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Senate sets next hearing for new 'Benham Rise Dev't Authority'
The Senate forgers on with its bid for the creation of a Benham Rise Development rights over the territory recently visited by a Chinese vessel. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic ...
- March 27, 2017
Fisheries talks with Taiwan readied
The Philippine government is conducting an inventory of its laws related to fisheries and patrimony in preparation for talks with Taiwan. Any talks for a possible fisheries agreement between the Philippines and Taiwan, ...
- June 9, 2013
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
DND lauds PRRD stand not to yield WPS islands
The Department of National Defense (DND) praised President Duterte yesterday for his efforts in solving the country's row with China over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through diplomatic means. DND Spokesman Arsenio Andolong ...
- July 25, 2018
Joint exploration of oil-rich sea with China Proposed
The Philippine government should press China into agreeing that they enter into joint exploration of the oil-rich South China Sea without mentioning the United Nations (UN) arbitration court decision that China's historical ...
- October 12, 2016
Don't be too 'liberal' with Benham Rise
“There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ...
- January 28, 2018
A "win-win' approach to tapping SCS resources
The clashing claims of the Philippines and China in the South China Sea, particularly in the 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Philippines which we have renamed West Philippine Sea, continues to dominate public ...
- July 27, 2019
Taiwan president flies to disputed island in South China Sea
The Taiwanese Defense Ministry told Reuters that Ma had departed for Itu Aba. He is scheduled to hold a news conference around 1100 GMT on his arrival back in Taiwan. Washington, Taiwan's biggest ally, on Wednesday called ...
- January 29, 2016
Scarborough now accessible to PH fishermen - Palace
A malacanang official said that there are no longer Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in Scarborough Shoal and that Filipino fishermen are now able to freely access the area. This development comes one week after President ...
- October 29, 2016
Japan conducts first submarine drill in disputed sea-reports
Japan has carried out its first submarine drill in the South China Sea, a newspaper said Monday, a move that could provoke Beijing which claims most of the disputed waters. Submarine Kuroshio on Thursday joined three ...
- September 18, 2018