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Incoming AFP chief well-versed in Chinese incursions in WPS
President Rodrigo Duterte has chosen Army commander Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana as the next chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to succeed General Gilbert Gapay, Malacanang said. “We are confident that General ...
- January 28, 2021
PH says Hague ruling binding; Chinese envoy wants it voided
Malacanang said Wednesday “no one can diminish” the 5-year-old arbitral award that junked Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims to the West Philippine Sea, despite China’s recent remark that the award was a piece of “wastepaper." ...
- July 15, 2021
Duterte to China envoy: Arbitral ruling stands in PH favor
President Rodrigo Duterte has asserted the international court’s 2016 arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines against China’s massive claims in the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) during his meeting with Chinese ...
- March 26, 2021
Rody 'abhors' Ayungin attack
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday condemned the latest flare-up in the West Philippine Sea after Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at Filipino boats. Duterte made the remarks at the ASEAN-China summit hosted ...
- November 23, 2021
US to China: Stay out of PH exclusive zone
The United States on Friday backed Manila’s strong protest against Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and used water cannons against two Philippine ships on a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal or Second ...
- November 20, 2021
Locsin hits Roque for intruding into sea issue, foreign affairs
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin on Wednesday bristled at presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s assertion that the Julian Felipe Reef is not part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), saying only he had the ...
- May 13, 2021
China defends Coast Guard law
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Monday said China's new law authorizing its Coast Guard to shoot foreign vessels sailing through its claimed areas in the disputed South China Sea conforms with international law. The embassy ...
- February 2, 2021
Fishers told: swarm the seas
The government on Thursday called on Filipino fishermen to swarm the West Philippine Sea after dozens of Chinese vessels were spotted in the area over the last few months. We should be there. That area is our traditional ...
- April 30, 2021
PH protests vs. China mount: DFA fires more diplomatic notes; Chinese vessels unmoved
The Philippines has filed two new diplomatic protests against China over the presence of 160 Chinese vessels in some features and islands in the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. In a diplomatic ...
- April 24, 2021
China claims PH deal on sea issue
China on Tuesday bared a consensus has already been reached with the Philippines to “properly and peacefully handle” issues on maritime disputes in the South China Sea disputes through "dialogue and negotiation." When asked ...
- May 12, 2021