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Chinese Coast Guard ‘did not direct lasers’ at PH crew — minister
The Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) “did not direct lasers” at the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in the West Philippine Sea, Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Wenbin said. The PCG earlier reported that its crew members ...
- February 17, 2023
PH to China: Stop harassment in West PH Sea
The Philippines appealed to China on Friday to stop its harassment in the West Philippine Sea as it is undermining the peace and stability in the region. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza ...
- February 18, 2023
PHL Coast Guard wants revision of response rules
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is pushing for the revision of rules governing its response protocols to potential aggression or attacks at sea. The proposal comes after the Chinese Coast Guard endangered the crew of a ...
- February 24, 2023
PH wants review of defense treaty with United States
The Philippines wants to review provisions of its mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States, to expand the 1951 pact’s coverage to the nine islands occupied by Manila at the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) ...
- December 21, 2018
Manila to pursue arbitration in sea row
China has formally rejected the bid of the Philippines to settle a territorial row before an international tribunal, but this will not dissuade efforts to seek a legal settlement of the issue, the Department of Foreign ...
- February 21, 2013
Protection of rich natural resources in disputed waters pushed
A lawmaker has sought to declare the Kalayaan Island Group and Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, and the three nautical miles around it as a protected area. House Bill No. 6373 was filed on Thursday by Palawan Rep. Edward ...
- November 27, 2022
US, PH uphold freedom to sail in disputed sea
The Philippines and the United States on Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to uphold freedom of navigation, overflight and other lawful uses of the South China Sea (SCS) or West Philippine Sea (WPS). The Department of ...
- July 17, 2019
We are not giving up our rights in WPS
Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has long been critical of the Philippines’ stance on its claim to islands in the South China Sea (SCS). After President Duterte’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday, however, the ...
- July 28, 2018
DFA chief wants gov't to ‘put aside’ claim on West PH Sea
The Philippines is willing to “put aside” its sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea as it eyes a possible “60-40” joint development with China along the disputed waters, Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said ...
- August 9, 2018
Joint naval patrols by PH, neighbors urged
The Philippines should take a bold step in defending its sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea by encouraging neighboring states to conduct with it joint freedom of navigation patrols in the hotly contested South China ...
- August 6, 2018