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New AFP chief mum on West PH Sea Dispute
The newly installed Armed Forces chief, Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri, refused to speak up on the territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea. Iriberri said he prefers not to talk about the issue since the ...
- July 13, 2015
Duterte wary of US role in South China Sea dispute
President Duterte is not just afraid that a war in the South China Sea would crush the country—he’s also wary that American troops would take advantage and the conflict would spiral out of control. Reiterating that he will ...
- January 25, 2020
Ban China from our EEZ
Critics of President Duterte aka Digong, among them ex-Foreign Secretary Albert "Super Amboy" del Rosario, claim that he may be impeached over his statement that he would allow China to continue fishing within our Exclusive ...
- July 3, 2019
Kalayaan mayor urges PH fishers to defy China.
The mayor of Kalayaan town, in the Spratlys, on Friday said he would encourage Filipino fishermen to ignore China’s new rules that require foreign fishermen to seek permission from Chinese regional authorities before ...
- January 11, 2014
Duterte condemns Ayungin incident
We abhor the recent event in the Ayungin Shoal and view with grave concern other similar developments. This does not speak well of the relations between our nations and ours partnership. President Duterte stressed this as ...
- November 23, 2021
Island facing West PH Sea seen boosting coastal defense
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is considering a donated 10-hectare land on Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province as a vital location in the military’s “coastal defense strategy” against external threats. The ...
- February 27, 2023
Del Rosario: Marcos ‘taking proper steps in defending’ West PH Sea
Calling the tensions in the South China Sea “the most complex geopolitical situation in the world,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “guard carefully” the country’s territory, ...
- February 28, 2023
Coast Guard bares new tack vs Chinese harassment in WPS
While diplomatic protests filed by the country seem not enough to flinch China, exposing the Asian superpower’s bullying behavior consistently is an effective way to counter its intensifying aggression in the South China ...
- February 26, 2023
PH, China start talks on South China Sea
The Philippines and China have started the rounds of consultations on the South China Sea, which would play a big role in ensuring diplomacy between the two countries which are clashing for territorial sovereignty. At the ...
- March 24, 2023
Expect more joint SCS patrols, US says ahead of summits
More joint patrols can be expected in the South China Sea after drills by the United States, Australia, the Philippines and Japan last weekend, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Tuesday, ahead of U.S. ...
- April 11, 2024