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Resolving the WPS dispute - philstar.com - Philippines - Malaysia - Vietnam - China - Taiwan - Brunei - county Island

Resolving the WPS dispute

When America turned a blind eye to China’s illegal occupation of our Panganiban (Mischief) Reef in 1995, I had just written an assessment of the claims of each country contesting the territorial sovereignty over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. Or the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as we call it now. My academic paper hinged on a public international law principle governing conflicting claims to land territories: which state has the superior claim and not which one has a title (Hersch Lauterpacht). It was part of my requirements for my Master of Laws degree at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

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Sierra Madre - Risa Hontiveros - Sheila Crisostomo - Speaker to Asean: Call out Beijing’s violations - philstar.com - Philippines - China - county Martin - city Beijing - city Manila, Philippines

Speaker to Asean: Call out Beijing’s violations

MANILA, Philippines — Lawmakers have condemned the latest show of aggression in Philippine waters by the Chinese, with Speaker Martin Romualdez calling on the international community – particularly the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – to join in denouncing the incident and in upholding the “freedom of navigation, the rule of law and the preservation of peace in the region.”

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Sierra Madre - Michael Punongbayan - China blasts Philippine vessel anew with water cannon - philstar.com - Philippines - China - Taiwan - city Beijing - city Manila, Philippines

China blasts Philippine vessel anew with water cannon

MANILA, Philippines — China Coast Guard and militia vessels again used water cannons and made dangerous maneuvers in an attempt yesterday to block a Philippine resupply mission for troops stationed on the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal.

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Alexandra J Furio - 'NCR suffering from water scarcity' - manilatimes.net - Philippines - Singapore - city Quezon

'NCR suffering from water scarcity'

THE National Capital Region (NCR) and its two neighboring regions of Central Luzon and Calabarzon are in «absolute clean water scarcity» by United Nations standards, an expert said Friday.

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Risa Hontiveros - Press Release - Statement of Senator Risa Hontiveros on China Coast Guard firing a water cannon at the Philippine Coast Guard - legacy.senate.gov.ph - Philippines - China

Press Release - Statement of Senator Risa Hontiveros on China Coast Guard firing a water cannon at the Philippine Coast Guard

China is an abuser. Dapat ang ginagawa sa abusado, ipinatitigil.

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CNN Philippines Staff - MWSS probes complaints about Maynilad’s 'poor' water quality in Metro Manila - cnnphilippines.com - Philippines - city Manila

MWSS probes complaints about Maynilad’s 'poor' water quality in Metro Manila

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 10) —The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System Regulatory Office (MWSS RO) said it is investigating customer complaints on the reported “poor” water quality being supplied by Maynilad Water Services Inc. (Maynilad).

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Sierra Madre - Agence FrancePresse - Thomas Thomas Shoal - Philippines Accuses China of "Dangerous Harassment" In South China Sea - ndtv.com - Philippines - China - Taiwan - city Beijing - city Manila

Philippines Accuses China of "Dangerous Harassment" In South China Sea

The Philippines accused the Chinese coast guard Friday of "dangerous harassment" of Filipino boats in the disputed South China Sea, including firing a water cannon and blocking vessels on a resupply mission.

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Thomas Shoal - Ayungin Shoal - The Philippines and China report a new maritime confrontation near a contested South China Sea shoal - apnews.com - Philippines - China - city Beijing - city Manila

The Philippines and China report a new maritime confrontation near a contested South China Sea shoal

MANILA (AP) — Chinese and Philippine vessels engaged in a new confrontation in the South China Sea on Friday, with Manila charging that a Chinese coast guard ship and accompanying vessels conducted dangerous maneuvers and blasted a Philippine supply ship with a water cannon in disputed waters.

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