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Philippines warns it could seek us help amid feud with China
The Philippines could seek the help of the United States, with which it has a mutual defense treaty, to protect its interests in the South China Sea, Manila’s defense department said Thursday, April 8, in a veiled threat ...
- April 11, 2021
Locsin recommends ending contracts with Chinese firms involved in South China Sea
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Teodoro “Teddy Boy” Locsin, Jr. will recommend the cancellation of local contracts with Chinese firms found to be behind incursions in the South China Sea. Locsin said in an ...
- August 29, 2020
Panelo on China deal: I'm echoing the President position
Regardless of the opinion of others on the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea, including Cabinet members, the Duterte administration has only one stand, and that is the stand of President Dterte, Chief Presidential ...
- July 5, 2019
Philippines leads the way in ‘9-dash-line’ dispute vs China
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is set to forge ahead with finishing the Code of Conduct with China over the South China Sea (SCS) by 2021. Vietnam’s goal for ASEAN to arrive at an agreement with China ...
- May 20, 2020
China goes unconventional in escalating South China Sea face-off
In early December, a flotilla of two dozen Chinese fishing boats and escort warships sailed to here the disputed Filipino-occupied reef of Thitu. By the end of the month, Beijing had almost 100 vessels in and around the ...
- April 15, 2019
Malacañang accuses China of violating int'l laws
The Philippine government has accused China of violating international laws with its reported establishment of more airstrips on artificial islands in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Presidential ...
- January 18, 2016
Is PH dropping Sabah claim?: Lawmakers demand explanation, but Palace disputes report
Lawmakers asked yesterday the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to explain the reported downgrading of the country’s claim on Sabah in a bid to gain the support of Malaysia for the Philippines’ arbitration case against ...
- March 31, 2015
Go after other illegal Chinese dredgers, gov't urged
The government should look for and investigate other Chinese dredging vessels operating illegally in Philippine waters following the seizure of the 2,340-ton MV Zhonhai 68 off Bataan and Bulacan provinces by authorities ...
- February 1, 2021
Do we have a contingency plan amid WPS impasse? solon asks
The chairman of the House Committee on Strategic Intelligence on Monday urged the government to prepare a contingency plan as there is “considerable risk” that a Chinese vessel might end up accidentally running aground in ...
- March 30, 2021
Esperon: Benham, WPS research to benefit PH
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Monday told the Senate committee on science and technology that it would be to the Philippines’ national interest to encourage maritime scientific research (MSRs) in its ...
- February 27, 2018