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AFP chief to increase sea patrols
The new Armed Forces of the Philippines chief said Tuesday he would increase patrols in contested waters due to what he described as an "alarming" China law that allows its Coast Guard to at foreign vessels and tear down ...
- February 10, 2021
What now after Xi's rejection
The recent statement of Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo reported that, as committed, President Duterte was, "steadfast in raising with President Xi concerns central to the Philippine Sea which include the ruling ...
- September 2, 2019
Will the world recognize and respect the "West Philippine Sea"?
President Benigno Aquino III's order naming the western side of the Philippine archipelago "West Philippine Sea" provides Philippine officials and the mass media a formal basis to call it by that name, as they have been ...
- September 17, 2012
Locsin: cut out 'abominable' offending scene
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday demanded that the scene in the animated film Abominable, which featured controversial China’s nine-dash line map in the South China Sea, be taken down instead of ...
- October 17, 2019
China denies SCS ruling anew: Envoy: ‘Consensus’ reached by Xi, Duterte is to ‘put aside’ arbitral decision
China has underlined its non-recognition of the 2016 international arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines and nullifying Beijing’s nine-dash line claim over nearly all of the South China Sea, only days after President ...
- September 27, 2020
China protests 'visit' to Pagasa
China has lodged representations with the Philippine side following a visit by the Filipino defense and military officials in Pagasa Island, according to the spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry. ”This move runs counter ...
- April 23, 2017
PH alarmed at China plan to build on Scarborough
The Philippines on Friday expressed concern about the reported plan of China to start building structures in the Scarborough Shoal. However, Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Charles Jose said they will verify the ...
- August 20, 2016
Rody: Withdrawal of military support an 'outrageous tale'
Malacañang on Monday dismissed reports that a group of retired and active military generals are withdrawing support from President Rodrigo Duterte for his apathy toward Chinese incursions in the West Philippine Sea. “It’s ...
- April 20, 2021
Du30 blasts Del Rosario, clears Noy in Shoal row
President Rodrigo Duterte has asserted that the previous administration lost control of the Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in a showdown with China when then-Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario ordered ...
- May 5, 2021
China builds maritime rescue hub; PH unfazed
China has established a “maritime rescue center” in the West Philippine Sea, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday. The rescue center was opened Tuesday in Fiery Cross Reef or Kagitingan Reef, one of the ...
- January 31, 2019