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Phl to bring China fishing law to Asean
The Philippines will discuss with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) the new fisheries law of China that raises both regional and international concern for its serious implica- tions. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- January 17, 2014
DFA slams 'blatant lie' on WPS patrols
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday lashed out at Magdalo party-list Rep. Gary Alejano for claiming President Duterte had ordered the military to cease patrols in the West Philippine Sea. Cayetano said ...
- June 11, 2018
Rody open to 3rd party in Recto Bank probe
Amid opposition to a joint investigation with China, President Duterte yesterday expressed willingness to have a third party conduct a probe of the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat after it was hit by a Chinese vessel ...
- June 25, 2019
Carpio: China's naming of sea features doesn't mean sovereignty
China’s naming of features in the South China Sea, including islands in the Philippine-held Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), does not matter since names of the geologic features do not determine sovereignty, retired Supreme ...
- May 8, 2020
Del Rosario: Take SCS ruling to UN General Assembly
Since China has not stopped its bullying in the West Philippine Sea, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario said the Philippines needs to drum up international support to compel Beijing to comply with an arbitral ...
- August 2, 2019
Palace: Phl can set aside unresolved SCS issues
The Philippines can “set aside” unresolved issues in the South China Sea and pursue investment projects with Chinese firms since the arbitral ruling has upheld Manila’s sovereign rights over its exclusive economic zone ...
- September 3, 2020
Lorenzana: China encroaching on Phl waters
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana countered China’s latest claims of sovereignty over islands and features in the West Philippine Sea yesterday, emphasizing that it is the Chinese who are encroaching on Philippine waters. ...
- April 29, 2021
AFP chief 'alarmed' at a new China coast guard law
Newly installed Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Lt. Gen. Cirilito Sobejana said he finds “very alarming” the new Chinese law allowing its coast guard to fire at perceived intruders in what China considers its ...
- February 10, 2021
Bringing up SCS arbitral ruling before UN futile - Palace
Bringing up the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly would be a “futile exercise,” as the international body has no power to enforce it, Malacañang said yesterday. ...
- September 20, 2019
Phl must take lead in WPS; US will support it'
The Philippines should take the lead in protecting its territorial waters from China, with the United States only extending some support especially through joint patrols, Ambassador to Washington Jose Manuel Romualdez said ...
- April 27, 2021