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Phl protests China's ramming of fishing boats in Panatag
The government protested Wednesday the international ramming of three Philippine fishing boats by a Chinese coast guard vessel on Jan. 29 and the destructive and illegal harvesting of giant clams in Panatag Shoal, also ...
- February 6, 2015
China's Coast Guard law is 'valid' only within its borders - Locsin
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Sunday maintained that the China Coast Guard law “does not exist” in as far as the Philippines’ territorial waters are concerned and is only effective within the Chinese ...
- May 24, 2021
DND seeks to review treaty between US, PH
Nearly seven decades after the signing of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Philippine government, the defense department will seek to review the Aug. 30, 1951 accord to solicit Washington’s ...
- December 21, 2018
PCG scatters Chinese, Vietnam ships in WPS
Five Chinese and two Vietnamese fishing vessels were recently ordered by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to leave the country’s waters off Palawan, the PCG said Sunday. In a statement, the PCG said its BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) ...
- July 5, 2021
Chinese drills tense up South China Sea anew
China will hold naval exercises in the South China Sea on Saturday, its maritime authority said, after a week of recrimination from Western powers over its military ambitions across the Pacific region. The exercises, set ...
- May 28, 2022
Trump vows to stop China from taking South China Sea islands
The new administration of President Donald Trump vowed on Monday that the United States would prevent China from taking over territory in international waters in the South China Sea, something Chinese state media has warned ...
- January 25, 2017
Du30: I can't stop China in Panatag
President Duterte on Sunday said he would not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near the Philippines west coast because it was too powerful. Mr.Duterte made the statement in reaction to reports that China would ...
- March 20, 2017
Duterte bares reason tension escalated in South China Sea
The United States had a chance to nip in the bud the territorial conflict in the South China Sea years ago but has “done nothing” about it, according to President Duterte. The President has sharply rebuked the United States ...
- March 25, 2017
Presence of Chinese ships in disputed sea 'legitimate'
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff on Monday said some Chinese vessels spotted in the West Philippine (South China) Sea were on legitimate missions. Gen. Gilbert Gapay said just the same, all ships, ...
- December 8, 2020
China wants control of disputed sea - PH
The Philippines accused China on Thursday of seeking to take control of nearly the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with an expansionist agenda dominated by “massive reclamation” works. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- March 27, 2015