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DU30 open to deal in South China Sea
President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, contradicting Foreign Secretary designated Alan Peter Cayetano, who said on ...
- May 17, 2017
Eyewitness at Ayungin: Chinese force, PH grit
China is closely watching this patch of reef, one of the maritime features occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, as if ready to seize it at the earliest opportunity to establish firm control over that ...
- June 24, 2022
Roque: We’re not behind our rivals in reef dev’t
Malacañang on Tuesday disputed the Inquirer report that the Philippines had been left behind by its rivals in the development of territorial claims in the hotly contested South China Sea. Presidential spokesperson Harry ...
- May 9, 2018
China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says China’s placement of weapons systems on man-made islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce other countries in the region. Laying out a sharp criticism of ...
- June 3, 2018
China ship 'shadowing' research vessel in WPS
A Chinese coast guard vessel has been shadowing a research vessel deployed last month by the Filipino and Taiwanese scientists inside the Philippine’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea. Maritime law ...
- April 9, 2022
Carpio tells youth: Defend sovereignty
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has challenged the youth to join other Filipinos in doing their “solemn civic duty to preserve, protect and defend” Philippine territory and sovereignty. “We must always be on guard and ...
- June 25, 2018
China wants naval drills with Asean in S. China Sea
China’s defense minister said on Friday he was willing to hold joint drills in the disputed South China Sea with Southeast Asian countries, covering accidental encounters and search and rescue, striking a conciliatory tone ...
- October 17, 2015
China disregarded ASEAN agreement to ease sea tensions, says Aquino
Which administration secured the landmark ruling from an international arbitral court recognizing the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea? Former President Benigno Aquino III on Monday raised this ...
- June 5, 2018
Palace: Nothing objectionable in China proposal
Malacañang finds “nothing objectionable” to China’s proposal to exclude non-Asian countries, such as the United States, from joint military exercises and energy exploration with Southeast Asian nations. Presidential ...
- August 4, 2018
Chinese Navy sets combat drills in South China Sea
China claims most of the South China Sea, a key trade route and home to areas that are believed to hold large quantities of oil and natural gas. Along with China, parts of the South China Sea are subject to competing claims ...
- March 24, 2018