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Duterte warns Philippine Rise trespassers, poachers
In a bid to protect the country’s territory, President Duterte has authorized the military to fire at foreign intruders trying to extract natural resources from the Philippine Rise. The President asserted that the area ...
- February 11, 2018
AFP denies order to stop West Philippine Sea patrols
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) yesterday belied an opposition lawmaker's reported allegations that President Duterte has issued a directive to stop patrol operations at the disputed West Philippine Sea. Colonel ...
- June 10, 2018
ASEAN hopes to expedite code of conduct on South China Sea — Singapore
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is hoping to expedite negotiations on a code of conduct with China for the disputed South China Sea but it isn’t realistic to expect an agreement within a year, Singapore’s defense ...
- February 8, 2018
Duterte visiting PH Rise, Cautions intruders
President Duterte is planning to visit the Philippine Rise, also known as Benham Rise, next week to assert the country's ownership of the massive undersea region. The President has bared his upcoming voyage to the Philippine ...
- April 28, 2018
Our claims in the South China Sea
The Philippines is not giving up its claims in the South China Sea, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano said Wednesday in Hong Kong, after President Duterte attended the Boao Forum for Asia in Hainan, China, ...
- May 16, 2018
China in control of Panatag Shoal, fishers say; Beijing denies harassment
China still holds the “power” over Panatag Shoal even though Filipinos have regained access to the fishing ground, local fishermen said during a press conference in Malacañang.Romel Cejuela, one of three fishermen who ...
- June 12, 2018
Gov’t mulls diplomatic protest against China
The government is mulling to take diplomatic action against China for alleged breach of international obligation following the reported presence of two warplanes on an artificial island in South China Sea. “The Secretary ...
- April 20, 2018
From sea of conflict to sea of cooperation, friendship
In a bid to turn the South China Sea into a “sea of cooperation and friendship,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a joint exploration of the waterway between the China and the Philippines “at an appropriate time.” ...
- April 12, 2018
PH to purchase research vessels to explore territorial waters
The government is planning to acquire new maritime research vessels to be used in exploring territorial waters in the Philippine Rise. President Duterte gave the green light during a Cabinet meeting last Monday for the ...
- March 7, 2018
Xi tells Mattis: China won't give up 'even one inch' of territory
China is committed to peace but cannot give up “even one inch” of territory that the country’s ancestors left behind, Chinese President Xi Jinping told U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday during his first visit ...
- June 29, 2018