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Not a single island but the whole of Spratlys
Mischief Reef was lost under the Ramos presidency. Scarborough Shoal was lost under the Benigno Aquino III presidency. The Spratlys was surrendered to China under the Duterte presidency.
- May 30, 2018
What now after Xi's rejection
The recent statement of Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo reported that, as committed, President Duterte was, "steadfast in raising with President Xi concerns central to the Philippine Sea which include the ruling ...
- September 2, 2019
Will the world recognize and respect the "West Philippine Sea"?
President Benigno Aquino III's order naming the western side of the Philippine archipelago "West Philippine Sea" provides Philippine officials and the mass media a formal basis to call it by that name, as they have been ...
- September 17, 2012
Philippines, China both assert claims over South China Sea
China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has asserted claims over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea and asked the Philippines to “stop actions complicating the situation and escalating disputes.” Wenbin ...
- April 29, 2021
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries administrative Order No. 198-1, Series of 2018, Amended rules and regulations on registration and licensing of commercial fishing vessels, fishing gears and fishworkers
In accordance with Republic Act No. 8550, as amended by Republic Act No. 10654, entitled "An Act to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, Amending Republic Act No. 8550, Otherwise Known ...
- September 16, 2018
DFA: China denies harassing Pinoy fishers
The Department of Foreign Affairs yesterday said China belied reports its forces were involved in the reported harassment of Filipino fishermen near Union Bank, also known as Pagkakaisa Bank, in the South China Sea. “We ...
- May 3, 2017
WPS issue 'haunts' Lorenzana every day
The country’s issues with China over the West Philippine Sea remain a problem that haunts Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana every day. He said there is currently a stalemate on the matter of who occupies which island in ...
- December 27, 2018
Loren mulls new fisheries agency
A bill filed in the Senate seeks to create a Department of Fisheries aimed at conserving the country's fisheries and aquatic resources. In enhancing fish production, Sen. Loren Legarda's Senate Bill No. (SBN) 242 mandates ...
- August 25, 2016
Duterte: no weapons in island occupation
No new weapons are being eyed for islets and land features in the West Philippine Sea over which President Duterte wants the military to exercise greater control. The President made the clarification yesterday at the Davao ...
- April 11, 2017
Govt letting China survey Benham Rise 'capitulation'
The Duterte administration was accused on Tuesday by a lawmaker of accommodating the caprices of China in a reprise of what then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo did. “It can really be seen that [the government has] indeed ...
- January 17, 2018