Taiwan can respond to assassination of unarmed fisherman by the Philippines

[longyi]

Since the existence of a video tape has leaked out, Aquino has NO CHOICE but to reveal it. That'll solved all the mysteries and heads will rolled on one side or the other but that's the only way forward.

 

[Zero_wing]

Well we have to wait i wanna see it too

 

[jerry_tan]

they only bought the permits to avoid a conflict, you coconut



but, its okay, now, b/c from now on they will not need a permit from your pseudo-government/ regime

Then you admitted that your fishermen are inside the Philippines territory, I hope the Taiwanese media will apologize for lying to Taiwanese people and the world for spreading the wrong information about the location of the incident of poaching and shooting

 

[Bob Ong]

Taiwan DOES NOT DESERVE any FORM of APOLOGY at all.

First of all, the TAIWANESE vessel ENTERED the Philippine TERRITORIAL WATERS.

Under INTERNATIONAL LAW, the Territorial Waters of the Philippines are SOLELY under the DIRECT JURISDICTION OF THE PHILIPPINES. FISHING IN THE AREA IS EXCLUSIVE TO THE FILIPINOS ONLY. NO FOREIGN NATIONALS ALLOWED.

The Philippines is an Archipelagic NATION and that is why it has more territorial waters compared to the other countries.


The TAIWANESE vessel tried to RAM the Phil's small BFAR BOAT (not even a Cost Guard) and that justified the SHOOTING of the engine. The Captain of the TAIWANESE SHIP WAS just in the wrong place.

The statement of RAMMING is VERY LIKELY as the sizes of both Taiwan fishing boat and the Phil BFAR boat were ALMOST the SAME.

Also, the SANCTIONS will not AFFECT the Philippines MOST, it will affect TAIWAN MOST.

Taiwan is NOT a recognized country, most countries DONT HAVE RELATIONS with TAIWAN.

The Philippines is the NEWEST RISING ASIAN TIGER according to the world bank.


Fil. OFWs are VERY MARKETABLE as they are VERY FLUENT in ENGLISH. They can JUST GO EASILY to any country accepting OFWs like JAPAN, SINGAPORE, the middle east etc.

Taiwan is NOT A MAJOR Phil. trading partner and "NOT" one of the "MOST" OFW "favorite" destinations.

As I've said, the Philippines is a RISING TIGER. The Philippines is continuously resisting the slowing economy of the world. Surprisingly, its economy GREW more than expected last time I checked the news (even with CHINA'S SANCTION last year). The Philippines is the second fastest growing economy in ASIA after China, THE NEWEST RISING TIGER, and according to the exerts the STRONGEST ECONOMY in ASIA today. The Philippines is expected to become the world's 14th largest economy in the world by 2050 according to not just one economist but a lot including WORLD recognized agencies like the world bank, imf, hsbc etc.

Taiwan NEEDS FILIPINOS but the PHILIPPINES dont need TAIWAN that much.


The TAIWANESE PRESIDENT must be crazy.

The Philippines HEAVILY SUPPORTED ROC over PRC. Taiwan DID NOT THINK.

it should be this way:

1. Taiwan should APOLOGIZE to the Philippines FOR "illegally" ENTERING ITS TERRITORIAL WATERS.

2. Taiwan should APOLOGIZE to the Philippines FOR NOT EDUCATING ITS PEOPLE THAT THEY INDEED ENTERED WATERS THAT WERE NOT THEIRS under INTERNATIONAL LAW.

3. Taiwan should APOLOGIZE to the Philippines FOR TRYING TO RAM their vessel hence ENDANGERING the lives of the BFAR'S crew who were just doing their job.


Taiwan has too much PRIDE, they should ADMIT THE FACT that the DEATH of their countrymen was the RESULT of their ILLEGAL ENTRY and their VIOLENT (ramming) behavior.

I support the STATEMENT:

Taiwan DESERVES SYMPATHY but NOT APOLOGY!

The Phil Gov SHOULD HAVE NEVER APOLOGIZED to TAIWAN.

Well said

The Philippine economy will continue to improve without Taiwan. Nor we need the Chinese poachers and thieves.

Anyway let me also share this interesting article:

Taiwan-Philippine economic exchanges may be deferred: minister - Taiwan News Online

Taiwan-Philippine economic exchanges may be deferred: minister
Central News Agency

Taipei, May 15 (CNA) Taiwan is considering suspending economic exchanges with the Philippines because of its handling of an attack by one of its government vessels on a Taiwanese fishing boat, Economics Minister Chang Chia-juch said Wednesday. If the Philippines does not provide satisfactory responses to Taiwan's demands related to the incident by 6 p.m. Wednesday, Taiwan will impose further sanctions against the Philippines, Chang said at a legislative hearing. Invitations of Philippine officials, subsidies for Philippine buyers to visit Taiwan, and investment solicitation and trade promotion activities could all be suspended or postponed until August at the earliest, the ministry said in a prepared document. The ministry has also stopped encouraging local businesses to invest in the Philippines, Chang said.

More far-reaching economic sanctions, however, could hurt Taiwan more than the Philippines. Bilateral trade between the two countries totaled US$10.97 billion in 2012, with Taiwan showing a US$6.77 billion trade surplus, according to government statistics. The Taipei-based Taiwan Institute of Economic Research cautioned recently that potential economic sanctions against the Philippines would likely have only a limited impact on the Philippine economy. Taiwan was the Philippines' 10th largest investor in 2012, injecting US$58.54 million into the Philippine economy last year, but that only accounted for 0.85 percent of foreign investment in the country. In addition, around 10 million Filipinos work overseas, but only 87,000 of them work in Taiwan, also limiting Taiwan's leverage, said Gordon Sun, director of the institute's macroeconomic forecasting center. "Imposing economic sanctions on the Philippines might not necessarily be in Taiwan's favor, and the Philippine economy might not be hurt as much as we expect," he told CNA on May 13. (By James Lee)

 

[Zero_wing]

Then you admitted that your fishermen are inside the Philippines territory, I hope the Taiwanese media will apologize for lying to Taiwanese people and the world for spreading the wrong information about the location of the incident of poaching and shooting

Ay na bokya! hahahahahahaha

(property of Mckoyzzz)

 

[sonicbomb]

Then you admitted that your fishermen are inside the Philippines territory, I hope the Taiwanese media will apologize for lying to Taiwanese people and the world for spreading the wrong information about the location of the incident of poaching and shooting

Taiwan didn't lie.

According to UNCLOS which gives some rules on the law of the sea ( signed by both Taiwan and the Philippines), territorial waters where the coastal state is free to set laws, regulate use, and use any resource would cover only 12 nautical miles. I haven't calculated the distance from the Balintang Islands myself, but if effectively it is 43 NM, then the location of the incident is out of the territorial water, but inside
the Philippines exclusive economic zone (which is within 200 nm), where the coastal nation has sole exploitation rights over all natural resources. Unfortunately it seems it is also in Taiwan's exclusive economic zone because the two countries are so close, and this created the conflict.

 

[ChinaToday]

Ay na bokya! hahahahahahaha

(property of Mckoyzzz)

exactly what Malaysia did to banana men in sabu well done Malaysia, they shoot pinoys like dog

 

[Bob Ong]

2013-05-15 09:30:30 AM
Taiwan has slammed Manila's response to the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters as less than formal or sincere, and says it is recalling its representative and will discourage travel to the Philippines.

Premier Jiang Yi-huah said Wednesday that the government was displeased with the informal apology delivered early in the day by the Philippine representative office in Taipei.

Chiang said Taiwan will not accept anything short of a Philippine government apology.

Philippine coast guard personnel opened fire on a Taiwanese fishing vessel in the Bashi Strait last Thursday, killing the fisherman.

Chiang said the navy and coast guard will stage an exercise in the area to show Taiwan's naval strength. He said a hiring freeze of Philippine workers in Taiwan will also take effecT.

The Philippines' de facto Ambassador to Taipei, Antonio Basilio, had arrived on Tuesday at the Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign affairs in Taipei to deliver a letter of goodwill towards Taiwan.

At a joint news conference with Taiwanese Foreign Minister David Lin, Basilio said the Philippines government had agreed to pay compensation to the fisherman's family and promised a joint investigation into the incident.

The Philippines coast guard opened fire on a Taiwanese fishing vessel in the Bashi Strait last Thursday, killing 65-year-old Hung Shih-cheng.

The strait is between Taiwan and the northern Philippines.

The Philippines coast guard admitted it fired the shots that killed the fisherman, but said it acted in self-defence because the Taiwanese vessel was about to ram it.


Taiwan's foreign minister David Lin said its response to the shooting would be fully formed once Chairman Perez had arrived in Taipei and verified issues that the Taiwanese government had requested.


Updated May 16, 2013 - 10:00pm

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - The Philippines turned down today Taiwan's request of participating in the investigation into the killing of a Taiwanese fisherman by the Philippine Coast Guard last week.

Responding to a question on the arrival of Taiwanese investigators for a joint probe into the shooting incident, Philippine Presidential Spokesman Edwin Lacierda denied that a joint investigation of the incident had been approved.

"I'm not aware of any approval of any joint investigation," Lacierda said, adding, "As far as I know, Secretary of Justice Leila de Lima has not been made aware of the presence of the investigators."

He said there are protocols to be observed under a Mutual Legal Assistance arrangement.

On another occasion, the justice secretary told reporters today, "I don't think we can agree to a joint investigation because we're a sovereign country. We have our own processes. We have our own justice system."


from day one, your government kept changing their statement . smh

Check your source (Xinhua) ? China news source? what do we expect?


How about this

Taiwanese investigation team arrives in PH
By Anjo Perez
Published: May 16, 2013

A 14-man investigation team from Taiwan arrived in the country yesterday morning to look into the death of a 65-year old Taiwanese fisherman who was shot by a Philippine Coast Guard when the fishing boat they were in reportedly strayed into Philippine waters in the Balintang Channel last Thursday, May 9, 2013.

The team which was headed by Perry Pei-hwang Shen, the Director General of Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived before 10:00am yesterday aboard China Airlines flight CI701.

The investigation team, which consists of representatives from the Taiwanese government’s justice, police and maritime departments will be here to work with their local counterparts to determine the real cause of the incident that led to the shooting and eventual death of Hung Shih-cheng.

The fishing boat Hung Shih-cheng was in reportedly was hit by Philippine Coast Guard bullets more than 50 times forcing Taiwan authorities to call it as “slaughter.”

As a result of the killing, tension between the Philippines and Taiwan is at an all time high with Taipei threatening to undertake a naval exercise near Philippine waters.

The tension between the two countries has placed the over 200,000 Filipinos working in Taiwan at risk of losing their jobs. Reports reaching Manila revealed that the Taiwan government has already clamped down on the processing of new application of Filipinos intending to work there.

Even the Taiwanese people are showing displeasure over the incident as angry fishermen threw eggs at the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei.

In an attempt to salvage relations with Taiwan, President Benigno Aquino III sent MECO Representative Antonio Basilio to offer an apology and express “deep regret” over the incident. However, the apology was rejected by Taiwan reportedly due to lack of sincerity.

Taiwanese investigation team arrives in PH

 

[Bob Ong]

The incident happened deep in the Batanes Group of Islands. The islands were erased when shown by the Taiwanese media and they made it appear that the area is in disputed area. Your government-controlled media lied to you.

 

[sonicbomb]

Check your source (Xinhua) ? China news source? what do we expect?


How about this

Taiwanese investigation team arrives in PH
By Anjo Perez
Published: May 16, 2013

A 14-man investigation team from Taiwan arrived in the country yesterday morning to look into the death of a 65-year old Taiwanese fisherman who was shot by a Philippine Coast Guard when the fishing boat they were in reportedly strayed into Philippine waters in the Balintang Channel last Thursday, May 9, 2013.

The team which was headed by Perry Pei-hwang Shen, the Director General of Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, arrived before 10:00am yesterday aboard China Airlines flight CI701.

The investigation team, which consists of representatives from the Taiwanese government’s justice, police and maritime departments will be here to work with their local counterparts to determine the real cause of the incident that led to the shooting and eventual death of Hung Shih-cheng.

The fishing boat Hung Shih-cheng was in reportedly was hit by Philippine Coast Guard bullets more than 50 times forcing Taiwan authorities to call it as “slaughter.”

As a result of the killing, tension between the Philippines and Taiwan is at an all time high with Taipei threatening to undertake a naval exercise near Philippine waters.

The tension between the two countries has placed the over 200,000 Filipinos working in Taiwan at risk of losing their jobs. Reports reaching Manila revealed that the Taiwan government has already clamped down on the processing of new application of Filipinos intending to work there.

Even the Taiwanese people are showing displeasure over the incident as angry fishermen threw eggs at the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) in Taipei.

In an attempt to salvage relations with Taiwan, President Benigno Aquino III sent MECO Representative Antonio Basilio to offer an apology and express “deep regret” over the incident. However, the apology was rejected by Taiwan reportedly due to lack of sincerity.

smh, at least go read the news before you comment, your Justice Secretary claimed the Taiwanese investigation team went there on their own.

MANILA, Philippines—The Taiwanese government cannot just send investigators to the Philippines, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Thursday.
“They have to course through proper channels. They have to make an official request,” De Lima said pointing that the investigators should have coordinated with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).
“They cannot just come over,” she said.

De Lima issued the statement following reports that a 14-man investigation team from Taiwan arrived in the country to investigate the death of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-Cheng. The fisherman was allegedly shot last May 9 in the disputed waters in the Bashi Strait off the northern Philippines.
This is not the first time that the Philippines had a diplomatic row with Taiwan.
In 2011, overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan were put at risk after Taiwan protested over the Philippines’ deportation of 14 of its nationals to China.
The Taiwanese nationals were arrested in crack down raids in Makati, Paranaque, Muntinlupa and Quezon City. They are allegedly victimizing residents of the Chinese mainland in a modus operandi using internet and other telecommunication devices to access their victims and exact money from them. The NBI said the group netted some US$20.6-million.
However, the DOJ, a month after deporting the Taiwanese nationals dismissed the criminal case filed against them and 10 others which was filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.


from INQUIRER.net satisfy now?

 

[Bob Ong]

United States lawmakers urges Philippines to apologize. Uh oh, your daddy has spoken. Now do as we say or else

Oh really that's why the US lauds PH for expression of regret over Taiwan incident

US lauds PH for expression of regret over Taiwan incident | Inquirer Global Nation

poor Taiwan! way to go daddy

 

[Bob Ong]

smh, at least go read the news before you comment, your Justice Secretary claimed the Taiwanese investigation team went there on their own.

MANILA, Philippines—The Taiwanese government cannot just send investigators to the Philippines, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima said Thursday.
“They have to course through proper channels. They have to make an official request,” De Lima said pointing that the investigators should have coordinated with the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO).
“They cannot just come over,” she said.

De Lima issued the statement following reports that a 14-man investigation team from Taiwan arrived in the country to investigate the death of Taiwanese fisherman Hung Shih-Cheng. The fisherman was allegedly shot last May 9 in the disputed waters in the Bashi Strait off the northern Philippines.
This is not the first time that the Philippines had a diplomatic row with Taiwan.
In 2011, overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan were put at risk after Taiwan protested over the Philippines’ deportation of 14 of its nationals to China.
The Taiwanese nationals were arrested in crack down raids in Makati, Paranaque, Muntinlupa and Quezon City. They are allegedly victimizing residents of the Chinese mainland in a modus operandi using internet and other telecommunication devices to access their victims and exact money from them. The NBI said the group netted some US$20.6-million.
However, the DOJ, a month after deporting the Taiwanese nationals dismissed the criminal case filed against them and 10 others which was filed by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China.


from INQUIRER.net satisfy now?

OH poor TAIWAN... at least they were able to arrived here

I think you NEED to SANCTION the PHILIPPINES AGAIN because that's another SLAP on your FACE!

SORRY but we ONLY recognize CHINA not TAIWAN

BYE BYE!

 

[Bob Ong]

Taiwan's President is crazy. He is just trying to fool his constituency to gain political capital out of this tragic incident. I heard he's satisfaction rating is fluctuating at an alarming rate in Taiwan

 

[sdjd2013]

OH poor TAIWAN... at least they were able to arrived here

I think you NEED to SANCTION the PHILIPPINES AGAIN because that's another SLAP on your FACE!

SORRY but we ONLY recognize CHINA not TAIWAN

BYE BYE!

People like you should be the reason Taiwan take over all islets north of the 30t parallel, you stupid manun, do you think China will be any easier to deal with than Taiwan? Wait for China to land their paratroopers on your islands in South china seas, then let's see if you are still cavalier about this whole thing.

Do you really think trespassing justifies killing? In that case Taiwan should shoot at any incoming vessels, civilian or not, coming from any manun islands.

 

[Zero_wing]

People like you should be the reason Taiwan take over all islets north of the 30t parallel, you stupid manun, do you think China will be any easier to deal with than Taiwan? Wait for China to land their paratroopers on your islands in South china seas, then let's see if you are still cavalier about this whole thing.

Do you really think trespassing justifies killing? In that case Taiwan should shoot at any incoming vessels, civilian or not, coming from any manun islands.