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US B-52s fly over South and East China Seas
US B-52 bombers have recently conducted transit operations in the South China Sea and East China Sea, the Pentagon said Wednesday, amid soaring tensions with Beijing over trade tariffs. Late Tuesday the heavy bombers ...
- September 28, 2018
DFA to presidential aspirants: prioritize West PH Sea territorial claims
All those aspiring to be the next president must include – if not prioritize – the nation’s claim to West Philippine Sea territories in their respective platforms of government, a senior official of the Department of Foreign ...
- October 14, 2015
No need to fight China; We can share - Duterte
President Duterte said that the Philippines and China do not need to go to war over the disputed West Philippine Sea when the two countries can share the resources found in the area. Duterte made the statement in Cebu over ...
- May 21, 2018
US, PH express concern over China's 'provocative, unilateral actions'
Longtime allies the Philippines and the United States (US) jointly expressed their concern over the "provocative unilateral actions" undertaken by China that aim to change the status quo in the South China Sea. The South ...
- January 15, 2016
Beijing pays a price for the assertiveness in South China Sea
Faced with mounting Chinese assertiveness, nothing seems to illustrate the impotence of Southeast Asian nations more than their glacial progress toward a code of conduct with Beijing on the South China Sea. It's been a ...
- May 15, 2014
Senate sets next hearing for new 'Benham Rise Dev't Authority'
The Senate forgers on with its bid for the creation of a Benham Rise Development rights over the territory recently visited by a Chinese vessel. Senator Sherwin Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee on Economic ...
- March 27, 2017
DFA cites improved ties with China amid maritime dispute
President Duterte’s decision to set aside the Arbitral Tribunal ruling that invalidated Beijing’s claims to most of the South China Sea has led to the healthy environment of dialogue, cooperation, and development in the ...
- July 13, 2017
Benham Rise: what is at stake?
In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ...
- March 20, 2017
Joint exploration of oil-rich sea with China Proposed
The Philippine government should press China into agreeing that they enter into joint exploration of the oil-rich South China Sea without mentioning the United Nations (UN) arbitration court decision that China's historical ...
- October 12, 2016
Don't be too 'liberal' with Benham Rise
“There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ...
- January 28, 2018