PacificPartnersDC sur Twitter : "#NewZealand FM Murray McCully says it will open embassy in #Baghdad, to be located within the Australian embassy. Philippine Hearing of Chinese Fishermen Delayed. MANILA, Philippines — A pre-trial hearing for nine Chinese fishermen charged with poaching 555 endangered giant sea turtles at a disputed shoal in the Spratly Islands was postponed again Monday, Philippine court and diplomatic officials said.
Authorities arrested the fishermen in May at Half Moon Shoal and seized their boat. The arrests sparked another territorial spat between the Asian neighbors in the increasingly volatile South China Sea. The fishermen have pleaded not guilty to charges of violating the Philippine fisheries code before a special environmental court in western Palawan province. Judge Ambrosio de Luna postponed a pre-trial hearing on Monday until an interpreter from Manila arrives, said his clerk, Hazel Mae Alaska. The hearing already has been reset several times due to the lack of an interpreter and delays in appointing a public attorney for the fishermen, who face up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $2,300 each.
Bistek slaps drug suspect, says sorry. MANILA, Philippines - Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista apologized yesterday for slapping a Chinese man who was caught with 10 kilos of illegal drugs on Friday.
In a TV interview, the mayor apologized to Commission on Human Rights chairperson Etta Rosales over the incident. “I’m sorry, Ma’am Etta, I am not that kind of person. I don’t hurt (people),” Bautista said in Filipino. “I’d like to apologize because that’s not who I am, that is not my character,” he added. On Friday, the mayor was seen on video slapping suspect Zhen Xu, 30, twice following a drug bust in Philcoa. The suspect was caught carrying 10 kilos of shabu, with a street value of P15 million. 12 Chinese jailed for illegal fishing in Philippines. 05MANILA1954_a. Show Headers B. 04 MANILA 5654 C. 04 MANILA 4526 D. 03 MANILA 752 E. 02 MANILA 174 Classified By: (U) Pol/C Scott Bellard for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). 1.
(C) SUMMARY. The state visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao focused primarily on economic and trade issues, with apparently no discussion of improving military-to-military ties. Although Deputy Chief of the General Staff General Xiong Guang Kai plans a trip Manila in May, observers do not expect any rapid changes in the two countries' defense relationship. China plans to open a new consulate in the northwestern Luzon town of Laoag to service the growing number of Chinese tourists flocking to the area.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. Why China can't match the US in mission to typhoon-hit Philippines. Media outlets across the globe have hammered Beijing over its initial "insulting" US$100,000 emergency aid contribution after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the Philippines.
China has since raised its commitment to US$1.6 million while sending the Peace Ark, its first and only hospital ship, to the stricken nation. But the international narrative remains unchanged. Analysts are still weaving China's perceived humanitarian inaction into a wider web of issues encompassing regional territorial disputes, the US pivot to Asia and a great-power rivalry between Washington and Beijing, fuelling the image of Beijing's soft power fumble.
Philippines urges China: Be a 'responsible nation' MANILA, Philippines - The verbal tussle between officials of the Philippines and China continues with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Thursday urging the Asian giant to be a "responsible nation" in the West Philippine Sea dispute.
In a statement, DFA spokesperson Raul Hernandez said China has no choice but to follow the rule of law since the international arbitration for the case filed by the Philippines against China on the territorial dispute is now underway. “To be accepted as a responsible nation, China has no choice. It must show to the international community its respect for the rule of law, including the mechanism of arbitration which is being pursued by the Philippines to clearly define respective maritime entitlements in the South China Sea," Hernandez said. He also said China can end the ongoing sea dispute by "defining what the core issue is. " Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1.
2013-06-29 PH slams China for ‘counterstrike’ threat - Inquirer Global Nation. A Fililipino protester holds a slogan beside a Philippine flag during a rally outside the Chinese Consulate in suburban Makati, south of Manila, Philippines.
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Screen grab from video footage by Carlos Santamaria (4th UPDATE) MANILA, Philippines - Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Policy Erlinda Basilio will be the new Philippine Ambassador to China replacing Sonia Brady, President Benigno Aquino III announced on Wednesday, December 5. Basilio's name was recommended by DFA chief Albert del Rosario, Aquino told reporters during an ambush interview. Asked about her credentials, the President said that she has "wealth of experience" and her appointment "sends a signal of how important our relations are with China and how serious we are of trying to achieve an understanding with them.
" Del Rosario meets with Chinese official. ByFat ReyesINQUIRER.net Secretary Albert F. del Rosario.
Photo by DFA MANILA, Philippines—Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario flew to Beijing Saturday to visit Philippine Ambassador to China Sonia Brady who had suffered a stroke barely three months into her new posting and amid a territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. No China-Philippines talks at APEC summit. Chinese scholar predicts turbulent years ahead for Philippines-China relations. PHILIPPINES-China relations will suffer in the next four years due to the international arbitration sought by Manila over the two country's overlapping claims in the West Philippine Sea.
This was the prediction made by Dr. Ruan Zongze, vice president of the China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), an office under the Chinese Foreign Ministry. Philippine Gov't websites hit by Chinese hackers (April 23, 2012) Philippine president to pay visit to China. 2012, 2013 declared friendship years for Philippines, China. GREAT WALL WALK. President Benigno Aquino III scales a high section of the Great Wall in Badaling, Beijing. He was accompanied by members of his Cabinet and had Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao serve as tour guide. China's Hu seeks meet with Noy. NEW YORK (AP) — Defending champion Novak Djokovic lost the first game Tuesday then ran off 18 of the next 19 en route to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 win over Paolo Lorenzi of Italy in the first round of the US Open. Second-seeded Djokovic won 79 of 114 points and finished with seven aces and 32 winners compared to zero and 10 for his opponent. "I tried to analyze my game," Djokovic said, "and my game was great from the start to the end.
" After Lorenzi won the first game of the third set, he raised his hands in mock victory and got a nice hand from the crowd. But that was it. Philippines may send Spratly expert to China. MANILA -- Malacañang plans to send an expert on Spratly Islands to China after two Chinese ships reportedly harassed a government oil survey ship near a disputed area of the South China Sea, a senior official said. Secretary Ricky Carandang of the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office said the government may send lawyer Henry Bensurto to Beijing in the next few days to explain the Philippines’ position on the incident that happened in the Reed Bank near Palawan province. Bensurto is secretary general of the Commission on Maritime and Ocean Affairs.
Philippines seeking seas claim at Beijing talks. 6 July 2011Last updated at 22:56 ET By Kate McGeown BBC News, Manila The Philippines and China have overlapping claims in the South China Sea The Philippine Foreign Secretary, Albert del Rosario, is visiting his counterpart in Beijing, with the ongoing row over the South China Sea set to dominate talks. China requests Philippines to ensure safety, lawful rights of Chinese fishermen - Home. China accuses Philippines of misinterpreting international law. China has ample historical and jurisprudential evidence supporting the sovereignty over the Huangyan Island, which is called as Scarborough Shoal by Philippines, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Liu Weimin told a media briefing here.
Philippines Chides China for Rejecting Tribunal in Sea Dispute. South China Sea / South East Asia sea spat. Deportation of Taiwanese citizens to the PRC. DFA: Over 220 Pinoys in China’s jails for drug trafficking - Pinoy Abroad - GMA News Online - The go-to site for Filipinos everywhere - Latest Philippine News. Apart from the three Filipinos whose death sentences were deferred on Friday by China’s high court, some 500 Filipinos – mostly women – are still languishing in various jails abroad for drug trafficking, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed Friday.
Of that figure, almost half or 227 cases involve Filipinos in China, while the rest involve those in the Middle East and neighboring Southeast Asian countries. The spate cases of drug trafficking involving Filipino women started in 2007, said Foreign Affairs spokesperson Eduardo Malaya in a press conference. A year after, the number drug smuggling cases involving Filipinos in China likewise dramatically surged, with Filipino women aged 20 to 40 years old being victimized by international drug syndicates as “drug mules" or couriers. In recent years, Filipino workers bound overseas have fallen prey drug syndicates to by allowing themselves to serve as couriers to transport illegal drugs inside their luggage, shoes, or fabric buttons.
Prix Nobel: absence des Philippines. Les Philippines seront bien absentes de la cérémonie de remise Prix Nobel de la Paix à l'intellectuel chinois Liu Xiaobo, ont-elles indiqué , démentant ainsi des propos tenus la veille par l'Institut Nobel à Oslo. Le pays avait annoncé jeudi qu'il n'enverrait pas de représentant à la cérémonie, arguant d'"un problème d'agenda" de l'ambassadrice philippine en Norvège. Un haut responsable du gouvernement philippin avait indiqué, sous couvert de l'anonymat, que cette décision avait pour but d'éviter de froisser la Chine. Depuis Oslo, le directeur de l'Institut Nobel Geir Lundestad, a affirmé que les Philippines avaient finalement changé d'avis et décidé d'être présentes à la cérémonie. Mais le secrétaire aux Affaires étrangères Alberto Romulo a répété vendredi que l'ambassadeur était en mission hors de la Norvège et ne pourrait pas revenir à temps. La décision des Philippines a provoqué la colère des défenseurs des droits de l'Homme dans le pays.