a tugboat from Tubbataha
Espionage not an issue in Tubbataha, says Palace
Communications Secretary Ricky Carandang says USS Guardian and F V Min Long Yu are two separate cases
Aquino on Tubbataha: Not again!
Upon hearing that a Chinese vessel ran aground on the Tubbataha Reef Aquino exclaimed Grabe naman
Chinese poachers arrive in Puerto Princesa, face charges
Authorities are set to file the charges Wednesday April 10
Rappler Newscast | April 9, 2013
Chinese fishermen face bribery charges after running aground in Tubbataha Peace talks between PH government and MILF resume North Korea to foreigners in the South: Prepare to leave
Chinese fishers tried to bribe rangers
The 12 Chinese on board a vessel that ran aground on Tubbataha face administrative and criminal charges
Coast guard wants to refloat Chinese vessel in Tubbataha
Park rangers were unable to question the Chinese fishermen due to language barrier
Chinese boat runs aground on Tubbataha
The Chinese boat was carrying 12 Chinese nationals
Coast Guard: Bolinao sea collision likely accidental
The Coast Guard says the sea collision off Pangasinan that killed one Filipino fisherman was likely an accident
PNoy: PH unsure if Chinese vessel at fault
President Aquino says the Philippines is still verifying reports that a Chinese vessel rammed a Philippine fishing boat