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Asean, Australia issue joint declaration on sea row
The push for stricter compliance with the rule of law in the South China Sea has gained greater momentum with the issuance of a joint declaration by Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) against ...
- March 23, 2018
US: Washington remains committed to SCS issue
Following a warning by the head of the US Pacific Command that China had reached the tipping point in its control over the West Philippine Sea, the United States on Wednesday declared that it is committed and remains ...
- May 18, 2018
Asean seeks binding sea code by yearend
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) wants a binding code of conduct for South China Sea claimants by yearend, President Duterte said, even as he admitted that any talk about a military buildup would be ...
- April 30, 2017
Phl, China convene steering committee on joint exploration
The Philippines and China have officially convened an intergovernmental steering committee that will supervise projects under the two nations’ joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea. The Department of ...
- October 31, 2019
Phl, China to hold direct talks on SCS
The Philippines and China will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said yesterday, as President Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing. China has invited officials of the ...
- March 30, 2017
US to China: stop provocative acts in SCS
On the sixth anniversary of the arbitral ruling invalidating China’s massive claim in the South China Sea on Tuesday, July 12, the United States called on Beijing to stop its provocative acts in the region and reaffirmed ...
- July 13, 2022
Phl slams China unilateral fishing ban in SCS
The Philippines denounced China’s unilateral fishing moratorium in the South China Sea under China’s new Coast Guard Law that can curtail and put at risk the legitimate rights of Filipino fishermen to fish in Philippine ...
- May 20, 2021
DND: MDT can't force China out of WPS
The Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the US cannot be used to drive away or force Chinese vessels out of the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana clarified yesterday. Lorenzana ...
- April 22, 2021
'Remember Recto Bank sinking'
A year after the ramming and sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario is urging Filipinos not to forget the incident or surrender to China’s ...
- June 10, 2020
Business groups to China: Remove ships from WPS
Eight business organizations have expressed support for calls made to China to pull out its vessels from Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a joint statement yesterday, business groups Philippine Chamber of ...
- April 15, 2021