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Xi vows China won’t be a ‘bully,’ seek hegemony
China's President Xi Jinping told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that Beijing would not “bully” its smaller regional neighbors, two weeks after Chinese coast guard vessels fired water cannons ...
- November 23, 2021
China warns: Penalties imposed on illegal fishing
Beijing on Tuesday announced penalties for “illegal” fishing in its waters, including those it claims in the South China Sea weeks after an international tribunal ruled that those claims have no legal basis. The Supreme ...
- August 3, 2016
China seen fortifying shoal off PH coast
Manila expects China to try to build on a reef off the Philippines’ coast, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday, a move he said would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview, Lorenzana said ...
- February 8, 2017
China insist on fishery rules
In its bid to deflect criticisms from foreign countries, including the United States, following a recent ruling that requires foreign fishermen to seek permission before fishing in the South China Sea, Beijing said it was ...
- January 12, 2014
Kerry: US avoiding maritime conflict
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said Washington wants to avoid confrontation in the South China Sea, after meeting with Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay to discuss the Philippines’ victory over China before ...
- July 28, 2016
On the President's SONA on the West Philippine Sea
During the President’s State of the Nation Address on July 27, 2020, our President admitted that there was nothing he could do against China’s unlawful incursions into our West Philippine Sea. In his own words, our President ...
- July 30, 2020
Ph eyes protest vs Beijing
The Philippines plans to file another diplomatic protest against China's reclamation activities that have destroyed close to 300 acres of coral reef in the South China Sea, an official said Tuesday. "We are looking into ...
- April 15, 2015
Chinese patrol boat steers close to PCG ship off Scarborough
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has accused its Chinese counterpart of steering one of its ships within meters of a Filipino patrol vessel in the disputed South China Sea, breaking international rules and risking a ...
- March 28, 2022
China to put up international maritime court
China will establish an international maritime judicial center, a report from the country’s top court said Sunday, as it seeks to shore up territorial claims to the South China Sea at the center of a growing regional ...
- March 14, 2016
DFA: China wants to be above the law
The Philippines has been praised by nations around the world, because it is the first country to have dared (under Art. 287 and Annex VII of UNCLOS) to take China to the court. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin ...
- March 1, 2016