Philippine Coast Guard Shoot down Taiwanese Illegal Poachers

[Ronzkie23]

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TAIPEI-MANILA ROW: Observers offer contrasting views about exit strategy
By Chris Wang / Staff reporter

Political observers yesterday offered contrasting opinions about Taiwan’s “exit strategy” for its diplomatic row with the Philippines over the death of a Taiwanese fisherman.
Former presidential adviser Koo Kwang-ming (辜寬敏), who runs a fishing business in the Marshall Islands and is familiar with Taiwan’s fisheries issues, in response to media queries, advised President Ma Ying-jeou’s (馬英九) administration to push the envelope by asserting Taiwan’s rights within its 200 nautical mile (370km) exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Since Manila refused to recognize Taiwan’s EEZ because of its “one China” policy, Koo said, Taiwan should send vessels to protect Taiwanese fishing boats, block Philippine fishing boats from entering the EEZ and detain those Filipino fishermen who enter the EEZ to force Manila agree to negotiate a fisheries agreement, which the Philippines has been refusing to do for decades.
Extra pressure is needed, Koo said, to resolve the bilateral dispute over the death of 65-year-old Hung Shih-cheng (洪石成), who was shot by Philippine Coast Guard personnel on May 9.
Escalation of the dispute and an increase in animosity between both sides is unwelcome and it is not too late to open another round of negotiation after Taiwan bungled the first round of talks, National Taipei Medical University professor Chang Kuo-cheng (張國城) said.
Resorting to military measures simply because of Taiwan’s overwhelming advantage in military capability would “likely give the impression that Taiwan is prepared to bully its Asian neighbors like China does,” Chang said.
Ma’s hardline position would not be helpful in clearing up the shooting incident and sanctions imposed by Taipei are unlikely to cause major inconvenience for Manila, Chang added.
He urged the government to do its best to re-open bilateral talks with Manila about fishing and be creative with a possibly mutually beneficial arrangement, such as special fishing arrangements for fishermen from Pingtung County’s Siaoliouchio (小琉球) and the Philippines’ Batan Islands.
Meanwhile, Chang Jung-feng (張榮豐), a former National Security Council deputy secretary-general, wrote on his Facebook page that the biggest mistakes made by the Ma administration were its advance announcement of planned sanctions, making a military exercise in the Bashi Channel a non-live fire drill and shutting down communication channels by recalling its representative to Manila and expelling Antonio Basilio, Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) director and MECO Chairman Amadeo Perez, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III’s personal envoy.
Taiwan’s decision to issue a 72-hour “ultimatum” rather than adopting a brinkmanship strategy was in question, he added, and the worse decision was letting the Philippines know what the consequences would be after the deadline, which was why Manila was not intimidated by the sanctions.
A better strategy would have been to impose punitive measures without advance notice, according to the progress of negotiations, he said.

Source: TAIPEI-MANILA ROW: Observers offer contrasting views about exit strategy - Taipei Times

[vanillaicecream88]

Second Taiwanese fighter crash within a week

TAIPEI - A Taiwanese fighter jet ploughed into the sea off the island's north coast on Monday, the air force's second crash in less than a week, military officials said.

The crash happened when the French-made Mirage 2000-5 fighter was conducting a regular training mission, the air force said, adding that both crew managed to parachute to safety.

The cause of the incident was under investigation, it said.

A single-seater F-16 went down off central Taiwan on Wednesday last week due to mechanical failure. The pilot managed to parachute to safety.

Second Taiwanese fighter crash within a week - InterAksyon.com
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Karma is fast catching up on them...

Gaba Hehehehe

[Ronzkie23]

Saan kayo sa TAIWAN Kabayan? Ang nabugbog na Pinoy sa Taiwan, nakatanggap ng P164,000 at pagsorry ng nakabugbog! May mga pulis na 24-oras na umiikot sa buong Taiwan para protektahan ang mga OFW nating Kababayan!

_taddu

Source: PEBA, Inc. (Pinoy Expats/OFW Blog Awards) FB Page

- Marisi! gaba tawhana! Atleast karon mga OFW nato makaginhawa na gamay sakto kay daghan nmn daw mga Police nag ronda karon nga protektahan mga OFW nato! Hay salamat.... Nka amgo cgro cla nga Seryoso ang mga Pnoy sa Pinas nga di jud hilabtan mga OFW kay gubot pa sa lukot jud mahitabo!

[vanillaicecream88]

Time to strengthen our military na jud... Kinahanglan na nato more weapons and equipment aron di ta easy easy lang para lain countries...

Wa nay update about ani na issue?

[Ronzkie23]

OFWs sa Taiwan 'di pa kailangang ilikas - Phl
Written by Reymund Tinaza Published in Top Stories Monday, 20 May 2013 06:19

Kumpiyansa ang Malacañang na mareresolba rin ang tensyon sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Taiwan sa kabila ng mga napapabalitang pananakit ng ilang Taiwanese nationals sa mga OFWs matapos mapatay ng Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ang isang Taiwanese fisherman.

Sinabi ngayong umaga ni Communications Sec. Sonny Coloma, pinanghahawakan nila ang naging pahayag ni Taiwanese Pres. Ma na patuloy ang gagawing negosasyon upang hindi masira ang relasyon ng dalawang bansa.

Ayon kay Coloma, patuloy pa nilang bina-validate ang mga balitang pananakit ng mga Taiwanese sa ating mga kababayan, kabilang ang umano'y napatay na OFW.

Sinabi rin ngayong umaga ni MECO chairman Amadeo Perez, na naka-monitor sila sa mga kaganapan sa Taiwan at hindi pa naman nakikita ang pangangailangang ilikas na ang mga OFWs.

Inihayag ni Perez na kung sakali naman ay nakahanda ang gobyerno para iuwi ang nasa 80,000 Filipino workers sa Taiwan para hindi madamay.

Naniniwala naman si Perez na hindi basta bibitawan ng mga Taiwanese employers ang mga OFWs dahil magagaling at highly-skilled workers sila sa mga pagawaan.

Source: Bombo Radyo Philippines - OFWs sa Taiwan 'di pa kailangang ilikas - Phl

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Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition
By Cathy C. Yamsuan
Philippine Daily Inquire

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Sunday that injuries sustained by overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) from Taiwanese attackers could be considered “an act of aggression” that could serve as basis for the fold-up of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei.
“The 87,000 overseas Filipinos in Taiwan had no hand in the death of the Taiwanese fisherman allegedly shot by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). If the victim were a Filipino, I don’t think the Taiwanese also want this sort of retaliation,” Santiago said in Filipino.
The senator repeated earlier observations that Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou could be using the incident that occurred last week in the waters off Balintang Island north of the Philippines to distract from domestic problems occurring in his country.
“Their president has become unpopular but he should not use this incident as a distraction just so the hostility meant for him is deflected to us, as he seems not to know how to run his country,” Santiago noted in Filipino.
The senator lamented how Taiwan officials seemed not to make an effort to protect the OFWs.
There have been reports of Filipinos being refused service in stores and restaurants and that one was even mauled with iron pipes following reports of the death of fisherman Hung Shih-cheng.
“From the point of view of international law, the (hostile acts against Filipinos) is already an act of aggression. Also, there is already a fact-finding effort. Let us first establish whether they violated our baseline law,” Santiago said.
Under this law, the Philippine baseline stretches up to 12 nautical miles from the coastline.
“Foreigners can only claim the right of innocent passage. Now, if the Taiwanese fishermen admit they were fishing…,” Santiago trailed off.
The senator cited Philippine laws allowing the PCG “to stop suspicious persons” from entering the country’s waters.
Santiago, a member of the Senate foreign relations committee, also lamented what she believed to be a display of “bad faith” by Taiwan when its officials unilaterally joined Philippine authorities investigating Hung’s death.
“The (Taiwanese officials) were not invited and they even brought the entire Taiwan media. It cannot be helped if one suspects the effort was for black propaganda. That is not friendly behavior,” she complained.
Santiago warned that further acts of provocation could force Philippine authorities to rethink whether the MECO should remain in Taipei.
“Under the One China policy, there are only 23 countries that recognize Taiwan as a separate country. The rest identifies Taiwan as a province. If Taiwan continues to make us a scapegoat for its domestic political problems, we should start thinking carefully… maybe we can just withdraw our office there,” she said.
Santiago pointed out that the Philippines has not established an embassy in Taipei “since we do not recognize Taiwan as a separate country from China. But we have a so-called cultural office, which (serves as the de facto) embassy. Eh, kung withdraw kaya natin ang embassy natin dun?”
She also said suggestions to repatriate arbitrarily the 87,000 OFWs would be considered a violation of their human rights.
“Why, that would be like the Holocaust, like Nazi Germany where the innocent is meted harsh punishment when it is so obvious that their president is only engaging in political posturing,” Santiago huffed.
Senator Francis Escudero blamed the “diplomatic complications arising from the One China policy” for worsening the rift between the Philippines and Taiwan.
“The situation is unique, and it requires a unique approach. But whatever it is, it will have to be decisive and it has to come soon. The issue is an emotional one, and situations like this can change from bad to worse in the blink of an eye,” he said in a statement.
Escudero pushed for a formal inquiry into the shooting of Hung.
“The family of the slain Taiwanese fisherman deserves no less,” he said.
“The only way to diffuse the situation is to convince the Taiwanese government that we are pursuing the path of justice earnestly. We should find out what happened, and what led to the unfortunate slaying of the fisherman. And then let’s move on from there,” he said.
So far, Taipei had rejected the apology issued by Philippine Representative to Taiwan Antonio I. Basilio over the fatal shooting.
Taiwanese President Ma claimed the statement of apology failed to satisfy the demands of his government and ordered a freeze on applications by Filipino laborers to work in Taiwan.
He also recalled the Taiwanese representative in Manila and requested the Philippine representative in Taiwan to return to Manila.


Source: Santiago: Harassment of Filipinos in Taiwan may warrant MECO abolition | Inquirer Global Nation

[monroy]

Miriam should stfu. she is making our country look crazy by running her mouth like a raving lunatic.

she's actually comparing repatriation to the holocaust? god help the philippines if this crazy bitch is what many consider the cream of the crop. she's completely out of her damned mind!

[balipseyev]

Ok ra man daw ang taiwan, sa Kaoshiung ra jud ang grabe ang mga protester... Ang mga employer na mismo ang nisulti sa ilahang mga Pinoy employees na di lang sa mugawas sa mga dormitories...

[noysabas]

ahaka sa taiwan president gusto si kris ang mag sorry kay mas katuhoan pa ko no kay ni Pnoy.. nyahahaha

- Kumakalat ngayon sa mga balita sa local media sa bansang Taiwan na nais daw ni Presidente Ma Ying-jeou na si presidential sister Kris Aquino na ang pumunta sa kanilang bansa upang humingi ng patawad sa kadahilanang mas sinsero ito kung magsalita kumpara sa kanyang kuya na si Pres. Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III.

Ito ang iniulat sa interview ng Bombo Radyo Koronadal ni Janice Gaborne, isang caregiver sa Taiwan.

Ani Janice, kilala raw kasi na die-hard fan ni Kris si President Ma.

Una nang lumutang ang isyu na hindi umano tinanggap ng Taiwan ang paghingi ng paumanhin ng Pilipinas sapagkat hindi daw ito sinsero.

Umaasa naman ang ilang OFW sa Taiwan na sana ang kahilingang ito ni President Ma ang maging solusyon sa namamagitang tensyon sa dalawang bansa.

Bombo Radyo Philippines - Taiwanese President Ma gustong si Kris Aquino ang mag-sorry?

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Miriam took a stand,
that's good news.

Unsa pud kaha na ang ilang presidente ganahan
man anang Kris.