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Duterte calls for 'restraint, caution' on WPS
The Philippines and China should exercise “restraint and caution” to prevent an escalation of the tension in the South China Sea, President Duterte declared during his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The ...
- April 29, 2019
Joint exploration with China in WPS is the better approach — JPE
The United Nations arbitral court had issued a decision rejecting China’s historical claim over most parts of the SCS and favoring the Philippine claim over parts of the Spratly island chain and the Scarborough (Panatag) ...
- March 17, 2018
PH must ‘act fast’ on islands in West PH Sea – Duterte
The Philippines must "Acts fast" in occupying its island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) Before it loses them to other Claimants, President Duterte said last Saturday in his talk at a philippine-Qatar business forum here. ...
- April 17, 2017
China called on to prohibit their fishermen from Panatag
President Rodrigo Duterte has called on China to prohibit its fishermen from venturing inside the Scarborough or Panatag Shoal just like action taken by the Philippines. The president maintained that the lagoon within the ...
- November 25, 2016
Carpio cites PH-China oil exploration deal: Safeguards to protect PH sovereignty in place
Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio said yesterday the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Philippines and China on joint exploration of natural resources in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) "has safeguards ...
- November 26, 2018
PH, China to tackle conflict: discussions on South China Sea bilateral mechanism set for May
Talks between the Philippines and China to thresh out the dispute over the South China Sea have been scheduled in May. Both the Philippine and Chinese governments confirmed the scheduled discussions as part of the efforts ...
- March 30, 2017
Stronger PH military pressed amid sea dispute
Senator Richard Gordon on Sunday urged the Duterte administration to beef up the country’s military capability so that China and other nations won’t look down on the Philippines as a pushover. Meantime, the Philippine ...
- June 18, 2018
Rising to protect Philippine Rise
Many find it weird why focus was on an uncontested area instead of the West Philippine Sea where Filipinos are increasingly frustrated over the seemingly inadequate response of the Philippines to China’s relentless intrusions ...
- May 22, 2018
First draft of South China Sea Code of Conduct ready
A first draft of a Code of Conduct for behavior in the disputed South China Sea has been completed, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Wednesday, adding tension in the waterway had eased notably. Since 2010, China ...
- March 9, 2017
PH tells China to withdraw over 100 vessels from Julian Felipe Reef
The Philippines has protested the return of over 100 Chinese vessels “illegally operating” in and around Julian Felipe Reef on April 4, barely a year after the same swarming incident took place. This was disclosed by the ...
- June 11, 2022