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US to PH: We still support you on sea dispute
United States Ambassador to Manila Sung Kim said Washington stands alongside the Philippines in upholding a rules-based order that ensures sovereign, sustainable and productive access to the South China Sea (West Philippine ...
- July 17, 2020
‘DFA should handle sea row’
Sen. Loren Legarda on Thursday said she had decided not to conduct any public hearing on alleged Chinese incursions in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) because the “sensitive issue” must be handled by the Department ...
- May 31, 2019
DFA to file protest vs Chinese incursion in WPS
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday assured that it will file within this week a diplomatic protest against pressence of China's newsurvey vessels at Recto (Reed) Bank in the South China Sea (West Philippine ...
- August 20, 2014
‘Occupy all islands in West PH Sea’
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines to occupy all islands being claimed by the country in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Speaking to reporters following a visit to ...
- April 7, 2017
Senators condemn China's invasion of disputed territories
Senators on Sunday condemned what they viewed as China’s continuous violation of international rules governing the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) as they raised the need for the Senate leadership to make a firm stand ...
- May 21, 2018
Harnessing the sea for common benefit
The South China Sea (as is commonly known internationally, although also variously known as West Philippine Sea in the Philippines and South Sea in China) is vital for both the world and the Asian regional economy for at ...
- December 6, 2017
'Joint exploration in West PH Sea legal'
Joint exploration in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) with China is in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, Malacañang insisted on Thursday, after President Rodrigo Duterte likened China’s offer of joint ...
- March 2, 2018
PH wants ‘truly just solution’ to sea row
The Philippines has called for a “truly just solution” to China’s claims to disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) as an international tribunal wrapped up five days of hearings on the issue. Del ...
- December 2, 2015
Govt echoes China line
A Chinese vessel caused the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, but it remains to be seen whether the “ramming” was intentional, the government said on Monday. Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol, who ...
- June 18, 2019
Most Pinoys want govt to regain control of WPS
About 93 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea (WPS or South China Sea), including the islands being occupied by China, according to the latest survey conducted by the Social ...
- July 12, 2019