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China assures PH of Panatag access
Meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leader's Summit here, Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured President Duterte that Filipinos would continue to enjoy free access to traditional fishing ...
- November 21, 2016
Roque: PH to seek changes in way marine sites are named
While saying it’s not a big deal, the Palace spokesperson on Friday said the government would seek changes in the process of naming undersea features, like those found in the Philippine (PH) Rise. Harry Roque said the ...
- February 17, 2018
'US must act if China moves on reef'
President Aquino said the United States would be obligated to take military action in the South China Sea if China moved to reclaim a hotly contested reef directly off the Philippines. Mr. Aquino said he had no indication ...
- May 21, 2016
Do more to enforce ruling
Citing loans and investments from China, the President has set aside the ruling, while his Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has declined to show the “50 to 100” protests that he claimed the Philippines has lodged ...
- July 17, 2018
China offers aquaculture, but fishers won’t bite
The head of a fisherman’s group here likened to a “lollipop” being offered to appease a crying child a Chinese government offer to bring fish-growing technology to local fishermen displaced by a territorial row over ...
- November 14, 2016
Du30: China to fast-track sea talks
China has promised the Philippines that it would fast-track the negotiations for the proposed code of conduct for claimants in the South China Sea, according to President Duterte. Mr. Duterte said he pressed Chinese officials ...
- November 16, 2017
Du30: I can't stop China in Panatag
President Duterte on Sunday said he would not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near the Philippines west coast because it was too powerful. Mr.Duterte made the statement in reaction to reports that China would ...
- March 20, 2017
Carpio book on sea row challenges China
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has launched a book that says China’s claims to virtually the entire South China Sea are baseless and said he would make an electronic copy in Mandarin available on the ...
- May 6, 2017
Outrage as Sino water cannon stops PH boats
The government on Thursday expressed outrage against China’s coast guard whose ships blocked and blasted with powerful jets of water two Filipino vessels carrying food and other supplies for a Marine detachment at a shoal ...
- November 19, 2021
Duterte wary of US role in South China Sea dispute
President Duterte is not just afraid that a war in the South China Sea would crush the country—he’s also wary that American troops would take advantage and the conflict would spiral out of control. Reiterating that he will ...
- January 25, 2020