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Author: AMTI 29 October 2016 Despite earlier reports, it appears that Filipino fishermen are still not fishing inside Scarborough Shoal. New imagery from October 29 showed a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel anchored just inside the mouth of the lagoon, where it has been for most of the period since China seized the shoal in … Continue reading
Author: Ankit Panda The Diplomat, 1st November 2016 Scarborough Shoal remains under the watch of the China Coast Guard, but Philippine fishermen have access once again. Last week, following accounts by fishermen, the Philippines’ defense secretary, Delfin Lorenzana, confirmed that Filipino fisherman had access to Scarborough Shoal. “Since three days ago there are no longer Chinese ships, … Continue reading
By AMTI 27 October 2016 Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte’s recent trip to Beijing yielded a number of agreements, including a vaguely-worded commitment to peacefully resolve the South China Sea disputes. But there was no public breakthrough on one closely-watched topic: the ability of Filipino fishermen to return to Scarborough Shoal. An international tribunal ruled on … Continue reading
Compiled by Rosa Tran 27 September 2016 Filipino fishermen were reportedly harassed by Chinese Coast Guard in Scarborough Shoal recently despite a ruling in July by an arbitration tribunal granting access to Filipinos who traditionally fish there and calls by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte for China to allow fishing in the area. In a report submitted … Continue reading
GMA News Online 9 September 2016 The Chinese coast guard has blocked Filipino fishermen again from entering Scarborough Shoal, GMA News’ Jiggy Manicad reported on “State of the Nation with Jessica Soho.”. The fishermen on board four fishing vessels said the Coast Guard vessels closed in on them and that they also heard horn signals. They … Continue reading
Compiled by Rosa Tran 8 September 2016 The Philippines on September 7 released photos to back its claims that China had secretly begun work to cement control over a crucial shoal in the hotly contested South China Sea. The Philippines said the images showed Chinese ships at the shoal last weekend that were capable of dredging … Continue reading
Reported by Manuel Mogato Reuters, 4 September 2016 The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Philippines air force plane flew over the rocky outcrop on Saturday and … Continue reading
Reported by Estrella Torres Philippine Daily Inquirer, 20 August 2016 The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said China’s agreement to the general framework of the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea was not enough guarantee of Beijing’s commitment to peacefully settle disputes in the contested waters. China and ASEAN senior ministers agreed to … Continue reading
By Bill Gertz/The Washington Free Beacon 11 August 2016 China is building up maritime security forces around a key disputed island in the South China Sea that the Pentagon has warned China not to militarize. According to Pentagon officials, the number of Chinese maritime security vessels near Scarborough Shoal, in the Spratly Islands, has risen … Continue reading
6 August 2016 The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said it has deployed another vessel to conduct routine patrol near Scarborough Shoal, according to a Philippine Star’s report. PCG spokesperson Commander Armand Balilo said that aside from the 56-meter BRP Pampanga, the 35-meter BRP Nueva Vizcaya would join the patrol in the disputed waters. BRP Pampanga … Continue reading
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