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Sea dispute won't be resolved anytime soon - Roque
THE PHILIPPINE government does not expect an immediate resolution of the South China Sea dispute despite President Rodrigo R. Duterte invoking the Hague ruling in its favor during his first United Nations (UN) address early ...
- September 25, 2020
Carpio says allowing Chinese fishermen in EEZ unconstitutional
Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio said allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is unconstitutional. In a statement issued late Tuesday, Mr. Carpio said the ...
- June 27, 2019
China invades the Philippines — a bad dream come true
The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in the West Philippine Sea by a Chinese vessel has created a sticky public relations situation for the government of President Rodrigo Duterte. The usual extremists have added fuel ...
- June 19, 2019
Philippines to again protest Chinese ships at sea
The Philippines' top envoy on Thursday ordered his agency to file another diplomatic protest against China for the continued presence of almost 300 ships in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. “Fire a diplomatic ...
- May 14, 2021
Palace distances itself from envoy's China rant
The Philippine presidential palace on Tuesday distanced itself from its top envoy’s tirade against China, saying his views on the South China Sea dispute is his own.“This is not the policy of the Philippines,” presidential ...
- May 5, 2021
PHL, China panels meet today on South China Sea
The Philippine government and the People’s Republic of China are set to discuss the contentious issues concerning the South China Sea on Tuesday, Feb. 13, Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. said. “Now ...
- February 13, 2018
DFA: China, PHL tackled Benham Rise
The Philippine government has taken up with Beijing the matter of Chinese-named undersea features at Philippine Rise, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Ernesto C. Abella said on Wednesday, Feb. 28. Mr. ...
- March 1, 2018
Philippines accuses Beijing of pointing naval radar gun at sea
The Philippine military on Thursday accused China of pointing a radar gun at one of its navy ships that prompted the government of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to protest the aggression. “This hostile act on the part of ...
- April 24, 2020
Duterte spokesman talks tough vs China
The Philippine government said on Monday that the Philippines will continue to assert its sovereign rights over the disputed territories in the South China Sea despite the latest incident where a Filipino pilot was threatened ...
- August 14, 2018
South China Sea code of conduct on track
Talks on the code of conduct in the South China Sea are “proceeding smoothly and effectively,” Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian said on Tuesday, as the Philippines and China celebrate 45 years of diplomatic ...
- June 10, 2020