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China ships block PH boats
The Philippines on Thursday accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon at boats delivering supplies to Filipino marines in the disputed South China Sea/West Philippine Sea, and told Beijing to "back off." ...
- November 19, 2021
PH wins seat in UN sea body
The Philippines has won a seat in the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, a body of the United Nations that deals with the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. The Philippine ...
- June 17, 2022
Senators okay PH-China joint West PH Sea exploration
At least three senators are amenable to China’s willingness to conduct a 60-40 joint exploration of natural resources with the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea as bared by Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, but ...
- August 2, 2018
Pinoys now free to fish in Scarborough—Palace
Filipino fishermen are now be able to fish in the disputed Scarborough Shoal without being intercepted by Chinese Coast Guard vessels more than four years after the Chinese gained control of the area, Malacañang said Friday. ...
- October 29, 2016
Ex-envoy: Seize China’s assets as damage payment
"Philippine authorities have the right to seize assets and properties owned by the Chinese state in the Philippines to satisfy China's debt to the Filipino people once China's full monetary damages are determined," Del ...
- June 9, 2020
Exploration with China not ‘harmful’ — Cayetano
The framework for the proposed joint exploration hunt for oil and gas deposits with China in the West Philippine Sea will not be "harmful" to the country's territorial and sovereign rights, Foreign Affairs secretary Alan ...
- August 13, 2018
China wants Asian solution to sea row
The Philippines welcomed the plan of China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to finish the general framework of the Code of Conduct by June 2017. On Wednesday, China announced that it agreed with the Asean to ...
- August 19, 2016
Rody weighs in on 'accident'
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday described the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the Recto Bank a “little maritime accident,” adding that the Philippines is not ready to challenge China’s military might. ...
- June 18, 2019
PH, China fishing talks improve
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday said fishing talks between the Philippines and China have progressed, despite recent reports of Filipino fishermen being blocked by Chinese vessels off Pag-asa Island, and the ...
- June 21, 2023
China builds military-grade runway in West PH Sea
Aerial photographs show an increase in Chinese military infrastructure in the West Philippine Sea, and as a threat upon our sovereignty it is most alarming. Some of the photos show a military-grade runway and Chinese ...
- April 19, 2018