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PH will take 'legal action' vs China on harvest of giant clams - Locsin
The Philippine government will take “legal action” against China following reports that Chinese fishermen are mass harvesting giant clams in the Scarborough Shoal. “We just caught them doing that recently, filed a diplomatic ...
- April 17, 2019
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
'Gov't not abandoning West PH Sea claims'
The government has yet to find the right timing to assert the country’s rights on territories in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) which are also being claimed by China and several other nations. Presidential Spokesperson ...
- January 29, 2017
Gov’t mulls diplomatic protest against China
The government is mulling to take diplomatic action against China for alleged breach of international obligation following the reported presence of two warplanes on an artificial island in South China Sea. “The Secretary ...
- April 20, 2018
From sea of conflict to sea of cooperation, friendship
In a bid to turn the South China Sea into a “sea of cooperation and friendship,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a joint exploration of the waterway between the China and the Philippines “at an appropriate time.” ...
- April 12, 2018
Wannabe Americans want us to declare war vs China
Attention, warmongers: Paracel Islands is not Philippine territory and we have never claimed it. This group of islands and reefs is nearer to China and Vietnam, and they are the two countries that have claims to the Paracels, ...
- May 30, 2018
SB confident The Hague will favor PH in sea dispute
Speaker Feliciano “Sonny” Belmonte Jr. expressed confidence yesterday that the international arbitral tribunal based in The Hague would favorably act on the arbitration initiative being pursued by the Philippines against ...
- July 5, 2015
Benham Rise visits may be put in writing
President Rodrigo Duterte is inclined to put in writing an agreement allowing China’s research ships into local waters. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto Abella assured that the President remains committed to protecting and ...
- March 17, 2017
Zambales fisherfolk harassed by China gets livelihood assistance
The provincial government said yesterday it has been creating alternative sources of livelihood for the more than 10,000 fisherfolk in the province adversely affected by the harassment of Chinese authorities in the disputed ...
- July 11, 2015
PH-China hold first round of talks over disputed South China Sea Friday
It will be a long journey to resolve the South China Sea dispute but the Philippines is ready to jumpstart a dialogue with China tomorrow to further ease the tension and prevent another standoff. Philippine Ambassador to ...
- May 18, 2017