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‘Multilateral approach needed to honor sea row ruling’
Former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario believes that the Philippines can engage in a friendly dialogue with China but a multilateral approach must be made with countries that supported the legal track to bring ...
- August 15, 2016
Widodo visits disputed islands in message to China
Indonesia's president visited the Natuna Island aboard a warship yesterday, making a bold move to assert sovereignty over the area in the southern reaches of the South China Sea after Beijing stated its "overlapping claim" ...
- June 24, 2016
Nene: China decision on shoal an act of ownership
The Chinese decision to let Filipino fishermen back in Panatag Shoal is “an act of ownership,” former senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said yesterday. “Giving permission is an act of ownership, it should not stop our claim ...
- November 2, 2016
Duterte open to war games with China, Russia
President Duterte said he is open to joint military exercises with China and Russia, and reiterated he will no longer allow war games with the US. Duterte made the remarks in an interview broadcast yesterday with Hong ...
- October 18, 2016
US, Phl agree on 5 base locations under EDCA
The Philippines has agreed to allow the United States to use five military bases where US troops and supplies can be stationed under a security deal agreed amid rising tensions with China’s excessive claims in the South ...
- March 20, 2016
China deploys missiles in disputed sea- report
China has deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of its contested islands in the South China Sea, a report said Tuesday just as President Barack Obama called for “tangible steps” to reduce tensions in the region. ...
- February 18, 2016
P1T marine resources remain untapped-Pernia
The Philippines has about P1 trillion worth of untapped marine wealth that can be integrated into the economy, incoming socioeconomic planning secretary Ernesto Pernia said yesterday. In a keynote speech during a special ...
- June 24, 2016
Benham Rise seen as fisheries hot spot
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and marine scientists have sailed for the first time this year the 13-million hectare Benham Rise in an effort to protect and increase marine productivity in the ...
- April 15, 2016
Our door is always open to Phl-China
China yesterday sought to downplay comments by President Duterte that he would raise an arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with leaders in Beijing, expressing confidence the Philippine leader will make his policy based ...
- October 18, 2016
'Trump to pursue regional hegemony in South China Sea'
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing “regional hegemony”, Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government ...
- November 26, 2016