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PH has to make clear stand on China issue
An administration congressman yesterday joined opposition law makers in challenging the Duterte administration to show firm resolve in opposing China's militarization of the West Philippine Sea before it becomes too late. ...
- May 7, 2018
Transparency demanded in PH-China deals on WPS projects
Any deal on joint development in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should respect the country’s sovereignty over these waters and recognize that they are part of Philippine territory, Sen. Grace Poe said on Friday. The ...
- April 27, 2019
PHL seeks 60-40 joint exploration split amid talks with China
The Department of Energy (DoE) said its typical arrangement for joint exploration with foreign partners is a 60-40 split in favor of the Philippines, amid talks with China for the possible exploitation of resources in ...
- March 22, 2018
287 Chinese militia ships still in WPS
Despite increased patrols and the filing of multiple diplomatic protests, some 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels remain scattered all over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the South China Sea, both within and ...
- May 13, 2021
PH to resume reef repairs
The Philippines had called on all countries last October to stop construction work on small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, virtually all of which is claimed by China. China itself is undertaking massive reclamation ...
- March 27, 2015
Roque: We’re not behind our rivals in reef dev’t
Malacañang on Tuesday disputed the Inquirer report that the Philippines had been left behind by its rivals in the development of territorial claims in the hotly contested South China Sea. Presidential spokesperson Harry ...
- May 9, 2018
Growing resistance to Beijing aggression
Tensions have reached new levels four years after the arbitral decision declared unlawful and without basis Beijing’s absurd “nine-dash line” territorial claim of 1.3 million square miles in the South China Sea (SCS). For ...
- July 13, 2020
Duterte won't summon Chinese envoy
President Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to ask Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jinhua to shed light on the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Palace spokesman ...
- June 19, 2019
China fishing rule defied
Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday said the Philippines will not recognize a fishing ban reportedly imposed by China in the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). " We will not ...
- January 17, 2014
Regular military patrols in Ayungin Reef assured
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said that the military will continue to patrol Ayungin Reef as part of efforts to protect it from incursions. In a press briefing at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, Lorenzana ...
- December 21, 2018