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WPS dispute with China 'can't be solved in this lifetime'
The country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) cannot be resolved in this lifetime, according to presidential spokesperson Harry Roque. Saying that the Duterte administration was “not pro-China” ...
- May 26, 2018
Coast Guard, BFAR drive away Chinese vessels from PH shoal
The Philippines on Wednesday said its maritime patrols had twice driven Chinese vessels away from a shoal within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It was the first time since President Duterte took office in ...
- May 6, 2021
Chinese warships enter West Philippine Sea
Chinese naval vessels entered Philippine waters on Feb. 1 amid efforts by the Philippines to peacefully resolve its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea through arbitration in the United Nations. China’s ...
- February 5, 2013
Chinese ships moored at Julian Felipe Reef since November 2020
The presence of Chinese vessels at a reef within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which had aroused the concern of President Rodrigo Duterte, was detected by a US-based research company as early as November ...
- March 27, 2021
'US must pay more for reef damage'
It’s all right if the United States has not yet paid the P58.3-million fine slapped on it by the Philippines for messing up the Tubbataha Reefs this time last year, because it has to pay more, a Filipino lawyer said on ...
- January 5, 2014
Washington says Beijing should stop 'bullying' in South China Sea
The United States called on China on Saturday to stop “bullying behavior” in the South China Sea and said it was concerned by reports of Beijing’s “provocative actions” aimed at offshore oil and gas developments in the ...
- April 20, 2020
Reported Chinese waste dumping in EEZ angers lawmakers
True or not, a report that Chinese ships have not only been intruding into the West Philippine Sea but have also been dumping raw sewage into the waters in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has angered lawmakers. ...
- July 14, 2021
Maritime expert: PH must stop China fishers from wrecking Panatag reefs
If the Philippine government does not stop Chinese clam harvesters from destroying the reefs at Panatag Shoal, China would reclaim land on what is left of the shoal and transform it into another artificial island, a maritime ...
- June 21, 2018
'Too much, too soon,' expert warns on PH-China sea study
Batongbacal was referring to an announcement made by President Rodrigo Duterte last week in Marawi City and later clarified by Malacañang spokesperson Harry Roque, that the administration was considering China’s offer to ...
- March 4, 2018
PH military chief Chinese vessels' formation suspicious
The Armed Forces chief, Gen. Cirilito Sobejana, on Wednesday said the military-style formation of about 200 Chinese vessels at a reef within the country’s 370-kilometer exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea ...
- March 25, 2021