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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
Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi
China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...
- August 12, 2019
China militia around Pag-asa proof of crime vs fishermen
The influx of Chinese maritime militia around Palawan’s Pag-asa Island harasses, bullies, and persecutes Filipino fishermen. China’s non-stop illegal reef dredging and artificial island building also degrades the marine ...
- April 3, 2019
Rody: No stopping China from fishing in Phl waters
As critics question the presence of the Chinese ship that hit a Filipino boat near Recto Bank earlier this month, President Duterte said China would continue to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ...
- June 26, 2019
'After Phl protest, best for Chinese fishermen to leave'
Chinese fishermen around Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea should start leaving the area following the diplomatic protest filed by the Philippine government, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said yesterday. “Can ...
- April 3, 2019
Palace: Phl not dropping claims, arbitral victory
Setting aside or ignoring the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea is not the same as abandoning it and relinquishing the country’s sovereign rights over its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), Malacañang clarified ...
- September 13, 2019
Phl mulls tourist for Pagasa Island
The Philippines is considering inviting tourists to its biggest and most strategically important outpost in the South China Sea, part of efforts to assert its claim to sovereignty over some of the world’s most contested ...
- July 24, 2019
Palace: Hague ruling not shelved but unenforceable
The Duterte administration never shelved the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea (SCS), Malacañang said yesterday, after the Philippines’ former top diplomat urged the government to “unshelve” the landmark decision that ...
- April 15, 2019
Sea militia attacks could trigger US obligations under defense treaty
Foreign government-sanctioned attacks initiated by militia or armed civilians in the South China Sea may trigger the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) of the United States and the Philippines, US ambassador to Manila Sung Kim ...
- June 16, 2019
Fishermen withdraw from 'kalikasan' petition
The government’s chief lawyer yesterday moved for the withdrawal of a petition in the Supreme Court (SC) seeking to compel the government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea, saying 19 fishermen listed ...
- July 10, 2019