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Chinese exclusion zone looms in Spratlys?
The United States is worried about the possibility of China declaring an exclusion zone in the South China Sea if it loses in a maritime arbitration case filed by Manila before an international court. Admiral John Richardson, ...
- March 19, 2016
Scarborough Shoal and the violation of human rights
Center Law Philippines yesterday (June 24) submitted an urgent appeal to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to call attention to the human rights violations which took place on the fishing grounds of the Scarborough ...
- June 25, 2015
'Never give up honor, sovereignty and sovereign rights'
Our sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, like our honor as UP alumni, are priceless. They are not for sale. No generation of Filipinos, and no individual Filipino, has the right to sell or waive the country’s ...
- August 23, 2017
PH rejects Chinese names for Benham Rise features
Malacañang has rejected China’s naming of several undersea features in Benham Rise, which has been renamed Philippine Rise. “We object and do not recognize the Chinese names given to some undersea features in the Philippine ...
- February 15, 2018
Benham Rise trip: Duterte's latest comedy act
China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ...
- May 1, 2018
PH fishers seek UN help vs China abuses in Scarborough
Backed by international law experts, Zambales fishermen on Friday appealed to the United Nations to remind China to respect their rights to fish near the Scarborough Shoal, which is considered to be part of the Philippines’ ...
- April 13, 2016
Gov't not neglecting duties in West PHL Sea - Palace
Malacañang on Saturday stressed that the government has not been lax in protecting the maritime environment in areas being claimed by China. "We stress that the essence of such writ of kalikasan, which is the protection ...
- May 6, 2019
Duterte: China not claiming Benham Rise
China has assured President Duterte they will not claim Benham Rise as part of its territory. Presidential spokesman Ernesto Abella said the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Office of the Executive Secretary ...
- April 2, 2017
Palace: China controls West Philippine Sea
Malacañang on Monday conceded that country could not do anything about the West Philippine Sea for now as it is controlled by China. Instead of waging war with the Asian powerhouse, all the Philippines can do is to negotiate ...
- March 26, 2019
PH may 'adopt' China, Vietnam agreement
The joint exploration agreement signed by China and Vietnam may be adopted by the Philippines and China for the joint exploration of the West Philippine Sea, the Palace said Monday. “We could look to the Vietnamese-Chinese ...
- March 6, 2018