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PH won't give up WPS claim - Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday vowed never to give up the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) though he considers China a “good friend.” “China, let it be known, is a good friend and ...
- April 30, 2021
The destructive contempt for international law
Most of the time, snubbing international law does not bring about the penalties that are also immediately inflicted with a violation of municipal law. But just as international law has always drawn its strength from ...
- January 8, 2020
PH protests China's fishing ban in SCS
The department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday filed a diplomatic protest against China’s unilateral imposition of a morato rium on fishing in the South China Sea (SCS) or the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The DFA noted ...
- June 1, 2022
PH calls for restraint in maritime dispute
Manila has urged all parties with overlapping claims in the South China Sea (SCS) to adhere to the rule of law and exercise self-restraint. The Spratly Islands in the SCS are claimed in whole by China and in part by Brunei, ...
- April 12, 2021
Aquino 3rd arbitration suit induced Chinese moves on Ayungin Shoal
It is the unexpected ruling in 2016 on the Aquino 3rd regime's arbitration suit against China that continues to encourage the Chinese to block Philippine boats from sending supplies to military personnel in Ayungin Shoal, ...
- November 22, 2021
'New baselines law needed to assert PH sea rights'
A new baselines law should be passed to enable the Philippines to better assert its rights in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said on Thursday. During a virtual media forum, Roque ...
- July 9, 2021
US backs PH protest of China fishing ban
The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. The State Department pointed to a 2016 ruling by a court in ...
- June 4, 2022
'Nations should adopt Unclos'
The position of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) when it comes to addressing the South China Sea conflict is "crystal clear" — all nations should adopt and implement the 1982 United Nations Convention on ...
- November 1, 2023
PH to remove floating barrier
Philippine officials vowed Monday to remove a floating barrier placed by China's coast guard to prevent Filipino fishing boats from entering Bajo de Masinloc in the South China Sea. The officials all believe that the ...
- September 26, 2023