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China has taken P9.7 trillion in reefs, fish - and counting
The CCP is stepping up sea aggression. Seven Philippine reefs have been landfilled into Chinese island-garrisons. From there gunboat-backed Chinese poachers overfish Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and mineral-rich Recto (Reed) ...
- February 17, 2021
Ex-envoy: Seize China’s assets as damage payment
"Philippine authorities have the right to seize assets and properties owned by the Chinese state in the Philippines to satisfy China's debt to the Filipino people once China's full monetary damages are determined," Del ...
- June 9, 2020
Senator calls for Benham Rise protection strategy
The government must immediately draft a comprehensive strategy to protect Benham Rise from foreign incursion, Sen. Ralph Recto said yesterday. “No ifs or buts. The government must have a ‘Benham Rise Protection Strategy.’ ...
- March 13, 2017
Poll shows anti-China stance on maritime dispute
Majority of Filipinos reject the government’s “inaction” regarding China’s militarization activities in the West Philippine Sea, results from the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. The noncommissioned ...
- November 21, 2018
Philippines rejects China demand to leave shoal
The Philippines will not remove a ramshackle Navy ship grounded on an atoll in the South China Sea, its Defense chief said on Thursday, rejecting a Chinese demand days after it blocked a Philippine resupply mission. Second ...
- November 26, 2021
From bogeyman to coup plot
There were several stages of the news spin: it started with the original fake news that tagged the Chinese fishing boats as “CMM” (Chinese Maritime Militia) and continued until the wind-down of the entire agit-prop (agitation ...
- April 28, 2021
Del Rosario pushes drive to declare Spratlys 'marine protected area'
Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday called on Filipinos, the Philippine government and neighboring countries to support efforts to declare the disputed Spratly Islands a “marine protected area.” The ...
- November 19, 2020
Defense chief says unveiling of missiles on Xi’s arrival ‘coincidental’
Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana said yesterday’s unveiling of the country’s first missile system was not intentionally scheduled to coincide with the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader made his ...
- November 22, 2018
Phl, Japan agree on peaceful resolution of sea dispute
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely to advance a “rules-based” regime to maintain stability and security in the region amid sea disputes, President Duterte disclosed Thursday night. As this developed, ...
- October 29, 2016
Maritime dispute exposes rifts in China's foreign ministry
A debate in China’s foreign ministry on how to respond -- or whether to respond -- to a court case over the disputed South China Sea highlights how tensions over policy are complicating President Xi Jinping’s efforts to ...
- December 19, 2015