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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
Esperon tells Filipino fishermen: Go out and fish in West PH Sea
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. urged on Wednesday, April 21, Filipino fishermen to go out and fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as he assured that military, coast guard, and fisheries assets are ...
- April 22, 2021
Fishermen withdraw from 'kalikasan' petition
The government’s chief lawyer yesterday moved for the withdrawal of a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to compel the government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, saying 19 fishermen listed ...
- July 10, 2019
Phl, Japan agree on peaceful resolution of sea dispute
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely to advance a “rules-based” regime to maintain stability and security in the region amid sea disputes, President Duterte disclosed Thursday night. As this developed, ...
- October 29, 2016
Congress sets probe on Benham incursion
Congress is set to conduct an investigation into the reported intrusions of Chinese vessels in Benham Rise, which has been declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf by the United Nations in 2012. Beijing has ...
- March 16, 2017
How to make China pay for abuses in West Philippine Sea
As we celebrate Independence Day on June 12, we Filipinos need to continue to stand up for our rights. Last July 12, 2016, Filipinos vindicated their rights against the continuing abuses by China in the West Philippine Sea ...
- June 10, 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
Duterte to China: Let Filipinos fish in peace
Fish, not war. With no plan to go to war over the West Philippine Sea dispute, President Duterte has appealed to China to just allow Filipinos to “fish in peace.” The President maintained that there was “no reason for ...
- May 5, 2021
Getting everyone to understand and support the WPS ruling
The pursuit of a “public diplomacy campaign” spearheaded by the Department of Foreign Affairs to bolster and sustain awareness on the implications of the historic arbitral ruling on the South China Sea is certainly a step ...
- October 4, 2022
Phl protests China's unilateral fishing ban in SCS
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over its unilateral imposition fishing moratorium in areas that include the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. "In a ...
- June 1, 2022