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Peace in South China Sea vital for Australian trade, foreign minister says
Australia's vital trade interests in Southeast and North Asia require that countries in the region peacefully resolve their disputes, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in a news conference. She specifically ...
- March 17, 2017
China denies designs on Scarborough Shoal
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the government is maintaining a “close watch” on developments in the South China Sea, as Manila awaits Beijing’s clarification on its reported plan to further build ...
- March 23, 2017
Senate to tackle Benham Rise bill
A Senate committee will hold a public hearing this Wednesday on Benham Rise, including a proposed bill on developing that area. To be tackled in the hearing is Senate Bill No. 312, or the proposed Benham Rise Development ...
- March 27, 2017
PHL should raise sea row as ASEAN chair - think tank
A think tank in a statement on Thursday said the Philippines “should leverage on its chairmanship of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) this year to put on the spotlight Southeast Asia’s most pressing ...
- April 21, 2017
Fishing and the future of the West Philippine Sea
In a Special Study for the Stratbase ADR Institute (ADRi), marine geneticist Dr. Ma. Carmen Lagman explains that the Philippines should capitalize on the environmental and economic value of the West Philippine Sea, as well ...
- April 19, 2017
The rule of law in the South China Sea dispute
“This battle to defend our Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) from China, the superpower in our region, is the 21st century equivalent of the battles that our forebears waged against Western and Eastern colonizers from the 16th ...
- May 8, 2017
Southeast Asia's aspirations for the South China Sea
For the ASEAN Community to live in peace, stability, and prosperity, ASEAN’s Member States and all the claimants must extend sincere efforts to contribute in every possible way so as to ensure harmony in the South China ...
- April 26, 2017
Duterte softens tone on United States before South China Sea talks
The Philippines appears to be softening its tone toward the U.S. before holding talks with Beijing on the South China Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte let the insults fly last year, telling former leader Barack Obama to “go ...
- April 11, 2017