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US, Japan, South Korea join bids for Benham Rise study
The Philippine government approved the applications of 26 research firms from the United States, Japan and South Korea to conduct scientific research in Benham rise or Philippine Rise, contradicting allegations the Duterte ...
- January 26, 2018
PH ignores Chinese names on Benham
Malacañang said Thursday it is not alarmed over China’s move to tag five underwater features of Philippine Rise with Chinese names, saying there was no bad faith involved and that bilateral relations remain intact. In a ...
- February 16, 2018
Ambivalent opposition to the joint oil exploration
The Philippines only enjoys the right to claim over that portion of the South China Sea as part of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), but does not vest sovereign right over the area. Should we insist, it is possible that ...
- December 29, 2018
China oil deal hit, praised: Joma: A clear act of treason; Carpio: Booster of PH sea claim
The Communist Party of the Philippines branded the joint oil and gas development deal between China and the Philippines “a clear act of treason” by the Duterte administration but acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said ...
- November 26, 2018
Du30 stand on Benham well-grounded - Atienza
President Rodrigo Duterte’s tough stance on Benham Rise, or the so-called the Philippine Rise, was well ground amid threats, according to Buhay Party-list Rep. Joselito Atienza. “The entire 13 million hectares of Benham ...
- March 5, 2018
Gordon wants strong PH capability in sea dispute
Senator Richard Gordon on Tuesday noted that unless the Philippines showed readiness to help itself by investing in building up a credible defense capability, nobody will help it in connection with the South China Sea ...
- July 4, 2018
Palace on Du30 joke: PH not giving away territory
The government will not give away a single inch of Philippine territory to China, and should not seriously take President Rodrigo Duterte’s joke to make the country a province of China, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque ...
- February 21, 2018
China's failure on marine environment
One major issue raised by the Philippine government panel before the Permanent Court of Arbitration arbitral tribunal on the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea dispute was China’s failure to live up to its obligations to ...
- August 9, 2018
Think tank warns: China deploys jet in SCS
China has deployed a military aircraft to a base it had built on a reclaimed island in the South China Sea, photos from an American think tank released Wednesday confirmed.
The Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative published ...
- May 11, 2018
'PH would one day even than China'
Amid growing international concern over rising tension in the South China Sea, a Malacañang official said Thursday the Philippines would one day "thank" China for building artificial islands in the resource-rich waters. ...
- February 9, 2018