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Palace leaving increased SCS presence to security agencies
Malacañang is leaving it to security agencies to deal with the reported “massive” presence of Chinese ships in South China Sea areas that are being claimed by the Philippines. A recent article by American think tank Asia ...
- January 15, 2019
Asean statement to go easy on China
While Southeast Asian leaders are expected to express “serious concern” over recent developments in the South China Sea during their summit on Saturday, they are likely to avoid directly criticizing China’s “escalation of ...
- April 27, 2017
Rody open to military exercises with China in Sulu Sea
President Duterte is open to holding joint military drills with China as the administration seeks closer ties with Beijing despite conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea. Duterte’s statement came a week before ...
- May 2, 2017
Rody to 'ignore' SCS ruling for 60-40 deal with China
The Duterte administration will ignore the 2016 international arbitral court ruling favoring the Philippine position on the South China Sea to ensure “economic activity” in the country’s exclusive economic zone, including ...
- September 12, 2019
Sea dispute shouldn't strain Phl, China ties - envoy
The relationship between Manila and Beijing should not be made hostage to the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea issue, China's ambassador said yesterday. Zhao Jinhua told reporters at Malacanang that the maritime ...
- February 28, 2017
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...
- June 8, 2015
Duterte advised to exercise restraint on sea row
Former presidents have advised the Duterte administration to exercise restraint on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) row following the issuance of an international arbitral court ruling that voided China’s expansive ...
- July 29, 2016
Bringing up SCS arbitral ruling before UN futile - Palace
Bringing up the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly would be a “futile exercise,” as the international body has no power to enforce it, Malacañang said yesterday. ...
- September 20, 2019
'Drive out tambay in SCS, not those in the streets'
Sen. Risa Hontiveros yesterday challenged President Duterte to drive out Chinese occupants in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal before apprehending the tambays in the streets. “That’s the problem with President Duterte – he’s ...
- June 20, 2018
Phl relies on China's good faith amid expansion in SCS
The Philippines will still rely on China’s good faith even as the Asian power has expanded and fortified the islands it is occupying in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. Asked to comment on a report from Beijing ...
- December 26, 2017