Phl-China WPS exploration still hangs
Almost a year after the resumption of oil exploration activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippines and China have yet to reach a substantial agreement on the proposed commercial joint development in the resource-rich area. But regardless of the outcome of the negotiation, Department of Energy (DoE) chief Alfonso G. Cusi said the […] The post Phl-China WPS exploration still hangs appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
‘No basis to void exploration deal with China, Vietnam’
Two Supreme Court justices dissented with the majority opinion that the 2005 tripartite agreement for the Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking signed by the Philippine government with China and Vietnam was unconstitutional......»»
High court ruling on West PH Sea exploration, a warning to Marcos Jr. not to enter lopsided deals
A Filipino fisherfolk group lauded the recent decision of the Supreme Court that ruled the 2005 Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) as unconstitutional, saying that it provides more reason for the Marcos Jr. administration not to forge a joint gas and oil exploration with China at the expense of the country’s sovereignty. The post High court ruling on West PH Sea exploration, a warning to Marcos Jr. not to enter lopsided deals appeared first on Bulatlat......»»
Sleeping with the emperor
President Marcos announced the possibility of joint oil and gas exploration following his state visit to China last week......»»
SC rules Arroyo-era joint exploration with China, Vietnam unconstitutional
The JMSU expired in July 2008, but the petitioners have, since then, reiterated that the issues raised in the agreement continue to haunt the Philippines......»»
MVP: Marcos trip to China a ‘good’ opportunity
Business titan Manuel V. Pangilinan sees President Marcos’ upcoming state visit to China as a good opportunity for both countries to discuss issues about oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea......»»
Marcos seeks ways to exploit West PH Sea resources without China deal
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea is a 'big thing for us, that is why we need to fight and take advantage if there really is oil there'.....»»
Win-win cooperation
PEACE-MAKER Jose de Venecia Jr.Former Speaker of the House Lebanon and Israel, two countries technically at war, signed several days ago a historic agreement settling their years-long maritime border conflict involving oil and gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea. The accord will raise huge revenues and ease tensions not only between the two countries but in the region. Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said it “will strengthen Israel’s security, inject billions into Israel’s economy, and ensure stability of our northern border.” It will also contribute greatly to Lebanon’s economic recovery and political stability as the country has been beset with financial difficulties for three years now. On the maritime disputes, the one that is causing grave concern is in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea, sparked by the raging disagreement and conflicting sovereignty claims. But we have repeatedly pointed out that there is the potential for a peaceful settlement. We had the privilege to officially propose in 2004-2005, then as speaker of the house, the three-nation Seismic Agreement officially signed and undertaken by Manila, Beijing and Hanoi. Its aim was to assess the area’s potential for oil/gas exploration and development preparatory to drilling and create the environment for peace and cooperation. Hydrocarbon specialists of the three countries pronounced the area’s prospects as “promising.” We explained that the rival nations could convert the area from one of conflict into a zone of peace, friendship, cooperation, and development. We must find ways and means to jointly develop its oil/gas potential to help lessen our expensive common dependence on distant petroleum sources in the Persian/Arab Gulf of the Middle East. Imagine the potential for peace in the heartland of the West Philippine Sea if we undertake a joint development of its resources. From an area of conflict, it could be transformed into a landscape and seascape of small seaports, airports and oil pipelines. Fishing villages and small tourism townships could rapidly rise and the contested areas could become the untrammeled passage way for global shipping, carrying more than 50 percent of the sea freight of the world. We have always pointed out that this is perhaps the most realistic, most common-sensical solution to the problem and which could be joined by Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei, and Taiwan; and could also be the same formula for the dangerous problem between China and Japan in the tiny isles in the Senkaku Straits or Diaoyu in the East China Sea. A history of conflict avoidance and joint development involving rival nations abound, perhaps as a result of intelligent, creative, humble, and pragmatic diplomacy. In the Norwegian Ekofisk oil field in the North Sea, which we visited when we were president of the Petroleum Association of the Philippines in the 1970s, the discovered oil in the sea goes even now to Norway and to Teeside, England and the natural gas goes to Germany. The oil in the Caspian Sea countries is shared by Iran, Russia, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan and others, because among them, there is demarcation and practical mutual understanding and goodwill. The 2006 agreement between giant Australia and tiny East Timor share the hydrocarbons in the South Pacific in the waters just below Darwin and on the southeast side of Asia’s newest republic. The 1989 deal between Malaysia and Thailand enabled them to jointly develop their disputed waters in the Gulf of Thailand. The Guinea-Bissau and Senegal accord of 1993 helped the concerned countries develop their disputed areas. The border conflicts in Asia are more explosive, seemingly more intractable – between India and Pakistan over Kashmir, between India and China in their common mountainous region, between Azerbaijan and Armenia in Nagorno-Karabakh, among others. However, even as dangerous a dispute as one between Russia and China, which led the two countries involving hundreds of thousands of their troops poised to pounce on each other in the brink of war, did not explode into full-scale bloody confrontation because of prudence. The conflict was over a territory in the vicinity of the Ussuri (Wusuli) river in the eastern region of the then USSR, north of Vladivostok, in 1969. The surprise 1992 border agreement between China and Russia rapidly resolved their territorial dispute in the Argun and Amur rivers, where China was granted control over Tarabahov Island (Yinlong Island) and about 50 percent of Bolshoy Ussuriysky Island (Heixiazi Island) near Khabarovsk. Asia and the world must never forget one of the foremost leaders in Asian history, China’s “paramount leader” Deng Xiaoping and its President Yang Shangkun and the USSR’s President Boris Yeltsin for the classic Border Agreement between China and Russia that resolved what could have been an explosive and ruinous conflict between the two major powers, with Russia still supported by its satellite states at the time and both already wielding powerful weapons. Indeed, the idea of “win-win cooperation,” of a pragmatic and intelligent sharing of areas and resources could help build a model for lessening tensions and solving conflicts, and avoiding the possibility of war in Asia’s manifold and dangerous flashpoints......»»
Posibleng joint oil, gas exploration sa Tsina, sinisilip ng Marcos admin
MANILA, Philippines- Pag-aaralan ng administrasyong Marcos ang posibilidad na joint oil at gas exploration sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at China sa West Philippine Sea (WPS). “Pag-aaralan po natin sa ngayon,” ayon Kay Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles. “Ukol sa mga foreign relations natin lalong-lalo na those involving contracts, kailangan pa po ng abiso ng ating Department […] The post Posibleng joint oil, gas exploration sa Tsina, sinisilip ng Marcos admin appeared first on REMATE ONLINE......»»
Resumption of PH-China talks for joint energy exploration urged
MANILA - Senator Robinhood Padilla filed a resolution, urging President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to resume bilateral talks for cooperation on oil-gas development in the West Philippine Sea.Padilla said on Thursday Senate Resolution 9 aims to address the problems caused by the rising prices of oi.....»»
Grupo sa Marcos admin: Oil, gas exploration talks sa Tsina, ‘wag kagatin
MANILA, Philippines- Dapat umanong ipagpaliban ng administrasyong Marcos ang joint exploration deals sa China at ipaglaban ang soberanya ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea, ayon sa fisherfolk group nitong Lunes. Sinabi ni Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA) national chairperson Fernando Hicap na dapat umanong maglabas ni President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. ng […] The post Grupo sa Marcos admin: Oil, gas exploration talks sa Tsina, ‘wag kagatin appeared first on REMATE ONLINE......»»
China seeks revival of oil dev t talks with Marcos admin
MANILA - Beijing is ready to revive the negotiations on joint oil exploration and development with Manila under the Marcos administration.Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin, in a presser on Friday, said joint offshore oil and gas development is the "right way for China and the.....»»
China ready to revive oil dev t talks with Marcos admin
MANILA - Beijing is ready to revive the negotiations on joint oil exploration and development with Manila under the Marcos administration.Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin, in a presser on Friday, said joint offshore oil and gas development is the "right way for China and the.....»»
Philippines terminates China talks for joint energy exploration
Manila[Philippines], June 25 (ANI): The Philippines has terminated talks with China for a joint energy project in the South China Sea after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered an end to negotiations, according to a media report. According to Teodoro Locsin, the foreign secretary of the Philippines, Manila has terminated talks with Beijing over joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, NHK World reported. During.....»»
PH Terminates Joint Oil Exploration Negotiations with China
The Philippines has abandoned all joint oil negotiation talks with China, according to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Thursday. Locsin revealed the latest development in the Philippines’ aim for a better relationship with China over the West Philippine Sea during the DFA Foundation Day. Locsin said further that the Philippines […].....»»
Philippines object to Chinese fishing ban, shipping disruptions
MANILA, Philippines: The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China for unilaterally declaring a South China Sea fishing ban, and complained about harassment and violations within its jurisdiction by the Chinese coast guard.In a statement, the foreign ministry accused Chinese ships of disrupting a joint marine scientific research mission, as well as energy exploration activities at two sites in th.....»»
House probe on Chinese exploration in Panatag pushed
Militant lawmakers in the House of Representatives yesterday pushed for a congressional investigation into the alleged oil exploration activities of China in the country’s exclusive economic zone......»»
Gov& rsquo;t to enforce 60-40 oil sharing deal with China
The Department of Energy is preparing to implement the 60-40 ownership rule in the planned joint exploration with China over the West Philippine Sea, an official said Thursday......»»
China boats drilling for oil in Scarborough ruled out
The Palace on Thursday said it was confident that China is not drilling for oil in Philippine waters, despite the discovery of a floating device with Chinese markings—believed to be equipment used in oil exploration--a few miles off the Scarborough Shoal......»»
Vaccine rollout hangs
The country’s first batch of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinovac is expected to arrive Sunday, but their rollout will have to wait until the allocation of the 600,000 doses is firmed up, Malacañang said Thursday......»»
Heralding Deal with China, Philippines Restarts Offshore Oil-Gas Exploration in Disputed Sea
Heralding Deal with China, Philippines Restarts Offshore Oil-Gas Exploration in Disputed Sea VOA Asia.....»»