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Carpio disputes allowing Chinese to fish in PH's exclusive economic zone
Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio cautioned President Duterte on Wednesday, June 26, that allowing Chinese fishermen to fish in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine ...
- June 27, 2019
PH may seek China's help in protecting marine resources
The Philippines may invite China and other nations to help protect the rich natural resources in the West Philippine Sea amid plans to declare the region as a marine protected area. National Security Adviser Hermogenes ...
- April 28, 2019
Moratorium on reclamation pressed
Progressive leaders and members of fisherfolk, urban poor, environment, and church groups called for a moratorium on reclamation projects that could threaten coastal and marine landscapes around the country. They issued ...
- March 28, 2019
PH files diplomatic protest over 'trespassing' of Chinese warships
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin on Monday ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest against China over what he described as "trespassing" of Chinese warships that made repeated intrusions in Philippine territorial ...
- August 20, 2019
Go away, Palace tells Chinese vessels in PH-occupied islands
Malacañang is taking a stronger stance against China in the West Philippine Sea, telling Chinese vessels hanging around Philippine-occupied Kota and Panata islands to go away. “They should [go away]. They have no business ...
- April 11, 2019
Justice assured in boat sinking
Malacañang assured that someone will be held responsible for the sinking of the Philippine fishing vessel and the abandonment of its 22-man crew in the West Philippine Sea last week. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo ...
- June 20, 2019
Alliance with the US must be enforced to deter China's aggressive acts
From the Filipino fishermen’s account, the Chinese vessel’s act in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) sinking their boat -- almost killing them -- was deliberate, an aggressive act against the Philippines, endangering our ...
- June 21, 2019
Duterte apologizes to 22 fishers
President Duterte said he does not mean to belittle the plight of the 22 fishermen who were abandoned at sea by a Chinese vessel when he referred to the Recto Bank incident as a “little” maritime incident. In an interview ...
- June 26, 2019
PRRD leaves for Beijing today for Belt and Road forum
Amid the escalating tension in the disputed South China Sea, President Duterte is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday April 25 in his four-day visit to Beijing. The President is ...
- April 24, 2019
The long-delayed Code of Conduct
The ten member nations of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have always regarded and treated one another with all goodwill and respect, even when they have conflicting claims, such as on certain areas in the South China Sea. ...
- July 27, 2019