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US to keep confronting Beijing in S. China Sea - Mattis
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis vowed Tuesday that the US would keep confronting China over its territorial claims in the South China Sea, where Beijing has established a significant military presence on contested islands. ...
- May 31, 2018
NSC shuns civilian Christmas trip to Ayungin Shoal
The National Security Council (NSC) said Tuesday, Nov. 21, that it will not support any civilian mission in Ayungin (Second) Shoal in time for the Christmas season. This, after the Atin Ito coalition, a group of advocates ...
- November 22, 2023
Protesters ask DENR to revoke Laguna Lake dredging project
Fisherfolk and urban poor residents along Laguna Lake appealed yesterday to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to revoke the contract of a Belgian dredging firm for the conduct of the controversial ...
- September 24, 2010
Chinese military says 'warned' US warship to leave S. China Sea
The Chinese military said it warned a US warship to “leave” waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as “false” by American forces. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South ...
- March 24, 2023
Mattis warns of consequences if Beijing keeps militarizing the South China Sea
The US and China appear to be headed for a more confrontational relationship in Southeast Asia as Washington warns of a more aggressive response to the militarization of disputed islands in the South China Sea. Speaking ...
- June 5, 2018
Duterte apologizes to 22 fishers
President Duterte said he does not mean to belittle the plight of the 22 fishermen who were abandoned at sea by a Chinese vessel when he referred to the Recto Bank incident as a “little” maritime incident. In an interview ...
- June 26, 2019
PRRD leaves for Beijing today for Belt and Road forum
Amid the escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea, President Duterte is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday April 25 in his four-day visit to Beijing. The President is ...
- April 24, 2019
Sea rows turning into 'environmental' issue
The Philippines on Sunday said maritime disputes in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) have evolved into an “environmental issue.” During the annual meeting of states that are parties to the United Nations Convention ...
- June 15, 2015
The long-delayed Code of Conduct
The ten member nations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have always regarded and treated one another with all goodwill and respect, even when they have conflicting claims, such as on certain areas in the South China Sea. ...
- July 27, 2019
China's Coast Guard law is 'valid' only within its borders - Locsin
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday maintained that the China Coast Guard law “does not exist” in as far as the Philippines’ territorial waters are concerned and is only effective within the Chinese ...
- May 24, 2021