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They're back to Scarborough
Malacanang said China appears to have stopped blocking Filipino fishermen from approaching the disputed Scarborough Shoal off Zambales province, handing a potential victory to President Duterte following his visit to Beijing ...
- October 30, 2016
Another US sail-by, another China protest
Two United States guided-missile destroyers – the USS Spruance and the USS Preble — sailed into the South China Sea last Monday, close to the Spratly island group near Palawan. The sail-bys were, as expected, immediately ...
- February 16, 2019
Plan to protect Benham Rise urged
Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto is calling on the Duterte administration to come up with a comprehensive strategy to protect Benham Rise from foreign incursion. Recto was reacting to reports of a Chinese survey ...
- March 13, 2017
8 of 10 Pinoys for asserting rights in West Philippine Sea
Eight of 10 Filipinos still think that the government should continue asserting its rights in the disputed West Philippine Sea, the latest. Pulse Asia survey showed Friday, even with President Duterte warming up the country’s ...
- January 28, 2017
UN favors peaceful settlement of PH-China Sea territorial row
The Philippines found an ally in no less than the United Nations (UN) in its quest to find a "peaceful and amicable" resolution to the ongoing maritime spat between the Philippines and China over the West Philippine Sea ...
- February 22, 2013
House assures passage of law on archipelagic sea lanes
The House of Representatives has assured approval on final reading of the measure establishing the country’s archipelagic sea lanes in the wake of continued failure of diplomatic negotiations to resolve the territorial ...
- March 30, 2015
PH exclusive economic zone open to Chinses fishermen - Duterte
The Philippine government is inclined to “tolerate” the fishing of Chinese vessels in the country’s territorial waters and does not consider such gesture as treason. President Duterte has invoked the country’s friendly ...
- June 26, 2019
India takes a stand for peace in SCS
In the wake of the recent India-ASEAN commemorative summit to mark the 25th anniversary of India-ASEAN relations, the Indian government said early this week that it is ready to pursue defense cooperation with the Philippines ...
- February 9, 2018
Conflict stops PH from exploring oil in WPS
The territorial dispute with China is preventing the Philippines from exploring oil and gas in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Senator Sherwin Gatchalian pointed out yesterday. Gatchalian, who chairs the Senate Committee ...
- June 19, 2018
West Philippine Sea construction work to cut PH, vietnam fish supply
Vietnam and the Philippines will be the first ones to experience the negative ecological impacts of the ongoing construction at the West Philippine Sea. National scientist Dr. Angel Alcala said this is because the reclamation ...
- June 14, 2015