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PH tells China: Don’t seize Filipinos’ fish catch
The Philippines on Monday demanded that China stop its Coast Guard from confiscating the catch of Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea, calling the practice “unacceptable.” The demand, aired by presidential ...
- June 12, 2018
P-Noy won't use Apec in sea row
As Host of this year's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, President Aquino has no intention of using the forum as a platform to gain mileage for the country's territorial dispute with China which is now up ...
- September 9, 2015
PH fishers seek UN help vs China abuses in Scarborough
Backed by international law experts, Zambales fishermen on Friday appealed to the United Nations to remind China to respect their rights to fish near the Scarborough Shoal, which is considered to be part of the Philippines’ ...
- April 13, 2016
Du30: Intrusive foreign ships face 'unfriendly' PH response
President Duterte has warned of "unfriendly" treatment for foreign vessels traveling in Philippine territorial waters without permission, in a rare swipe at China's use of warships in the country's southern waters without ...
- August 21, 2019
CBCP seeks divine help to protect PH in sea row
Filipino bishops called on the nation Monday to storm the heavens with prayers for the protection of the Philippines and a peaceful resolution of the country’s territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea. The ...
- July 14, 2015
The Hague tribunal: ramifications of ruling
Last week’s ruling of an UNCLOS tribunal on the South China Sea dispute has two distinct but related ramifications. The first deals with the rights to the resources of the South China Sea among the coastal states, and the ...
- July 21, 2016
Duterte recalls China warning if PH explores sea for oil
After disclosing his “mutual agreement” with China’s President Xi Jinping that would allow the Chinese to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), President Duterte reminded Filipinos that Xi had also ...
- June 29, 2019
Rody's 'friendship'—and PH's territorial row—with China
Filipino fishermen have been the subject of harassment and intimidation by the Chinese since the dispute over the West Philippine Sea erupted. This bullying by the Chinese should stop. Now that President Duterte has ...
- October 5, 2016
China tried to 'physically expel' PH
China's blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people from the disputed areas ...
- November 28, 2015
Sovereign states can share their sovereign rights
Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario and former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales released a statement saying that no public officer, even the President, can share what international law provides is the exclusive ...
- July 27, 2019