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'China forum participation won't affect Phl sea claim'
The Philippines’ claim over the disputed areas in the South China Sea will not be abandoned despite President Duterte’s participation in China’s Belt and Road Summit. Ambassador Jose Santiago “Chito” Sta. Romana said the ...
- May 14, 2017
AFP chief 'alarmed' at a new China coast guard law
Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said he finds “very alarming” the new Chinese law allowing its coast guard to fire at perceived intruders in what China considers its ...
- February 10, 2021
US warns China 'throwin elbows'
President Barack Obama has said that while some of China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea may be legitimate, Beijing “shouldn’t just try to establish that based on throwing elbows and pushing people out of the ...
- June 3, 2015
US vows continued presence in South China Sea
The US will continue to operate in the South China Sea (SCS) to ensure prosperity for all nations in the region, the United States Indo-Pacific Command said. Admiral John Aquilino, commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, ...
- August 9, 2021
TUCP backs calls for China pullout from reef
The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) supports the statements of Secretaries Delfin Lorenzana and Teodoro Locsin Jr. in demanding the withdrawal of Chinese naval, militia and maritime presence in and around ...
- April 17, 2021
Duterte's maritime accident statement heartbreaking - Lacson
President Duterte appeared to have shown weakness and immediately capitulated to China instead of defending the country’s honor and dignity when he tried to downplay the ramming of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese ...
- June 19, 2019
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...
- June 8, 2015
China, Asean to meet on sea code
China will host a meeting with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in May to discuss the framework for the code of conduct for claimants in the South China Sea dispute. The meeting, to be attended ...
- March 23, 2017
Phl, China commit to start talks on sea code
The Philippines and China reiterated yesterday their commitment to start negotiations for a Code of Conduct on the South China Sea early next month. They made the commitment at the second meeting of the Philippines-China ...
- February 15, 2018
'Sea dispute should be an election issue'
The country’s dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea should be made an election issue, with each presidential candidate obliged to make public his or her stand, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio ...
- November 7, 2015