Asia’s fishermen caught in escalating sea tensions
By Cat Barton
When gun-toting Chinese guards spotted Tran Hien’s unarmed wooden fishing boat in disputed waters, they seized his vessel, detained his crew and threw him in jail.
When gun-toting Chinese guards spotted Tran Hien’s unarmed wooden fishing boat in disputed waters, they seized his vessel, detained his crew and threw him in jail.
President Benigno Aquino III on Friday disclosed that Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV’s unofficial talks with the Chinese helped ease tensions between the Philippines and China over Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
The House of Representatives is keeping out of the conflict between Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile and Senator Antonio Trillanes IV who was reported to have negotiated with China over the Scarbrouh Shoal dispute.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV confirmed on Thursday that he was behind the ouster move against Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile.
A lawmaker at the House of Representatives on Thursday urged President Benigno Aquino III to exercise great care in handling the “delicate” issue on Senator Antonio Trillanes’ disclosure that he was ordered to negotiate with China for the president.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV dared Senate President Juan Ponce-Enrile on Thursday to file a case against him if he committed a criminal act when he acted as a backdoor negotiator on the Scarborough Shoal dispute with China.
Senator Antonio Trillanes IV blamed the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Thursday for “not doing [its] homework” which led to the failure of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to issue a joint statement that would address recent territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea.
Here comes a different version of the Bolinao “ramming” incident—it may not have happened after all.
Senator Edgardo Angara on Tuesday cautioned against prematurely blaming China for the maritime accident in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) that left a Filipino fisherman dead and four others missing.
The government should not rush into believing a report that a Chinese ship intentionally rammed a Philippine fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
The Philippines alleged on Sunday that a Chinese vessel accidentally rammed a local fishing boat north of a disputed West Philippine (South China ) Sea shoal, killing one and leaving four others missing.
Cancellations of tourist bookings from China have failed to make a dent on tourist arrivals on Boracay Island for the first half of the year, data from the Department of Tourism (DOT) showed.
The visit of the United States Joint Chief of Staff Army General Martin Dempsey in the Philippines underscores the importance of the Philippines as an ally of the US, a military spokesman said.
