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Protests vs. China mounting: Big trade groups join gov't in denouncing Chinese incursions in WPS
The Department of Foreign Affairs lodged two more diplomatic protests against China on Wednesday, even as eight local business groups joined Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and other government officials in calling on ...
- April 15, 2021
'Word war' over WPS still raging
Retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio on Friday urged Filipinos to “shout out” to President Rodrigo Duterte to wake him from his slumber and prod him to correct the narrative that China is in possession ...
- May 1, 2021
US to China: Stay out of PH exclusive zone
The United States on Friday backed Manila’s strong protest against Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and used water cannons against two Philippine ships on a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal or Second ...
- November 20, 2021
'Illegal fishing in WPS a cause of concern'
The United States said Thursday the multi-billion “illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing and destruction of the rich marine ecosystem in the West Philippine Sea is a cause of concern for both the United States and ...
- April 23, 2021
PH protests Chinese tactics
The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over the presence of hundreds of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea, the Palace said Monday, even as it disputed a report that there ...
- April 2, 2019
Duterte dares, Carpio accepts challenge to debate on WPS
Retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday accepted the challenge of President Duterte for a debate on the West Philippine Sea issue, saying he is ready to face the President anytime of the day. “On ...
- May 7, 2021
DFA mulls over filing complaint over Panatag
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday raised the possibility of bringing before the United Nations the case of the China Coast Guard personnel driving away the crew of Reporter’s Notebook from the Panatag ...
- November 28, 2018
Australia weights in on Chinese boats' intrusion
Australia on Wednesday joined the United States and Japan in expressing concern over Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea after Manila protested the presence of more than 200 Chinese vessels moored near the Julian ...
- March 25, 2021
China defends Coast Guard law
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Monday said China's new law authorizing its Coast Guard to shoot foreign vessels sailing through its claimed areas in the disputed South China Sea conforms with international law. The embassy ...
- February 2, 2021
Senators denounce China: File resolution criticizing Chinese incursions, chamber approval up
Eleven senators crossed party lines Monday to file a strongly-worded resolution denouncing the illegal activities of China in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EZZ) and other parts of the West Philippine Sea. In filing ...
- April 27, 2021