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Title:
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China rejects 3rd party in boat sinking probe
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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July 2, 2019
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Description:
- China has rejected a proposal for a third party investigator for the Recto (Reed) Bank incident and has insisted that the probe be conducted only by Philippine and Chinese authorities, Malacañang said yesterday.
Political Security
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Title:
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Duterte wants China to guarantee Filipinos' rights, safety in West PH Sea
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Author:
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Ariane Merez
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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July 2, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte will seek China’s assurance on the safety of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea following the allision of a Filipino fishing boat and a Chinese ship, Malacañang said Tuesday. Duterte told the Cabinet Monday that he would discuss the matter during bilateral meetings with China, Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said.
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Title:
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Gov't urged: Assert PH sovereignty in territorial row with China
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Author:
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ABS CBN News
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Source:
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ABS CBN News
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Date:
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June 28, 2019
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Description:
- MANILA - The Philippine government should assert its rights in the West Philippine Sea by first asking China to stand down, ACT Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio said Friday. Tinio said the president or his Cabinet has yet to tell China's leaders that Beijing does not have rights to fish in Manila's exclusive economic zone.
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Title:
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Duterte: It’s OK to let China fishermen in PH waters
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Author:
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Julie Aurelio
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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June 26, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to meet China halfway in the territorial dispute in the South China Sea and allow the Chinese to fish in Philippine waters, his spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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Title:
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More Chinese vessels seen near Pag Asa Island
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Author:
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Aira Genesa Magdayao
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Source:
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Palawan News
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Date:
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June 24, 2019
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Description:
- The presence of Chinese vessels has increased again in the vicinity of Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea, an official of the Naval Forces West (NFW) said Monday. Lt.Ronnie Riel Grimpola, NFW spokesperson, said that based on their monitoring, more than 50 Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island in Kalayaan town have been sighted since Sunday from what was previously 28.
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Title:
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Locsin at UN after sinking of PH boat: Abandoning people in distress is a felony
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Author:
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Christia Marie Ramos
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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June 18, 2019
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Description:
- Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said it is a felony to abandon people in distress following the incident in the West Philippine Sea where 22 Filipino fishermen were left at sea for hours after a Chinese vessel reportedly rammed their fishing boat.
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Title:
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Duterte dismisses PH boat sinking as 'maritime incident'
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 17, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte broke his silence on Monday, June 17, about the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese ship in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), dismissing this as a "maritime incident."
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Title:
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Philippines asks China to sanction Chinese crew of vessel in collision
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Author:
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Pia Ranada
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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June 13, 2019
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Description:
- Malacañang called on the government of China to sanction the crew of a Chinese vessel that left Filipino fishermen to fend for themselves after a vessel collision in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Sea militia attacks could trigger US obligations under defense treaty
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Author:
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Janvic Mateo
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 16, 2019
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Description:
- Foreign government-sanctioned attacks initiated by militia or armed civilians in the South China Sea may trigger the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) of the United States and the Philippines, US ambassador to Manila Sung Kim said.
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Title:
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Chinese vessels continue clam harvest in Panatag
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Author:
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Gabriel Cardinoza
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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June 14, 2019
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Description:
- Chinese fishing vessels continue to gather giant clams at Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea despite protests from maritime officials, according to Pangasinan fishermen who sailed there in late May. Unless Chinese fishermen were stopped, the giant clam population in the West Philippine Sea would soon be decimated, said Yoyoy Rizol, a fisherman based in Infanta town, Pangasinan province.
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Title:
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Wescom: Filipino fishermen asleep when boat was hit by Chinese vessel:
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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June 13, 2019
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Description:
- The Filipino crew of an anchored fishing boat in Recto Bank (Reed Bank) had no clue that they were about to be rammed by a Chinese fishing vessel in the West Philippine Sea that night. This is because the fishermen were sleeping when the incident happened midnight of Sunday or early Monday in the West Philippine Sea, Western Command chief Vice Adm. Rene Medina told INQUIRER.net, citing initial investigation.
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Title:
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Palace concerned over China ships in Panatag
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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Philippine Star
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Date:
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June 12, 2019
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang yesterday expressed concern over the presence of Chinese naval vessels near Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which is off Zambales and well within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone. Earlier this week, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel reported seeing a Chinese warship, coast guard vessels and militia boats around Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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Military: Chinese vessel’s sinking of Filipino boat in Recto Bank maybe ‘intentional’
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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June 12, 2019
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Description:
- The “collision” at Recto Bank (Reed Bank) in the West Philippine Sea where a Chinese fishing boat hit and sank an anchored Filipino fishing boat appeared to be “intentional,” the military said Wednesday. “Kung titingnan ninyo po sa incident report, may intentionality eh, kasi hindi tumigil [ang vessel],” acting Western Command spokesperson Lt. Col. Stephen Penetrante told reporters.
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Title:
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Chinese vessel hits, sinks Philippine boat in Recto Bank —Lorenzana
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Author:
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GMA News
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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June 12, 2019
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Description:
- A Chinese fishing vessel hit a Filipino boat in waters off the Reed Bank or Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Wednesday. In a statement, Lorenzana denounced the Chinese vessel for leaving the scene immediately after the collision leaving the Filipino crew at sea.
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Title:
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DND chief tells Asean: Let’s keep South China Sea open to overflights, navigation
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Author:
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Business Mirror
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Source:
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Business Mirror
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Date:
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June 4, 2019
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Description:
- Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana has underscored the need to keep the South China Sea open to overflights and international navigation amid confidence-building measures in addressing the region’s contentious territorial issue with the Asean as a single body.
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Title:
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Palace: PH-Japan ties stronger after Duterte trip
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Author:
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Christine Avendaño and Julie M. Aurelio
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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June 2, 2019
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte returned home early on Saturday with the Palace saying his working visit in Japan was successful and placed Manila and Tokyo’s strategic partnership “on an even stronger footing.”
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Title:
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South China Sea dispute on agenda in Duterte, Abe meeting in Japan
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Author:
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Nestor Corrales
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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May 24, 2019
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte will reassert the country’s commitment of upholding freedom of navigation in the disputed South China Sea during his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Japan next week.
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Title:
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South China Sea: Tensions to ERUPT as disputed waters ‘on verge of collapse’, expert warns
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Author:
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Claire Anderson
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Source:
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Express.co.uk
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Date:
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May 23, 2019
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Description:
- Greg Poling, of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies, explained the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia rely on fishing and fishing-related industries. He said the decreasing fish stocks would “accelerate the disputes”, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) reported. His warning comes after Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte accused China of fishing within their Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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Title:
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In Philippines, police inquiry finds no evidence of Huawei spying for Beijing
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Author:
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John Power
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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May 21, 2019
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Description:
- Philippine authorities on Tuesday said there was no evidence Huawei engages in spying for Beijing, based on the initial results of an inquiry into espionage allegations against the Chinese telecommunications giant.
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Title:
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Coast Guard visits Philippines for first time in seven years after training in South China Sea
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Author:
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Christian Lopez
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Source:
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Starts and Stripes
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Date:
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May 16, 2019
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Description:
- The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bertholf, on loan to the Navy’s 7th Fleet and busy across the western Pacific, joined Philippine coast guard vessels for training and maneuvers Tuesday in the South China Sea. The Bertholf and Philippine vessels BRP Batangas and BRP Kalanggaman practiced search-and-rescue scenarios and other procedures near Scarborough Shoal in disputed waters off the western coast of the Philippines, the Navy said in a statement Wednesday.