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Duterte slams China's aggression vs PHL vessels
President Rodrigo R. Duterte denounced last week’s aggression by Chinese Coast Guard vessels against two Philippine-flagged boats during a leaders’ summit on Monday of China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian ...
- November 23, 2021
Duterte issues gag order on his Cabinet over sea dispute
Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday night barred his Cabinet from talking in public about the country’s sea dispute with China, which some of his ministers had rebuked for its actions in the disputed waterway. ...
- May 19, 2021
Philippines, Australia hold military exercises at sea
Philippine Navy troops held sea drills with their Australian counterparts at the weekend supposedly to boost security in the Indo-Pacific region. In a statement on Monday, the Philippine Navy said its missile-frigate and ...
- September 28, 2021
Duterte urged to allow navy to join drills in South China Sea
President Rodrigo R. Duterte should let the Philippine Navy join war games in the South China Sea after China passed a law allowing its coast guard to fire at foreign vessels in the disputed waterway, political analysts ...
- February 1, 2021
PHL reports China ship breach of sea regulation
A Philippine government vessel on Sunday reported a recent close distance maneuvering incident involving a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship in Scarborough Shoal. The Philippine Coast Guard said it was the fourth time within a ...
- March 28, 2022
Duterte says Philippines won't end sea patrols
The Philippines won’t end patrols in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Wednesday night, adding that the country’s sovereignty is nonnegotiable. Tensions over the sea, which China claims almost ...
- April 30, 2021
On the heels of last week's sea incident: Duterte to join ASEAN-China relations summit
Philippine President Rodrigo R. Duterte will join a Nov. 22 meeting between southeast Asian nations and China to discuss the future of the region’s relations with Beijing, his office said at the weekend. The scheduled ...
- November 22, 2021
Duterte can't be forced to sue China, court says
The Philippine Supreme Court has rejected for lack of merit a lawsuit seeking to compel President Rodrigo Duterte to sue China over its island-building activities in the South China Sea. In a nine-page resolution, the ...
- November 25, 2021
Philippines expresses concern about China ships moored at reef
The Philippine government said it was concerned that more than 200 Chinese militia vessels had been moored at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese vessels massed at Whitsun Reef showed no actual ...
- March 22, 2021
Halt on WPS oil search seen to discourage investments
Economic and maritime experts on Wednesday warned that the government’s decision to halt oil exploration activities in parts of the South China Sea claimed by the Philippines would push firms to rethink their investments ...
- April 21, 2022