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Chinese caught poaching black coral
The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard accosted a Chinese fishing vessel with ten Chinese nationals on board while gathering protected black coral along Babuyan Claro, Calayan. ...
- May 31, 2016
US schedules another South China Sea exercise
Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua expressed China’s concern over a naval exercise that the United States will be conducting in the South China Sea next month. The ambassador called on President Duterte ...
- October 15, 2018
China, US warships face-off in disputed South China Sea
China expressed anger on Tuesday after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it was resolutely opposed to an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. ...
- October 3, 2018
Duterte sees Filipino fishermen's access to fishing grounds in S.China Sea soon
Filipinos may soon gain back access to the traditional fishing grounds in the disputed South China Sea but with certain limitations following his meeting with the leaders of China, President Duterte announced on Sunday. ...
- October 24, 2016
Why China needs Benham Rise (1)
China appears interested in Benham Rise, even if the United Nations has awarded the 13-million-hectare undersea region as part of our continental shelf and exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The United Nations Convention on ...
- March 17, 2017
Engage people re West Philippine Sea dispute
The most recent incident happened in Baja de Masinloc (or what is generally known as Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) where three Chinese Coast Guard ships have been deployed for the sole purpose of harassing the local ...
- May 16, 2015
Legislation pushed for joint WPS exploration
For the country’s sovereign rights to be guaranteed and protected in any joint exploration deal that it will enter into with other governments, including China, on the extraction of oil and gas resources at the West ...
- August 19, 2020
China is not militarizing South China Sea – Premier Li
China is not militarizing the South China Sea, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, although he acknowledged that defense equipment in islands in the disputed waterway had been placed there to maintain “freedom of navigation”. ...
- March 25, 2017
Mattis to visit Beijing as Taiwan, South China Sea tensions rise
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who has accused China of “intimidation and coercion” in the South China Sea, is visiting Beijing this week as the countries increasingly spar over US arms sales to Taiwan and Beijing’s ...
- June 25, 2018
Wealth-sharing with China eyed
The Philippines is willing to consider a joint mineral exploration with China in the disputed South China Sea despite overlapping claims of the area. President Duterte has earlier announced he is open to “sharing” resources ...
- March 25, 2017