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DFA chief raises boat sinking at UN: ‘Abandoning people in distress is a felony’
The Philippines has brought to the attention of the United Nations the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel, with the distressed fishermen abandoned in the water for hours on June 9 near ...
- June 19, 2019
DFA slams 'blatant lie' on WPS patrols
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday lashed out at Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano for claiming President Duterte had ordered the military to cease patrols in the West Philippine Sea. Cayetano said ...
- June 11, 2018
Sea lanes bill due for approval today
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs is set to approve today the measure seeking to establish the archipelagic waters, prescribing the rights and obligations of foreign ships and aircraft exercising the right of archipelagic ...
- February 3, 2015
China sets war games in disputed sea
A joint statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea.
The group reaffirmed “the importance of maintaining and ...
- March 24, 2018
Losing title in the West Philippine Sea
Last week, the Philippines filed diplomatic against China over a couple of the latter's action in the South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. branded those actions as violations of international law ...
- April 28, 2020
PH seeks proactive role of UN in territorial row
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has urged the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take a more pro-active position in resolving the West Philippine Sea dispute between the Philippines and China. "Today, ...
- October 3, 2012
The South China Sea conflict - in under five minutes
1. Whose South China Sea is it, anyway? China’s claim to the South China Sea is based in history, dating back to records from the Xia and Han dynasties. China delineates its claims via the nine-dash line, which Chiang Kai ...
- June 11, 2015
PH, US start 'bilateral sail' in West Philippine Sea
The navies of the Philippines and the United States sailed together in the West Philippine Sea off Palawan province on Monday, resuming an activity put on hold during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte who ...
- September 5, 2023
PCG gets ₱250-M training facility from US gov't
The United States has turned over to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) a P250-million facility in Bulacan province that will help enhance its capability to address maritime challenges by training its personnel on navigation, ...
- September 13, 2023
Survivor bares details of deadly Bajo de Masinloc ramming incident
A Filipino fisherman who survived after their boat was rammed by a suspected commercial vessel near Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) last Oct. 2 revealed the chronology of the incident, from the moment they ...
- October 7, 2023