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DA budgets P700 million for fish landings
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated over P700 million to establish new community fish landing centers (CFLCs) nationwide in order to improve the socioeconomic conditions of fishing communities. In a statement ...
- February 10, 2015
PH mulls measures to compel China to stop reclamation
The Philippine government may seek provisional measures that compel China to cease its reclamation project in the West Philippine Sea should the arbitration tribunal at The Hague decide to acquire jurisdiction of the case, ...
- July 13, 2015
'China has right to seize islands'
China has the "right and ability" to seize islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) occupied by other countries, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of regional summits expected to discuss the ...
- November 18, 2015
Noy: World is watching China sea row
President Aquino told an Asian-Pacific summit yesterday that "the world is watching" whether China would behave as a responsible power in the simmering standoff over maritime territory. Aquino kept up a drumbeat of growing ...
- November 23, 2015
Joma backs PH legal battle vs China over sea dispute
Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison on Thursday declared his support to the legal struggle of the Philippine government against the “aggressive acts” of China in the West Philippine ...
- July 10, 2015
Parties must agree on how to resolve disputes, says Chinese official
A Chinese official praised the United Nations International Court of Justice on Thursday and called the Chinese government "an active advocator for peaceful settlement of disputes"- but he stressed that all parties must ...
- November 7, 2015
China drives away US spy plane in South China Sea
The Chinese navy warned a US surveillance plane flying over artificial islands that Beijing is creating in the disputed South China Sea to leave the area eight times, according to CNN, which was on board the flight on ...
- May 22, 2015
Talks with China over sea row urged
The Philippines should engage China in bilateral talks in its efforts to maintain peace and order at the disputed West Philippine Sea, Sen. Francis Escudero said yesterday. Escudero supports the government’s move to bring ...
- May 26, 2015
Engage people re West Philippine Sea dispute
The most recent incident happened in Baja de Masinloc (or what is generally known as Scarborough or Panatag Shoal) where three Chinese Coast Guard ships have been deployed for the sole purpose of harassing the local ...
- May 16, 2015
PH awaits decision on sea dispute
Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a Statement, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario summarized the salient points of the arguments presented by the Philippine legal team to the first and second ...
- December 2, 2015