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1. The Grounding of the USS Guardian at the Tubbataha Reefs: A Framework of the Supreme Court Case Most Rev. Pedro D. Arigo, Vicar Apostolic of Puerto Princesa, et al. v. Scott H. Swift, in His Capacity as Commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet.

Author

Tupaz, Anthony Edsel Conrad F.

Subjects
*ENVIRONMENTAL protection lawsuits, *STRANDING of ships, *ENVIRONMENTAL law, *CIVIL rights lawsuits, *ACTIONS & defenses (Law)
Abstract

The article discusses a court case Arigo v. Swift, considered as the quintessential environmental lawsuit in the history of the Philippines, implicating the nexus between military activity and the environment. Topics discussed include the grounding of the U.S. naval ship USS Guardian at the Tubbataha Reefs National Park (TRNP), the constitutional rights of the residents of the provinces surrounding the Tubbataha Reef, and the citizen's suit under the TRNP Act of 2009.

Published
2013

2. Up to Mischief.

Author

Fisher, Jr., Richard

Subjects
*MILITARY construction operations, *BLOCKADE, *STRANDING of ships
Abstract

The article looks at the Chinese military presence in the Pacific Ocean near the Philippines as part of an attempt to assert control over the South China Sea. China's activity in the region includes the construction of radar towers and helicopter pads on the Chinese-occupied islets of the Spratly Island Group, a 2012 blockade of Philippine ships, and the grounding of a Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) frigate on Half Moon Shoal. U.S.-Philippines military cooperation is also noted.

Published
2012

3. The pressure on the Sierra Madre.

Subjects
*STRANDING of ships, *INTERNATIONAL conflict, *COASTAL surveillance, *GOVERNMENT policy, *INTERNATIONAL relations, CHINESE politics & government, 2002-, CHINESE foreign relations, 1976-
Abstract

The article discusses the reported tensions that are associated with international disputes over the South China Sea (SCS) and the Chinese Coast Guard's decision to prevent Philippine vessels from delivering supplies to the Sierra Madre ship which is grounded in the SCS as of March 2014. According to the article, the Philippines plans to make its submission to a United Nations tribunal by March 31, 2014 stating that China's claim to much of the SCS is invalid under international law.

Published
2014

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