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Benham Rise trip: Duterte's latest comedy act
China builds a monument on Kagitingan Reef that the Philippines claims as part of its territory in South China Sea and President Duterte announces he will sail to Benham Rise, an underwater plateau east of Luzon that has ...
- May 1, 2018
Renaming Benham Rise to 'Philippine Rise' eyed
The government said Saturday it was studying the possibility of renaming Benham Rise to "Philippine Rise," to strengthen the country's rights over the resource-rich undersea plateau. Manila's move came after Chinese survey ...
- April 4, 2017
PNoy, Del Rosario responsible for PH losing control of Scarborough shoal
The term “lost Scarborough shoal” is debatable. Security officials deny that. Foreign affairs officials will not say that because that would be detrimental to the claim of the Philippines on the shoal which is included in ...
- May 26, 2016
PH readies protest vs China
The Philippines is preparing another protest against China over the latter’s plan to install a radar station in the Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, a Cabinet official said Tuesday. Justice Secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II said ...
- March 22, 2017
DFA: Raise awareness on West Philippine Sea issue
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary Charles Jose urged the public on Apr. 27, 2016 to spread awareness and understanding of the West Philippine Sea dispute with China.“We want an informed citizenry who ...
- April 29, 2016