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Govt will protect PH territory- Cayetano
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano reiterated the Duterte administration’s commitment to protect the country’s territory and economic rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). “We are very serious about protection ...
- August 1, 2018
Malacañang appeals for unity in sea row
Malacañang on Wednesday appealed to critics of the government’s handling of the country’s maritime dispute with China to “be united on this issue.” “We appeal to the critics, we have to be united on this issue. Please do ...
- March 8, 2018
Philippines rejects Chinese sea patrol
The Philippine government expressed its objection to China’s plan to intensify patrols on the contested islands and waters in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Raul Hernandez, spokesman of the department of foreign ...
- February 28, 2013
‘No need to invoke MDT in Recto Bank incident’
The hitting of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel at midnight of June 9 in Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea was not an armed attack on the Philippines, hence not covered by the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) ...
- June 20, 2019
No expansion in disputed sea, China tells PH
China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new "status quo" brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, according to Defense ...
- August 17, 2017
Gov't 'weak' in implementation of fisheries law
Top officials of the multinational environment group Oceana said the Duterte administration is “weak” in terms of the implementation of Fisheries Law, with the fisheries sector still one of the most vulnerable sectors in ...
- August 1, 2019
Manila to uphold importance of freedom of navigation in West PHL Sea
The government is committed to uphold the importance of freedom of navigation and overflight in the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang said on Sunday, noting that construction of additional runways in the disputed waters will ...
- January 18, 2016
Cabinet official: War awaits any claimant to Benham Rise
If someone claims the Philippine (Benham) Rise, the government will declare war against the claimant, a Cabinet official said on Wednesday. “The Philippine Rise must be guarded. We will go to war if someone [not only China] ...
- March 8, 2018
Troops deployed to secure PH Rise
The military had deployed hundreds of Marines troopers in the country’s northern frontier to secure and maintain the country’s sovereign rights over Philippine Rise, after China renamed four seamounts and a hill in the ...
- February 17, 2018
PH protects Chinese fishing at Panatag
The Foreign Affairs department has formally protested China’s reported mass harvesting of giant clams at the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, which Malacañang on Tuesday called as an “affront” to the Philippines. A ...
- April 17, 2019