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Duterte says insisting on claims against China means trouble
President Rodrigo Duterte reiterated in Saturday that insisting on our claims against China in the West Philippine Sea means trouble that our country cannot afford. But in his speech at the ceremonial opening of the Alegia, ...
- May 21, 2018
Lawmaker says joint 60-40 sea exploration with China a 'win-win'
Buhay party-list Representative Lito Atienza on Tuesday said he supports a 60-40 joint exploration agreement with China in the West Philippine Sea instead of going to war against the Asian superpower. “We fully support and ...
- May 2, 2018
5 key facts on Benham Rise
Around a year ago, the obscure Benham Rise was catapulted to the center of national discourse, when Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the suspicious presence of Chinese vessels within our Exclusive Economic Zone ...
- February 6, 2018
5 important facts about China's alleged incursion in Pag-Asa Island
Not long after the Philippines hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, reports emerged that Chinese vessels have been gathering near Pag-Asa (Thitu) island in the West Philippine ...
- August 29, 2017
PH 'softness' on China's territorial claims not working- law expert
The Philippines' "soft position" on China's territorial claims in the South China Sea is putting the country at a disadvantage, an international law expert said Sunday. The Chinese army installed anti-ship and air-to-air ...
- May 7, 2018
China has control of Scarborough, fisher says
Despite it being within the Philippines' 200-nautical-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Scarborough Shoal seems to be under the control of China, at least according to one of the fishermen whose catch were seized by ...
- June 12, 2018
PH wants China to make first move on S. China Sea row
Your move, China: After winning an arbitration case against China, the Philippine government is now looking to Beijing to make the first move in reviving talks to resolve the South China Sea dispute. "We would hope that ...
- October 25, 2016
Duterte seeks to affirm Asean code of conduct
Despite Beijing’s plans to build monitoring stations in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday vowed to finish within the Philippine chairmanship the final crafting of a framework for a legally binding ...
- March 22, 2017