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Captain frets over Rody's quip
The captain of the Philippine fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank said Tuesday he was saddened by President Rodrigo Duterte’s description of the incident as “a little maritime accident.” ...
- June 19, 2019
PH takes a swipe at China: Slams ‘assault on sovereignty’ as Chinese vessels swarm WPS
While the Philippines remains on friendly terms with China, the government will continue to assert the country’s sovereignty if it comes under attack, the Palace said Wednesday, even as Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro ...
- April 11, 2019
Xi jilts Duterte on sea claim: Won't accept PH win in The Hague
Beijing told visiting Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte that its position on the South China Sea was not up for negotiation, a spokesman for the leader said Friday. China claims most of the contested sea, including ...
- August 31, 2019
Locsin junks 'verbal deal' with China
President Rodrigo Duterte’s purported verbal agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping allowing Chinese fishermen to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone cannot be implemented, Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- July 4, 2019
PH eases up on ships’ crossings
Only foreign warships passing through the Philippines’ territorial waters are required to seek permission from the government, the Palace said Monday. Commercial ships are excluded from President Rodrigo Duterte’s Aug. 20 ...
- August 27, 2019
China told: Explain Sibutu intrusions
Malacañang, miffed by the unflagging passing of Chinese warships through Sibutu near the Philippines' southernmost province Tawi-Tawi without clearance from the Philippines, wants to know the reason for the ceaseless ...
- August 18, 2019
US warship sails through China-held isle
The US Navy said one of its destroyers had sailed close to the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday, asserting international freedom of navigation rights in the contested waters. The USS Wayne ...
- September 15, 2019
Impunity in the South China Sea
With the government either defending, justifying or simply doing nothing about China’s aggressive actions, the country’s giant neighbor has become even bolder to pursue its “creeping invasion” of the disputed territories ...
- April 6, 2019
A strong, united stand
After exhibiting a tolerance that his critics misinterpreted as weakness, President Rodrigo Duterte last week took a strong stand against Chinese aggression in the West Philippine Sea, where Beijing has deployed more than ...
- April 8, 2019
Tongue in a cheek
Called out for his remarks on how difficult it was to determine the exclusivity of the country’s exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea because “it’s under water,” Senate President Vicente Sotto III last week ...
- July 1, 2019