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China set for easy ride from ASEAN on disputed South China Sea
China expressed its willingness to “join hands” with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to uphold the stability of the South China Sea, steadily advance the consultation of the Code of Conduct in ...
- August 5, 2017
I apologized only to China's foreign minister', says Locsin
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said he apologized for his profanity-laden tweet against China only to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and not to the Chinese ambassador to the Philippines. This was ...
- May 5, 2021
Gov't urged to rethink policy on South China Sea
A Manila-based independent think tank called on the Duterte administration yesterday to rethink its policy on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) issue following China’s recent installation of anti-ship missiles and ...
- May 12, 2018
Overexploitation has cut diversity in Philippine waters
Increased fishing activity in the Philippines has reduced diversity by nearly 20 percent since the 1950s. This was pointed out by maritime scholars who participated in a roundtable discussion on marine biodiversity ...
- January 12, 2017
Ph denies building airport, port in Spratlys
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday denied China’s claims that the Philippines is building an airport and a port in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), branding the allegations unbelievable. ...
- May 1, 2015
No need to fight China; We can share - Duterte
President Duterte said that the Philippines and China do not need to go to war over the disputed West Philippine Sea when the two countries can share the resources found in the area. Duterte made the statement in Cebu over ...
- May 21, 2018
US, PH express concern over China's 'provocative, unilateral actions'
Longtime allies the Philippines and the United States (US) jointly expressed their concern over the "provocative unilateral actions" undertaken by China that aim to change the status quo in the South China Sea. The South ...
- January 15, 2016
DFA cites improved ties with China amid maritime dispute
President Duterte’s decision to set aside the Arbitral Tribunal ruling that invalidated Beijing’s claims to most of the South China Sea has led to the healthy environment of dialogue, cooperation, and development in the ...
- July 13, 2017
US should encourage code of conduct in South China Sea
Washington should more publicly support efforts to get China and the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to engage and conclude a binding code of conduct in the South China Sea, a Filipino-American senior ...
- September 7, 2012
Wealth-sharing with China eyed
The Philippines is willing to consider a joint mineral exploration with China in the disputed South China Sea despite overlapping claims of the area. President Duterte has earlier announced he is open to “sharing” resources ...
- March 25, 2017