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Australia, Singapore urge calm in South China Sea
Australian and Singapore on Monday called for a de-escalation in tensions over the South China Sea, warning that territorial disputes could disrupt decade of peace and economic progress in Asia. Australia's Foreign Minister ...
- September 11, 2012
Rules-based approach on West Philippine Sea
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario again underscored the need for a rule-based approach in resolving the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea, saying this is the only legitimate and viable way to ...
- October 2, 2012
Binay: Unclos should frame Asean Maritime discussion
Text of Vice-President Jejomar Binay's keynote speech on October 3 at the opening of the Asean Maritime Forum. The title of the speech is "Strengthening Maritime Cooperation and Security for Asean Community-Building". ...
- October 7, 2012
PH studies bringing sea row before UNCLOS
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday tasked its representative to the United Nations (UN) to acquire information regarding China's submission of claims over the disputed islands in the East China Sea. Japan ...
- September 18, 2012
Call it 'West Philippines Sea' from now on
It’s official. The Aquino government has formally named the maritime areas of the western side of the Philippine archipelago as the "West Philippine Sea" and moved to popularize the change in the geographical name here and ...
- September 13, 2012
PH seeks proactive role of UN in territorial row
Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario has urged the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to take a more pro-active position in resolving the West Philippine Sea dispute between the Philippines and China. "Today, ...
- October 3, 2012
Singapore backs PH stand in South China Sea dispute
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Saturday expressed support to the Philippines' efforts for a peaceful resolution of the dispute in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). President Benigno S. Aquino III ...
- September 9, 2012
China OK's adoption of sea code
China promised on Wednesday to ensure freedom of navigation in the tense West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it was willing to work on a code of conduct to manage disputes. ...
- September 6, 2012
Will the world recognize and respect the "West Philippine Sea"?
President Benigno Aquino III's order naming the western side of the Philippine archipelago "West Philippine Sea" provides Philippine officials and the mass media a formal basis to call it by that name, as they have been ...
- September 17, 2012
Freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea: (Statement of the Departmeny of Affairs)
We note, with guarded optimism, China's recent statement "that the freedom and safety of navigation in the South China Sea is assured." The freedom of navigation is a customary right under international law, specifically ...
- September 10, 2012