Barred from entering ‘Kalburo’ Shoal, Zambales fishers’ catch dwindling
How can you convince them that Scarborough Shoal is ours when they have been shooed away even before they could get near its entrance?
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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: ABS-CBN did NOT publish ‘fake’ report on Bajo de Masinloc fisherfolk
The video erroneously used a two-year-old report about fisherfolk working in the disputed waters, also called Bajo de Masinloc, and incorrectly presented it as recent.
Paving the way for China’s occupation of Scarborough Shoal?
Senate President Vicente Sotto III has told reporters that the Senate will be asking the Supreme Court Monday to rule on whether the president can unilaterally abrogate a treaty without the concurrence of the Senate that ratified the pact.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Tatlong bagay na mali si Duterte sa PH-China maritime standoff
Tatlong maling pahayag ang ginawa ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte nang sinabi niya na China ang nagmamay-ari ng buong West Philippine Sea, at nakawala sa Pilipinas at napunta sa China ang buong Spratly Islands sa isang standoff noong nakaraang administrasyon.
VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Three things Duterte got wrong on the PH-China maritime standoff
President Rodrigo Duterte made three wrong claims when he said China is in possession of the entire West Philippine Sea, and that the Philippines lost the entire Spratly islands to China in a standoff during the previous administration.
VERA FILES AT 10: PH to submit 300-year-old map to UN in case vs China
10 years, 10 stories.
No Chinese withdrawal from Scarborough shoal seen despite improved relations between Manila and Beijing
Ambassador to China Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana does not see Chinese leader Xi Jinping ordering the withdrawal of Chinese Coast Guard ships from Scarborough shoal and returning to the pre-April 8, 2012 situation, when the area was under the control of the Philippines, despite Beijing’s improved relations with the Rodrigo Duterte government.
No ASEAN role in Scarborough conflict between PH and China
The agreed framework for a Code on South China Sea was the most important achievement of the recently-concluded meeting of the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations which segued to more meetings with its dialogue partners and the Asean Regional Forum.
South China Sea Code will not cover bilaterally disputed areas, says China
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have adopted a framework for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, but its character and mechanics are still up for negotiation, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. One thing is certain, though: it will not cover bilaterally disputed areas such as the Scarborough shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, which is claimed by both Beijing and Manila.
1734 Murillo Velarde map is back in Manila
Sharing the spotlight at the launching of Senior Justice Antonio T. Carpio’s E-Book, “The South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea” at the Manila Polo Club Thursday was a glass- encased 1734 Murillo-Velarde map.
