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Phl boosting WPS presence
The government is boosting its maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea following President Duterte’s declaration that local ships won’t pull out from the disputed area, an official said Saturday. National security ...
- May 16, 2021
Lorenzana: Non-violent WPS resolution
While it welcomes the statements of support from other nations against China’s excessive claims in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine government insisted to continue efforts to achieve a ...
- July 14, 2021
No need for China fishing deal
In yet another effort to convince the public that President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have not forged a five-year-old fishing deal, Malacañang on Tuesday said the Philippines does not need an agreement ...
- April 28, 2021
Palace rebuffs Carpio, Del Rosario on WPS
Malacañang on Sunday rebuffed retired Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, saying the two officials are not helping the Philippines in its claim on the West Philippine ...
- May 3, 2021
China's coast guard continues patrol around disputed islands
Vessels of the China Coast Guard (CCG) continued patroling the surrounding waters of the disputed Diaoyu Islands Sunday. Analysts said the patrol is China’s way of making it clear to other countries that it will safeguard ...
- April 27, 2021
300 Chinese ships in WPS
From 220 ships that scattered in April amid the Philippines’ Balikatan naval drills with the United States, the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) militia now maintains 300 sea vessels within and in proximity to the ...
- May 13, 2021
AFP plans new structures in WPS
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana on Thursday disclosed that the military is considering building new structures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid China’s insistence that the ...
- April 23, 2021
Scarborough fiasco
My Monday evening visit to Malacañang has evoked in my mind many more unanswered questions about the Scarborough loss to the Philippines. If there was an agreement between the Philippines and China to withdraw from ...
- May 22, 2021
Rody, Noy meet on WPS
Along with other past leaders, President Rodrigo Duterte is likely to consider inviting former President Benigno Simeon Aquino III soon to discuss issues on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The meeting would serve as an ...
- May 21, 2021
DND denies downplaying China's new coast guard law
The Department of Defense (DND) on Friday denied speculations that it downplayed the effect of China's new coast guard law on Filipino fishermen. In a statement, Lorenzana took exemption to the statement of Sen. Risa ...
- February 13, 2021