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Spurning Paris accord risks South China Sea support: De Lima
Sen. Leila de Lima yesterday warned that President Duterte's refusal to honor the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that the Philippines signed during the Aquino administration could turn off supporters in its territorial ...
- July 21, 2016
Sea dispute: No way for power play
President Rodrigo Duterte has warned East and Southeast Asian nations against turning the South China Sea row into a “locus of power play” as he underscored the need for peaceful resolution of maritime disputes. Speaking ...
- November 16, 2020
PH, China to discuss joint exploration next month
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday told critics of President Duterte's move to allow China to explore the Philippine Rise and let the militarization of Fiery Cross Reef pass to take a look at the larger ...
- January 16, 2018
PH fears China will build island on Panatag Shoal
The Philippines expects China to try to build on the Scarborough Shoal, the country's Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, a move he said would be "unacceptable" in the flash-point waterway. In an interview ...
- February 8, 2017
Benham Rise out, 'Philippine Rise' in
President Rodrigo Duterte wants to rename Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” in a bid to assert the country’s ownership of the mineral-rich underwater landmass 250 kilometers east of Luzon. Presidential Spokesman Ernesto ...
- April 2, 2017
PH, China cautious on joint oil exploration talks
China and Philippines said Wednesday they will cautiously proceed with discussions on joint oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, further reversing years of tensions over their competing claims to the region. the ...
- March 23, 2018
Duterte plans to raise PH flag on Pag-asa Island
President Duterte yesterday said he might go to Pag-asa Island to raise the Philippine flag there to emphasize the country’s jurisdiction in the disputed South China Sea. Although the Philippines has won its case in the ...
- April 7, 2017
Benham Rise is ours
China will not and will never dispute the Philippines’ rights over the Benham Rise continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the nation’s shore. The Chinese Foreign Ministry gave this assurance in the wake of a ...
- March 26, 2017
Looking forward to SEA Code of Conduct in 2021
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called on the ten member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) early this month to stand up to China in their territorial disputes in the South China Sea ...
- September 19, 2020
Senators urge united stand on West Philippine Sea issue
Senators on Thursday urged the country’s leaders to discuss, unify and come up with a strong stand on the issues hounding the West Philippine Sea to counter the confusing statements the public is hearing from Malacanang. ...
- May 21, 2021