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'SCS military action to create further friction’
With Beijing already in possession of vast areas in the South China Sea, the United States and other countries should just accept this “reality” and avoid creating “friction” that could lead to full-scale military ...
- November 16, 2018
Rody signs EO renaming Benham ‘Philippine Rise’
In a bid to assert the Philippines’ sovereign rights over Benham Rise, President Duterte has signed Executive Order 25 renaming the undersea region as Philippine Rise. The EO that Duterte signed on May 16 also directed the ...
- May 23, 2017
Chinese vessel identified; Benham mission bared
The China ship that crisscrossed Benham Rise for months studied not just the undersea plateau within Manila’s authority. It also proceeded to the waters off Samar and Siargao Island, apparently in search of submarine passage ...
- April 3, 2017
US, at East Asia meet, rejects China sea claims
The United States underscored its rejection of China’s unlawful maritime claims in the South China Sea in line with the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal Award when Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the East Asia Summit ...
- August 6, 2021
Benham Rise seen as fisheries hot spot
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and marine scientists have sailed for the first time this year the 13-million hectare Benham Rise in an effort to protect and increase marine productivity in the ...
- April 15, 2016
Phl says SCS ruling 'non-negotiable'
On the fourth anniversary of the South China Sea ruling, the Philippines yesterday stressed that the unanimous award in favor of Manila is “non-negotiable” and that there is no possibility of “compromise or change.” This ...
- July 13, 2020
VFA up for renegotiation; Rody gags officials on WPS
The Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the US is up for renegotiation, President Duterte said, as he maintained that his administration has veered away from a proWest foreign policy to avoid “trouble.” At a meeting of ...
- May 19, 2021
Europe won't coalesce to recognize SCS ruling - Locsin
European countries are unlikely to form a coalition to recognize the arbitral ruling invalidating China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea as they are “desperate” for Chinese money. “Dangerous to form a coalition ...
- July 13, 2019
'China can't name Phl Rise undersea features'
China has no right to name undersea features in the Philippine Rise or Benham Rise, according to a senior magistrate of the Supreme Court. Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said only the Philippines has the right to ...
- February 19, 2018
Phl sending Coast Guard, BFRA ships to reef
To avoid being accused of provocation by Beijing, the military will not send naval ships to the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) now being swarmed by Chinese vessels and instead just let Philippine Coast ...
- March 30, 2021