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[ANALYSIS] Scarborough Shoal and its threat to Philippine centers of gravity
It is our economic assets, our commerce, and way of life that can now be threatened by the Chinese. Green Aura is a harbinger of things to come.
[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.
Lorenzana to China: Respect international maritime law
The defense chief also says the encounter between a Chinese vessel that claimed to be a warship and the Filipino crew of a commercial ship ‘should not be blown out of proportion or sensationalized’
Lorenzana commends Filipino captain who defied ‘Chinese warship’ in West PH Sea
The defense chief also rebuts the 'Chinese naval warship' crew’s claim that Panatag Shoal is ‘under the jurisdiction of the Chinese government’
FALSE: Media 'did not cover' 2014 water cannon incident in Panatag Shoal
Local and international news outlets reported about China using water cannons to drive away Filipino fishermen from Panatag Shoal in 2014
Philippine Coast Guard spots Chinese warship in Scarborough Shoal
During the 4-day maritime patrol of the PCG, the China Coast Guard asks why the Philippine vessel is in the area
Ben Tulfo berates Regine Velasquez: 'Entertainer ka lang'
'Ano ba ang alam nitong si Regine Velasquez other than kumanta lamang?' says the TV and radio personality after the singer scored Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr over his giant clam comments
China shooing away PH fishermen from Panatag Shoal? 'What can we do?' – Panelo
The claims of Zambales fishermen interviewed in a video for senatorial bet Neri Colmenares question the effectiveness of the Duterte administration's bilateral talks with China on the West Philippine Sea
PH to 'validate' if shooing away PH media is China policy
Asked if the actions of the Chinese Coast Guard violate Philippine rights, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo says, 'We don't know it yet'
Robredo slams China for driving away PH media from Panatag
'Nakakatakot na nakakagalit,' says Vice President Leni Robredo after the Chinese Coast Guard drove away a Filipino TV crew from Panatag Shoal
Duterte feared offending China after Hague ruling – Lorenzana
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana recalls his initial idea to send a 'small force' to recover Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea
China drives away Filipino TV crew from Panatag Shoal
'Without the permission of China, you cannot carry out the interview here,' a member of the Chinese Coast Guard tells the crew of broadcast giant GMA-7
Cayetano 'a political snake' amid China row – Trillanes
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV says Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano is 'pretending to be blind and deaf' over his role as China backchannel negotiator
Aquino to Cayetano: Would you give PH's playbook to China?
Answering DFA Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano's questions to 'prove' the Aquino administration's transparency in its dealing with China would only 'make the Philippines predictable,' says former President Benigno Aquino III
IN PHOTOS: 6 Chinese ships guarding Panatag Shoal
Only one Philippine fishing vessel is spotted miles away from Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal)
[OPINYON] Tayo nang maglaro ng Chinese barter
Bukod sa malaking usapin ng soberanya sa teritoryo, sa likod ng ilang kilong isda kapalit ng instant noodles o bottled water ay ang binabanggit ko: kalayaan at kusang-loob
Duterte: China taking of PH fisherman's catch 'not outright seizure'
President Rodrigo Duterte uses the term 'barter' to describe the uneven 'exchange' of goods between China Coast Guard and Filipino fishermen, a word also used by Chinese envoy Zhao Jianhua
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'2 bottles of water for P3,000 worth of fish in Panatag Shoal'
Filipino fishermen from Zambales province confirm that China Coast Guard habitually takes their catch in Scarborough Shoal
Masinloc mayor Lim: China fish-taking like 'toll fee' for Filipinos
'We can't fight a country that is bigger and more powerful, but that was made by God for all,' says Mayor Arsenia Lim, referring to China's apparent control of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal
Roque on China 'goodwill' in Panatag: What matters is PH can fish there
'They are able to fish now under the administration of President Duterte and to me, as their former counsel, that's what matters,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, whohelped Zambales fishermen file a human rights case against China before the UN in 2015
Did Cayetano admit China can apprehend Filipinos in Panatag Shoal?
(UPDATED) Referring to giant clams in Panatag Shoal, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano says, 'If Filipinos or Chinese or Vietnamese take any of these, they will really be apprehended.' But by whom?
Trillanes hits Malacañang for 'publicity stunt' with fishermen
'The definition of harassment can be twisted. The fact [that] the Chinese coast guard [personnel] went on board their [boat] against their will shows they're helpless,' says Senator Antonio Trillanes IV
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Sue China for destroying corals in Panatag Shoal – Carpio
The Philippines 'should demand damages from China' for destroying corals while harvesting giant clams in Panatag Shoal, says Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio
China allows Filipinos to fish in Panatag 'out of goodwill'
(UPDATED) The Chinese embassy says China Coast Guard personnel 'have always acted in accordance with the law,' even as a television report shows them taking the catch of Filipino fishermen in Panatag Shoal
Chinese envoy: 'Bad apples' in China Coast Guard to be disciplined
But the China Coast Guard personnel may have just been trading goods with Filipino fishermen, says Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua
Malacañang wants China to discipline 'errant' Coast Guard personnel
(UPDATED) 'If it is proven, there will be punishment imposed for the Chinese Coast Guard,' says Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, citing assurances made by Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua
IN PHOTOS: Fisherfolk slam China on eve of Independence Day
Protesters in front of the Chinese consulate call on Filipinos to fight for independence, and demand that China should leave Philippine territory
Robredo expresses concern over harassment of PH fishermen in Panatag
Vice President Leni Robredo calls the China Coast Guard's actions as 'a blatant disregard of the rights of Filipinos, and the authority of the Republic of the Philippines over Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal'
Carpio to Duterte gov't: File new case vs China
'We can demand damages for economic loss that our fishermen suffer. That’s the course of action that we should take if we want to protect the interest of our fishermen,' says Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio
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PH military encourages fishermen to return to Scarborough
'Takot sila. Sabi nila haharangin sila. We encourage them to go back,' says Northern Luzon Command chief Lieutenant General Emmanuel Salamat
Before joining gov't, Roque hit China over human rights
In 2016, lawyer Harry Roque urged United Nations officials 'to express grave concern on the human rights violations committed by China' in Scarborough Shoal
U.S. flexes muscle in the Philippines amid concerns vs China
'We wish to continue working closely with the Philippine military,' says Lieutenant Commander Tim Hawkins, USS Carl Vinson public affairs officer
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PH conducts maritime patrol in Scarborough, brings TV crew
Amid criticisms over its failure to assert its sovereignty of Panatag Shoal, the Philippines shows it can fly a military aircraft to the disputed shoal without protests from China
Lorenzana defends presence of U.S. warship near Panatag
'International law allows innocent passage even in territorial waters,' says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana
A firsthand account of the Scarborough Shoal standoff
Captain Roy Cuesta recounts his ordeal during the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff that prompted the Philippines to sue China before an arbitral tribunal in The Hague
Alejano wants Duterte impeached over Benham Rise, West PH Sea row
UPDATED In his supplementary impeachment complaint Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano also alleges that the Philippine leader is forging secret deals with Beijing
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Duterte, China envoy discuss 'proper handling' of sea row
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua says a bilateral mechanism on the South China Sea dispute is needed to avoid misunderstandings
News Briefs: March 24, 2017
Stories from across the Philippines on Friday March 24
China vowed not to build on Scarborough, says Duterte
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte also again brings up the possibility of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea South China Sea
China denies plans to build on Scarborough Shoal
The Chinese Foreign Ministry denies Beijing will set up an environmental monitoring station on the shoal in the West Philippine Sea South China Sea
PH asks China to clarify building plans on Scarborough
The Philippines will decide on its next move after China replies to its March 20 letter says Acting Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo
5 ways Duterte can defend Scarborough without going to war
President Rodrigo Duterte s statements are feared to encourage China to build on Scarborough
PH 'can't stop' China from building on Scarborough
President Rodrigo Duterte says the Philippines will be a destroyed nation if it declares war against China
SC's Carpio warns vs China station on Scarborough
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says that China s planned environmental monitoring station is a radar station that will enable it to enforce an air defense identification zone in the South China Sea
China to build on Scarborough Shoal – reports
Monitoring stations were being built on 6 islands and reefs including Scarborough Shoal off the northwestern Philippines the Associated Press reports
