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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
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
Phl pressing WPS claim at ASEAN
The Philippines will assert the 2016 arbitral ruling to back its territorial claim in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) at the annual Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Cambodia next week. Manalo said ...
- July 29, 2022
Chinese demand unacceptable
The Ayungin Shoal is a part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands - an integral part of the Philippine. It belongs to us and it is ours to protect and use for the benefit of our people.
- November 29, 2021
Upholding WPS sovereignty backed
Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Monday lauded the Philippine government’s decision to uphold the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) while finding new energy sources. In a statement, ...
- June 28, 2022
'Manila talking firmly over WPS'
Manila would not let Beijing run roughshod over its maritime rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as affirmed by a 2016 decision by The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” ...
- May 27, 2022
U.S. weighs in, backs WPS tack
The recent series of diplomatic protests against China’s aggressive activities in the West Philippine Sea has the strong support of the United States, according to the US State Department. China recently stopped Filipino ...
- June 19, 2022
DFA protests China's WPS 'harassment'
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) disclosed Tuesday that it has protested the alleged harassment by China's Coast Guard. The 'harassment' was one of the three incidents involving CCG at WPS that the United States-based ...
- June 1, 2022
'Pay P800B for ecological damage': China intrusion into WPS hit
A number of senators on Monday condemned the illegal activities of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) through a resolution that denounced the superpower country’s intrusion into the Philippine territory. China should ...
- April 27, 2021