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'Never give up honor, sovereignty and sovereign rights'
Our sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, like our honor as UP alumni, are priceless. They are not for sale. No generation of Filipinos, and no individual Filipino, has the right to sell or waive the country’s ...
- August 23, 2017
Manila, Beijing agree to resume talks on South China Sea dispute
The Philippines and China have agreed to resume bilateral "dialogue and consultation" to properly resolve the thorny dispute in the South China Sea. The consensus was reached during the historic meeting between President ...
- October 21, 2016
Energy recommends lifting of ban on West Philippine Sea exploration
The Energy Department officially recommended to the Department of Foreign Affairs the lifting of the moratorium on oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea amid the enhanced relations between China and the ...
- January 4, 2019
Virtual surrender of WPS to China?
Watching President Duterte’s “Talk to the People” show Monday night, we were jolted toward the end of his report when he virtually surrendered to China the West Philippine Sea, or parts of it, without the aggressive neighbor ...
- April 22, 2021
Captain frets over Rody's quip
The captain of the Philippine fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank said Tuesday he was saddened by President Rodrigo Duterte’s description of the incident as “a little maritime accident.” ...
- June 19, 2019
Rules-based approach on West Philippine Sea
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario again underscored the need for a rule-based approach in resolving the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea, saying this is the only legitimate and viable way to ...
- October 2, 2012
Del Rosario disputes Palace stand on WPS row
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario said the Palace statement that bringing the country's maritime disputes with China before the United Nations is a futile exercise. Del Rosario made the statement in ...
- September 21, 2019
Gov't not neglecting duties in West PHL Sea - Palace
Malacañang on Saturday stressed that the government has not been lax in protecting the maritime environment in areas being claimed by China. "We stress that the essence of such writ of kalikasan, which is the protection ...
- May 6, 2019
No need to worry, Palace tells China
Malacañang has assured Beijing of Manila’s commitment to enhance bilateral ties after the latter raised concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the military to “occupy” islands in the South China Sea. “The ...
- April 9, 2017
Fish shortage looms if...
If Chinese presence remains in the traditional Filipino fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea, the Philippines could face a possible fish shortage. We already have a pork shortage problem. Let's not allow a fish ...
- April 20, 2021