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Expect more joint patrols in South China Sea–US nat’l security adviser
The Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia will conduct more military patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after their first-ever joint maritime drills involving warships from the four nations in ...
- April 11, 2024
Phl vessels patrolling WPS 'sufficient'
A military official said the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard have a “sufficient number of vessels” patrolling within the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea. “We have a sufficient number ...
- February 1, 2024
China’s claim over Bajo has no basis — Año
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año has emphasized that China’s persistent claims over the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) have “no legal basis.” “China’s repeated claims of sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc ...
- February 1, 2024
Valor in the WPS
The country marks Araw ng Kagitingan or Day of Valor today in the shadow of continuing Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea. The special day is meant to honor all those who fought foreign colonizers and invaders, ...
- April 9, 2024
'WPS rift beyond superpower rivalry'
Indo-Pacific nations must stay the course on peace despite rising militarization and instances of aggression in the region, including in the West Philippine Sea, or WPS, Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo said during ...
- February 4, 2024
Bilateral Code on SCS signed with Vietnam
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said there has been significant progress in establishing a bilateral Code of conduct between the Philippines and Vietnam concerning the South China Sea. In his recent interview with the ...
- February 1, 2024
US alarmed by coral destruction in WPS
The United States – through its top diplomat in the Philippines – has expressed alarm over the destruction of corals in the Rozul Shoal near Palawan, widely believed to have been perpetrated by the Chinese. “Troubling ...
- September 20, 2023
Phl-China oil exploration talks set May
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday said the Philippines and China with hold their "preparatory tasks" in Beijing for the possible joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea in May. "The meeting ...
- April 5, 2023
China should step up its game on Law of the Sea
As Xi Jinping begins his unprecedented third term as president of China, he has urged his country to fight back against US-led effort to embarrass, isolate, contain and suppress his country. As a follow-up, in his first ...
- April 5, 2023
On China’s deployment of missiles on Philippine reefs
Yesterday’s headline that China has deployed missiles on three Philippine reefs is deeply concerning but not the least bit surprising. If one has dealt with China, of certainty is the stark inconsistency between what is ...
- May 6, 2018