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Du30 extols ‘special ties’ with China
President Rodrigo Duterte sought stronger ties with China on the 45th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations on Tuesday and said that threats like the COVID-19 pandemic could push the partnership to “take ...
- June 11, 2020
China warns PH Ayungin men: don't make trouble
The China Coast Guard (CCG) has warned Filipino troops stationed on a rusting warship at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea to “seriously consider the stand of the Chinese government” or else, there ...
- July 4, 2022
Ph fishers brave water cannons
He had been driven away twice from Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), but fisherman Efren Montehermozo Jr. said he would continue to fish in the area. Montehermozo, 20 was one of 80 fishermen in 15 boats from the provinces ...
- April 22, 2015
Duterte confronts envoy on us inaction
President Duterte confronted US Ambassador Sung Kim about the United States supposed inaction on China’s massive island-building in the South China Sea. Mr. Duterte himself disclosed the confrontation in a speech to local ...
- March 30, 2017
Duterte, Xi to work out joint oil exploration
Mr. Duterte then mentioned that it was important for people to see the benefit of the Philippines’ relationship with China, Cayetano said. China claims virtually the entire resource-rich South China Sea, including swaths ...
- April 13, 2018
PH decries China plans to fly planes from disputed islands
The Philippines on Saturday called for Chinese restraint in the South China Sea, describing as “provocative” China’s plan to start launching civilian flights to and from the contested Paracels within a year. “We reiterate ...
- March 13, 2016
'Protest Chinese weather stations on PH reefs'
A maritime law expert on Monday urged the government to question China’s weather observation stations on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the Spratly archipelago, saying the installations could be used for military purposes. ...
- November 6, 2018
China military planes land on PH reef
Two Chinese military transport planes have been photographed on Panganiban Reef, marking the first reported presence of this type of aircraft in Philippine territory in the South China Sea and raising the prospect that ...
- April 18, 2018
Coast Guard insists dredger is Chinese
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Thursday insisted that the dredger seized last week because of its “illegal and unauthorized presence” in Philippine waters is a Chinese company-owned vessel. “Upon verification, the PCG ...
- February 5, 2021
Cayetano to sign framework deal with China for joint exploration
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano intends to sign next month a framework agreement with China for joint exploration for oil and natural gas in the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea is the local name of the waters ...
- August 17, 2018