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No need for shouting match with China - Esperon
The Duterte administration is avoiding a daily “shouting match” with China over the West Philippine Sea but maintained it is protecting the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, National Security Adviser Hermogenes ...
- July 22, 2018
DFA chief raises boat sinking at UN: ‘Abandoning people in distress is a felony’
The Philippines has brought to the attention of the United Nations the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel, with the distressed fishermen abandoned in the water for hours on June 9 near ...
- June 19, 2019
Talks with China over sea row urged
The Philippines should engage China in bilateral talks in its efforts to maintain peace and order at the disputed West Philippine Sea, Sen. Francis Escudero said yesterday. Escudero supports the government’s move to bring ...
- May 26, 2015
Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi
China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...
- August 12, 2019
China open to marine research cooperation with Phl
China is willing to engage in marine cooperation, including joint scientific research projects with the Philippines, according to the Chinese foreign ministry. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lu Kang’s statement came after ...
- April 4, 2017
All conflicting claims in SCS won’t be resolved — Locsin
There is no end in sight to the South China Sea dispute as the people’s “attachments” to their ideas are “too strong” to weaken with time, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said on Wednesday. “All the conflicting ...
- August 9, 2019
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
Shares of firms in West Phl Sea surge on Phl-China joint exploration talks
Shares of listed companies with interests in oil and gas prospects in the West Philippine Sea surged after the Philippines and China agreed to form a special panel on possible joint exploration efforts. As of Thursday’s ...
- February 17, 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
Lawmaker warns Duterte of China's debt trap diplomacy
An opposition member of the House of Representatives yesterday warned of the possibility that the Philippines would be falling into China's "debt trap diplomacy," following President Duterte's friendly policy towards the ...
- May 9, 2018