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President Duterte is, at last, saying the words we need to hear from him regarding the conflict with China over parts of the South China Sea. At his daughter’s party event in Davao City Friday, the President said: “You ...
- August 19, 2018
Du30: China to fast-track sea talks
China has promised the Philippines that it would fast-track the negotiations for the proposed code of conduct for claimants in the South China Sea, according to President Duterte. Mr. Duterte said he pressed Chinese officials ...
- November 16, 2017
Ex-DFA chief wants SCS ruling in sea code
The South China Sea arbitration ruling should be an integral part of a binding Code of Conduct (COC), according to former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario, as he enjoined Association of Southeast Asian Nations ...
- November 4, 2019
Phl protests China's ramming of fishing boats in Panatag
The government protested Wednesday the international ramming of three Philippine fishing boats by a Chinese coast guard vessel on Jan. 29 and the destructive and illegal harvesting of giant clams in Panatag Shoal, also ...
- February 6, 2015
DND seeks to review treaty between US, PH
Nearly seven decades after the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Philippine government, the defense department will seek to review the Aug. 30, 1951 accord to solicit Washington’s ...
- December 21, 2018
Trump vows to stop China from taking South China Sea islands
The new administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned ...
- January 25, 2017
Du30: I can't stop China in Panatag
President Duterte on Sunday said he would not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near the Philippines west coast because it was too powerful. Mr.Duterte made the statement in reaction to reports that China would ...
- March 20, 2017
Duterte bares reason tension escalated in South China Sea
The United States had a chance to nip in the bud the territorial conflict in the South China Sea years ago but has “done nothing” about it, according to President Duterte. The President has sharply rebuked the United States ...
- March 25, 2017
BFAR holds forum vs illegal fishing
The Fishery Law Enforcement Conference, organized by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), gathered local agriculture and fishery officials, law enforcement agencies and fisherfolk. “This activity is a ...
- August 27, 2017
China wants control of disputed sea - PH
The Philippines accused China on Thursday of seeking to take control of nearly the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with an expansionist agenda dominated by “massive reclamation” works. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- March 27, 2015