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'Why is DFA letting China do research at Benham Rise?'
An opposition congressman hit as “careless and absurd” the government’s decision to allow Chinese scientists to conduct “scientific research” in Philippine waters, including Benham Rise. “Allowing a Chinese national think ...
- January 13, 2018
US defense exec to PH: We’ll be your 'good ally' in disputed sea
The United States will be “a good ally” to the Philippines in responding to territorial conflicts in the South China Sea, a US defense official said. Randall Schriver, assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific ...
- August 18, 2018
PH Fishing still uncertain, says expert
Without a written agreement between President Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping, it is uncertain how long Filipinos can fish at Panatag Shoal unhindered by China, a maritime law and security expert said on Tuesday. ...
- November 2, 2016
Let's talk: China softens position on fishing rules
China called on the Philippines on Friday to meet it halfway on new Chinese fishing rules in the disputed South China Sea, adding that Beijing was always willing to make efforts to resolve such issues through talks. But ...
- January 18, 2014
China, Russia navies to hold war games in South China Sea
China and Russia will hold "routine" naval exercises in the South China Sea in September, China said on Thursday, adding that the drills were aimed at strengthening their cooperation and were not aimed at any other country. ...
- July 29, 2016
Displaced fishermen can hardly cope with shoal conflict
Fisherman Mario Forones has been spending most of his time tending to his stall at the fish market here. Forones, 55, used to be an operator of three fishing boats that ventured out into the disputed Scarborough Shoal. ...
- July 26, 2016
Aquino slams Cayetano's handling of WPS dispute
Former President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday belittled Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano’s conduct with China, telling the country’s top diplomat that his politics should be as “transparent as his hairstyle.” ...
- August 3, 2018
China to build on Panatag Shoal
China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a move likely to renew concerns over Beijing’s robust assertions of its claims ...
- March 18, 2017
Probe China Missiles on 3 PH reefs, house asked
Muntinlupa City Rep. Ruffy Biazon on Thursday asked the House of Representatives to investigate China’s deployment of antiship cruise missiles and surface-to-air missile systems on three Philippine reefs in the Spratly ...
- May 11, 2018
Are we China's slaves? Filipino fishermen ask
A video report that showed Filipino fishermen watching helplessly as Chinese Coast Guard personnel seized part of their catch at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal should move the government to file a protest with Beijing or even ...
- June 9, 2018