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Rody open to 3rd party in Recto Bank probe
Amid opposition to a joint investigation with China, President Duterte yesterday expressed willingness to have a third party conduct a probe of the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel ...
- June 25, 2019
Rody airs concern over fishermen’s plight
President Duterte yesterday conveyed to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua his concern over the reported seizure of Filipino fishermen’s catch by Chinese coastguards at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. It was Zhao who confirmed ...
- June 13, 2018
China rejects 3rd party in boat sinking probe
China has rejected a proposal for a third party investigator for the Recto (Reed) Bank incident and has insisted that the probe be conducted only by Philippine and Chinese authorities, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential ...
- July 2, 2019
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
Phl acquiring technology to verify China missile deployment
The Philippines is set to acquire technology that will allow it to verify reports that China has installed missile systems in the disputed Spratly Islands group, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...
- May 8, 2018
PCG drives away 7 Chinese vessels off Palawan
The Philippine Coast Guard drove away seven Chinese maritime militia vessels during a patrol with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) on Sabina Shoal on April 27, PCG spokesman Commodore Armand Balilo ...
- May 6, 2021
China to work with Asean on sea code
China is determined to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for the crafting of a framework for the code of conduct for claimants in the South China Sea dispute.
Zhao said China is looking forward ...
- March 29, 2017
Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi
China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...
- August 12, 2019
Rody raises SCS ruling to UN: Carpio, Del Rosario hail move
He promised to raise the issue at the right time. Before the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, President Duterte vowed to reject efforts to undermine the arbitral ruling that voided China’s ...
- September 24, 2020
287 Chinese militia ships still in WPS
Despite increased patrols and the filing of multiple diplomatic protests, some 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels remain scattered all over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the South China Sea, both within and ...
- May 13, 2021