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Palace hits 'hardline' critics on WPS
Malacañang yesterday accused retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio and former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario of pushing for “hardline all-or-nothing” policies on the West Philippine Sea that are “dangerous and ...
- May 3, 2021
220 Chinese vessels swarm Phl reef in WPS
About 220 Chinese maritime militia vessels were spotted within the West Philippine Sea earlier this month, according to the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), prompting the Philippines to file a ...
- March 22, 2021
Palace : Rody has made stand on SCS ruling
President Duterte has made clear his stand that the 2016 Philippine victory in the arbitral ruling against China cannot be undermined by any other government, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...
- July 15, 2021
China to Phl: Remove ship from Ayungin
China has demand that the Philippine remove the BRP Sierra MAdre from Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea as Beijing justified anew the presence of Chinese troops near the grounded vessel. At a press conference in ...
- November 26, 2021
China out to occupy other WPS features - DND chief
China’s maritime militia vessels lingering in Julian Felipe Reef and the claim that the territory forms part of its Nansha Islands show Chinese intent to occupy the area in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Defense Secretary ...
- April 5, 2021
DFA demands withdrawal of China vessels from reef
The Philippines yesterday demanded that China withdraw its maritime militia vessels from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, saying their continued presence and activities in the area “blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, ...
- March 24, 2021
'Phl must take lead in WPS; US will support it'
The Philippines should take the lead in protecting its territorial waters from China, with the United States only extending some support especially through joint patrols, Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said ...
- April 27, 2021
Phl turns heat on China over boats in WPS
The Philippines filed another diplomatic protest against Beijing – its second in two weeks – over the continued swarming of Chinese ships around Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, and vowed to file more “for every day of delay” ...
- April 6, 2021
DFA summons Chinese envoy over lingering boats
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) summoned on Monday China’s ambassador over the Chinese vessels apparently overstaying around Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement yesterday, the DFA said it ...
- April 14, 2021
Locsin orders filing of protest over Chinese vessels in WPS
With the recent sighting of at least 287 Chinese maritime militia vessels and warships in Philippine waters, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. ordered yesterday the filing of another diplomatic protest against ...
- May 14, 2021