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Otso bets can't use fishing boat to reach Panatag
After formally asking permission from the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), senatorial candidates of the opposition Otso Diretso alliance should now find an “appropriate” vessel that would take them to the disputed Panatag ...
- April 17, 2019
China warns Duterte on SCS: we’ll go to war
Contrary to what critics believe, President Duterte raised with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the ruling of a UN-backed arbitral court, which trashed Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea. Xi’s response, Duterte ...
- May 20, 2017
Phl eyes provisional relief to stop China reclamation
The Philippine government might seek provisional measures to stop China’s reclamation of the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea should the arbitration tribunal decide that it has jurisdiction over the case, Justice ...
- July 13, 2015
Maximum restraint for Phl troops in West Phl Sea
The military has advised its pilots conducting surveillance in the West Philippine Sea to exercise maximum restraint even if they are being bullied by Chinese troops. Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Joselito Kakilala ...
- April 27, 2015
US: China has mobile artillery on reclaimed isle
The United States said yesterday China had placed mobile artillery weapons systems on a reclaimed island in the disputed South China Sea, a development that Republican Sen. John McCain called “disturbing and escalatory.” ...
- May 30, 2015
Palace on harassment near shoal: Not Phl's problem
The Philippines has nothing to do with the reported harassment by a Chinese naval vessel of the Liberian commercial oil tanker Green Aura near Panatag ( Scarborough) Shoal last week, Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said.
- November 5, 2019
House OKs 3 bills protecting Phl territorial waters
The House of Representatives has passed three measures aimed at protecting the country's territorial waters and marine resources, Feliciano Belmonte Jr. announced before the chamber adjourned on Wednesday. Approved were ...
- June 13, 2015
Aussie warships to conduct exercise in WPS
Two Australian warships docked yesterday at Subic Bay in Olongapo City for a four-day goodwill visit in the country and will conduct maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea. Dubbed Passing Exercises (PASSEX), the ...
- April 13, 2018
PCG vows more vigilance, patrols at Panatag Shoal
Amid reports that some Chinese coast guard units have been harassing Filipino fishermen by confiscating the fish they caught in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) yesterday said they would be ...
- June 10, 2018
Carpio vows to pursue stance on West Philippine Sea row
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio vowed yesterday to pursue his stance on the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea that has been contrary to the position of the Duterte administration – ...
- June 15, 2018