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Duterte won't withdraw Phl ships from WPS
President Duterte has rejected a call from China to withdraw ships from waters around Pag-asa Island, saying Philippine vessels will “not move an inch backward” even at the cost of his life or his friendship with Beijing. ...
- May 15, 2021
'Chinese reseach in Benham still a mystery'
What a Chinese research vessel did during its three month expedition at Benham Rise last year remains a mystery to the Philippine government, even as security officials have maintained the incident did not pose any threat ...
- March 30, 2017
Gov't agencies hold Boracay shutdown walkthrough
The Western Visayas police office and the Metro Boracay police task force demonstrated how residents, workers and other personnel would enter and exit the world-famous island starting Thursday. Cagban port, which faces ...
- April 24, 2018
‘Boracay not yet ready for tourists’
Boracay is not yet ready for tourists. Over a month before the reopening of Boracay on Oct. 26, some tourism stakeholders have yet to start accepting bookings for the island due to its condition. Tourism Congress of the ...
- September 13, 2018
Phl acquiring technology to verify China missile deployment
The Philippines is set to acquire technology that will allow it to verify reports that China has installed missile systems in the disputed Spratly Islands group, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque ...
- May 8, 2018
'Phl must take lead in WPS; US will support it'
The Philippines should take the lead in protecting its territorial waters from China, with the United States only extending some support especially through joint patrols, Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said ...
- April 27, 2021
Nene: China decision on shoal an act of ownership
The Chinese decision to let Filipino fishermen back in Panatag Shoal is “an act of ownership,” former senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. said yesterday. “Giving permission is an act of ownership, it should not stop our claim ...
- November 2, 2016
Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi
China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...
- August 12, 2019
Opposition slams stand on SCS, death penalty
Members of the opposition slammed yesterday President Duterte’s call to revive the death penalty and his statement that he was “inutile” and “cannot do anything” in the face of China’s aggression in the South China Sea, ...
- July 28, 2020
Lawmaker warns Duterte of China's debt trap diplomacy
An opposition member of the House of Representatives yesterday warned of the possibility that the Philippines would be falling into China's "debt trap diplomacy," following President Duterte's friendly policy towards the ...
- May 9, 2018