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PH doing reclamation at WPS, says think tank
Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ...
- February 8, 2019
No territorial nego with China: Duterte
President Duterte yesterday assured the United States that the Philippines would neither negotiate nor trade its territorial rights with China. Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy, in his Twitter account (@ChrisMurphyCT), ...
- July 20, 2016
Spurning Paris accord risks South China Sea support: De Lima
Sen. Leila de Lima yesterday warned that President Duterte's refusal to honor the Paris Agreement on Climate Change that the Philippines signed during the Aquino administration could turn off supporters in its territorial ...
- July 21, 2016
Taiwan fishers set sail for 'island'
Five Taiwanese fishing boats set sail for Taiwan's sole holding in the South China Sea on Wednesday in protest against a court ruling that deems it a rock rather that an island, limiting its rights to surrounding resource-rich ...
- July 21, 2016
Lorenzana: China a bully: 'Nothing new in China's peace remark'
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday backed survey findings that showed China is the country least trusted by a majority of Filipinos, noting China has been "bullying" the Philippines. China, the Philippines, ...
- July 31, 2019
Justice Carpio wants to speak to the Chinese through his eBook
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio's hope springs eternal. At the launch of his eBook, “The South China Sea Dispute: Philippine Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea,” Carpio said the reason why ...
- May 8, 2017
DOE: Exploration at West PH Sea still on hold
The Department of Energy (DOE) said Philex Petroleum Corp. has sent a formal request to allow it to resume exploration at the West Philippine Sea, but the agency said moratorium on all drilling and exploration works stays. ...
- July 22, 2016
West Philippine Sea: Beyond sound bites
As the Philippines heads into a new political dispensation, much of the country is how President-elect Rodrigo Duterte will sooner or later deal with the issue of China's aggressive intrusion into the West Philippine Sea ...
- June 20, 2016
Panelo: Critics can also fire first shot at China
President Duterte's call for the United States to fire the first shot against China applies also to critics and detractors of his administration, Chief Presidential Legal Counsel and concurrent Presidential Spokesperson ...
- July 8, 2019
Asean 'Sydney Declaration': A strong position on South China Sea
The Joint Statement of the Asean-Australia Special Summit signed by member heads of state aired the strongest position against aggressive acts in the South China Sea. “We reaffirm the importance of maintaining and promoting ...
- March 28, 2018