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Sweden joins call to end PH, China sea row
Sweden joined the growing international community for the peaceful settlement of maritime disputes on the West Philippine Sea which is being claimed by China and other neighbouring Asian countries, the Department of Foreign ...
- February 19, 2015
SWS: Pinoys press for WPS control
At least 87 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea being occupied by China, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations. The Philippines ...
- July 22, 2018
US to China: Stay out of PH exclusive zone
The United States on Friday backed Manila’s strong protest against Beijing after Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and used water cannons against two Philippine ships on a resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal or Second ...
- November 20, 2021
PH insists on sea code, China calls for dialog
Despite China’s call for a peaceful dialogue to resolve the territorial dispute in the South China Sea, the Philippines will continue to push for the legally binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea between the Asean ...
- March 2, 2016
Locsin hits Roque for intruding into sea issue, foreign affairs
Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin on Wednesday bristled at presidential spokesman Harry Roque’s assertion that the Julian Felipe Reef is not part of the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), saying only he had the ...
- May 13, 2021
Estrada warns vs swimming in 'polluted Manila Bay'
Manila Mayor Joseph Estrada on Tuesday warned the public against swimming in Manila Bay to cope with rising temperatures, saying the polluted water body could pose serious health risks such as diarrhea, cholera, typhoid ...
- March 14, 2018
Protests mount against Manila Bay 'whitening'
Lawmakers joined environmental groups on Monday in urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to immediately suspend the filling of Manila Bay's shore with synthetic white sand made from crushed dolomite. ...
- September 8, 2020
Rody backs China buildup in WP Sea
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday suggested in jest that China make the Philippines a province as he defended China’s construction of military structures on the contested Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef in the South China ...
- February 20, 2018
Palace tosses Boracay issue to 3 agencies
The Department of Trade and Industry has proposed a phased rehabilitation of Boracay Island, even as Malacañang has asked the DTI and two more agencies to detail and justify their recommendation to close the top tourist ...
- April 3, 2018
Palace: PH adheres to law on sea
Malacanang on Wednesday stressed its adherence to international law and a rules-based resolution to the disputes in the South China Sea in spite of China’s call to drop its arbitration case against it. Coloma made his ...
- July 16, 2015