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Wait for reports before taking next course of action - PH on sea incident
The Philippine government may seek an "objective arbiter" to determine the truth about the Recto Bank maritime incident in case of conflicting results of the investigations by Manila and Beijing. But for now, Presidential ...
- June 18, 2019
China seeks peaceful resolution of disputes
China seeks a peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea but will not subjugate its national interest, Admiral San Jiaguo told a regional defense forum in Singapore. There is no change to China's interest in ...
- June 2, 2015
PH urges ASEAN: Unite to halt 'de facto control' of disputed sea
The satellite images included the artificial island built by China in Gaven Reef (Burgos Reef) as well as its possible military base on Fiery Cross Reef (Kagitingan Reef). Del Rosario pointed out that China’s massive ...
- April 27, 2015
PH not giving up on sea claims, Palace assures
Malacañang has assured that the Philippines is not giving up its sovereign rights over territories in the West Philippine Sea despite recent developments in the disputed waters.
The assurance was made after Supreme Court ...
- May 23, 2017
PH has sovereign rights over Benham Rise: Justice Carpio
While Benham Rise is not part of Philippine national territory, “we have sovereign rights over it because we have exclusive right to explore and exploit the oil, gas and other mineral resources in the area,” Supreme Court ...
- March 15, 2017
Duterte asking China to explain construction on Scarborough Shoal
President Duterte is seeking an explanation from China on it's reported construction activities on Scarborough Shoal despite an Arbitral Court ruling against China's territorial claims. Scarborough is well within the ...
- September 5, 2016
'PCG presence in WPS needed to protect Filipino fishermen'
Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate called on the Duterte administration yesterday to send Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel to accompany and protect Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) or ...
- June 11, 2018
South China Sea doesn't belong to any one nation - Pence
US Vice President Mike Pence said on Friday the South China Sea does not belong to any one nation and the United States will continue to sail and fly wherever international law allows, comments that is sure to rile China ...
- November 17, 2018
Duterte plans visits to China to settle maritime disputes
President Duterte is also eyeing frequent trips to China not only to resolve the lingering maritime dispute but also to boost trade ties between the two Asian neighbors. The next wave of the President's international trips ...
- September 23, 2016
ASEAN opts to go soft on South China Sea issue
While stressing the need to settle disputes peacefully, leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) — based on the Final Chairman’s statement on the 30th ASEAN Summit released yesterday — opted to go soft ...
- May 1, 2017