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Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU slams China
China asserted over the weekend its claim over Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, calling it Niu’E Jiao and stating it is part of Nansha Islands (Spartly Islands)which it insists are within its maritime territory. Beijing’s ...
- April 26, 2021
China: sea code won't cover Panatag Shoal
China is ready for talks on a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, but Panatag or Scarborough Shoal off Zambales will not be covered by the COC. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesman Robespierre Bolivar said the ...
- August 7, 2017
China takes Phl atoll
The Chinese have taken over another traditional Filipino fishing ground near Palawan where they have stationed up to five ships to keep local fishermen at bay, sources said. Now effectively under Chinese control is Quirino ...
- March 2, 2016
Making China pay for its crimes
Four years ago or last July 12, 2016, as firm believers in the Rule of Law, Filipinos sought justice against the continuing abuses of China in the West Philippine Sea through the Arbitral Tribunal Award won in The Hague. ...
- July 18, 2020
'Up to DND to check new Mischief Reef construction'
Malacañang is leaving it up to the defense department to verify reports about new Chinese construction activities in Panganiban or Mischief Reef in the West Philippine Sea. “We leave it up to the DND (Department of National ...
- February 7, 2021
DND chief tells Chinese vessels to leave WPS reef
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has told China to get its vessels out of Philippine territory, calling out its ambassador in Manila to explain the continued stay of 44 vessels in Juan Felipe Reef in the West Philippine ...
- April 4, 2021
Summit to urge 'self-restraint' in South China Sea dispute
A Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticizing Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft ...
- April 25, 2015
Phl relies on China's good faith amid expansion in SCS
The Philippines will still rely on China’s good faith even as the Asian power has expanded and fortified the islands it is occupying in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. Asked to comment on a report from Beijing ...
- December 26, 2017
Ties at a turning point, China tells Phl delegation
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin told a delegation from a Philippine foreign affairs committee in Beijing that ties had recently “sunk to a low edge for reasons everyone knows,” China’s Foreign Ministry said late ...
- September 15, 2016
Joint patrols to benefit fishermen- senators
Joint maritime patrols by the Philippines and the US in the South China Sea will greatly help in reducing encroachments by Chinese vessels as well as incidents of harassment against Filipino fishermen and other local vessels ...
- February 5, 2023