Why boat is not sink in water

Philippines sovereignty not negotiable — Palace MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is no slave to China, Malacañang said yesterday, as it faces mounting criticism over President Duterte’s silence on the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea last June 9. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte is just being cautious and is waiting for all the facts to come in before making a declaration on the incident. “We can never be slaves to anyone,” Panelo said at a press briefing yesterday. “We have to determine exactly which among the two versions is true. We have to cautiously walk on this. We can’t issue statements without the facts,” Panelo added. “(The President) is not silent. He is waiting for the facts to set in before he makes any declaration.” After leaving F/B Gem-Vir I (Gemver) capsized and its 22 … [Read more...] about Philippines sovereignty not negotiable — Palace

MANILA, Philippines — The security and economic clusters of the Cabinet are expected to meet today to discuss the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat that was hit by a Chinese vessel near Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea as the administration faces mounting calls to adopt a tough stance on the issue. President Duterte, who has not issued a statement on the incident, would not join the meeting because of a tight schedule, according to Secretary to the Cabinet Karlo Nograles. “If the meeting (pushes) through, it will involve two clusters, the cluster of (Defense) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the cluster of (Finance) Secretary Sonny Dominguez. That’s the security, justice and peace cluster together with the economic development cluster,” Nograles told dzBB yesterday. “Hindi maiiwasan na isa ito sa pag-uusapan (They can’t avoid discussing the issue),” Nograles added when asked if the incident near Recto Bank would be tackled during the … [Read more...] about Cabinet clusters tackle Recto Bank boat sinking

MANILA, Philippines — As groans of disbelief greeted China’s version of the Recto Bank incident, the Philippines has formally called the attention of the United Nations’ International Maritime Organization (IMO) to the Filipino fishermen’s being “callously abandoned to the elements on the rough seas” by Chinese mariners who rammed and sank their vessel last week. Deputy permanent representative to the IMO Senen Mangalile reported the incident at the 101st session of the IMO maritime safety committee in London on Friday. Mangalile called on UN member-states to put a premium on protecting life at sea in cases of maritime distress, noting the Filipinos’ ordeal after a Chinese vessel rammed and sank their boat at midnight of June 9. Vietnamese fishermen rescued the Filipinos hours after the incident, which the Chinese claimed was unintentional. “It is the obligation of every responsible member-state of the UN and the IMO to implement these … [Read more...] about Boat sinking reported to IMO

• Panelo: Ties may be cut if… • China vows ‘serious’ probe MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest over the sinking of a fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank on June 9, with the Chinese abandoning the Filipino fishermen in the sea. Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said that if the sinking of the boat is found to be “intentional,” it could be considered as an act of aggression that will warrant cutting off diplomatic ties. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he “fired off” a diplomatic protest Wednesday, but gave no details. Panelo said the incident, which happened on Philippine-China Friendship Day and three days before Independence Day, left President Duterte outraged. China said the incident is being “thoroughly and seriously investigated.” Panelo said he had communicated with Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua to inform the envoy about the … [Read more...] about Philippines fires off diplomatic protest over boat sinking