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China has taken P9.7 trillion in reefs, fish - and counting
The CCP is stepping up sea aggression. Seven Philippine reefs have been landfilled into Chinese island-garrisons. From there gunboat-backed Chinese poachers overfish Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and mineral-rich Recto (Reed) ...
- February 17, 2021
Pinoys now free to fish in Scarborough—Palace
Filipino fishermen are now be able to fish in the disputed Scarborough Shoal without being intercepted by Chinese Coast Guard vessels more than four years after the Chinese gained control of the area, Malacañang said Friday. ...
- October 29, 2016
Philippines rejects China demand to leave shoal
The Philippines will not remove a ramshackle Navy ship grounded on an atoll in the South China Sea, its Defense chief said on Thursday, rejecting a Chinese demand days after it blocked a Philippine resupply mission. Second ...
- November 26, 2021
Marcos: PH won't give up West Philippine Sea
President-elect Bongbong Marcos underscored Thursday, May 26 that his administration won’t give up any part of the Philippines’ coastal territory to foreigners, but at the same time noted that it he wants to avoid a war. ...
- May 27, 2022
Defense chief says unveiling of missiles on Xi’s arrival ‘coincidental’
Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana said yesterday’s unveiling of the country’s first missile system was not intentionally scheduled to coincide with the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping. The Chinese leader made his ...
- November 22, 2018
Phl, Japan agree on peaceful resolution of sea dispute
The Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely to advance a “rules-based” regime to maintain stability and security in the region amid sea disputes, President Duterte disclosed Thursday night. As this developed, ...
- October 29, 2016
Duterte, Xi agree on ‘dissipating’ South China Sea tensions
President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday renewed their call for “dissipating tensions” in the heavily disputed areas of the South China Sea, during a telephone summit initiated by the Chinese ...
- April 11, 2022
Congress sets probe on Benham incursion
Congress is set to conduct an investigation into the reported intrusions of Chinese vessels in Benham Rise, which has been declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf by the United Nations in 2012. Beijing has ...
- March 16, 2017
Filipino fisherman dismayed over Duterte's failed jetski promise
The Filipino fisherman who asked presidential candidates during a 2016 forum about their stance on the South China Sea dispute has expressed dismay over President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s statement that his promise to ride a ...
- May 13, 2021
DFA says no policy to appease China, chides critics
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday rejected the claim of the critics of the Duterte administration that it has adopted a policy of appeasement in dealing with China. "Appeasement? No. In fact, you are ...
- June 23, 2020