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'Rody scoring actual gains for Phl sovereignty'
While President Duterte appears to be pro-China and "defeatist" based on his public pronouncements on the West Philippine Sea, his administration has actually taken concrete action to protect the country's sovereignty in ...
- July 28, 2018
China releases white paper on military strategy
The Chinese military is advocating active defense, which the country’s foreign ministry said is in cognizance of external environment and is no threat to stability in the region. “It has nothing to do with the current ...
- May 29, 2015
'Nothing suspicious about Chinese research at Phl Rise'
There is nothing suspicious about the country’s decision to allow a Chinese scientific agency to conduct research at the Philippine Rise, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said over the weekend. Without providing ...
- January 14, 2018
China to Phl, Vietnam: Keep sea row issues bilateral
China's President Xi Jinping, in separate meeting with the leaders of the Philippines and Vietnam, said disputes over the south China Sea should be resolved bilaterally, state media reported yesterday. The comments underscore ...
- November 21, 2016
PCG plane keeps watch over Philippine Rise
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) now has “eyes” patrolling the Philippine Rise with its Islander plane. PCG spokesman Captain Armand Balilo yesterday said the plane would be deployed along with multi-role response vessel ...
- March 4, 2018
After Navy, Coast Guard patrols Benham Rise
For the first time yesterday, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) patrolled Benham Rise, following the reported presence of Chinese vessels in the area declared by the United Nations as part of the extended continental shelf ...
- April 3, 2017
China to US: Help cool down Phi on sea row
The US should help "cool down" the Philippines and realize that its meddling in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute would only stir tensions, a Chinese newspaper reported. In an editorial dated May 28, China ...
- May 30, 2015
Rody to send back 17 Vietnamese poachers
President Duterte is set to visit this town today to send back to their homeland 17 Vietnamese fishermen who were apprehended for poaching onboard three commercial fishing vessels 21 nautical miles off Ilocos Sur two months ...
- November 2, 2016
Foreigners barred from Phl Rise, unless with Pinoys
Just after the Chinese had completed their “scientific research” in Benham Rise or Philippine Rise, President Duterte ordered similar foreign endeavors in the area stopped and for new ones to secure permit from the national ...
- February 7, 2018
'China has shown great restraint in south china sea'
China has shown “great restraint” in the South China Sea by not seizing islands occupied by other countries even though it could have, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday ahead of two regional summits where the ...
- November 18, 2015