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Atienza backs joint sea deal with China
Buhay party-list Rep. Lito Atienza threw his support behind President Rodrigo Duterte’s plan to jointly explore the South China Sea with China. “We fully support and appreciate President Duterte’s plan to forge a 60-40 ...
- May 3, 2018
On traditional fishing rights
During the 2019 State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Rodrigo Duterte, he mentioned the concept of traditional fishing rights (TFRs). What is it? Is respecting the TFRs of foreigners in waters within the reaches ...
- July 25, 2019
Yes, Senate must investigate how Aquino, Trillanes and Del Rosario lost Panatag
Sen. Loren Legarda, the chairman of the Senate’s committee on foreign relations, said the other day that she welcomed a probe into the country’s handling of its territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. That ...
- June 18, 2018
PH, China to craft sea row mechanism
The Philippines and China have agreed to set up a mechanism on how to “properly handle” maritime disputes and representatives from both countries will meet in May to craft a bilateral scheme, Malacañang said on Tuesday. ...
- March 29, 2017
Be careful on sea row, Carpio tells Duterte
President Rodrigo Duterte should be careful with his public pronouncements on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute and assert, not undermine, the Philippines’ claims, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice ...
- March 21, 2017
3 more states to do research in PH Rise
China is not the only country whose application to conduct research on the resource-rich Benham Rise the Philippines has approved, Malacañang said on Thursday. The government has also allowed the US, Japan and South Korea ...
- January 26, 2018
China won't build structures in Panatag - Duterte
Amid reports of Chinese construction in the disputed areas in West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte said China had assured him it would honor its word not to build structures on Panatag (Scarborough) ...
- March 24, 2017
Duterte: There will be trouble ‘if China grabs oil and uranium’
Is President Rodrigo Duterte moving away from his close friendship with China? Recently, he has strongly taken issue over stern radio warnings by the Chinese to Philippine military aircraft flying near Beijing’s facilities ...
- August 23, 2018
Palace to China on PH Island: ‘Get away from Kota’
The Philippines has heightened its rhetoric against China, with Malacañang calling on Chinese vessels supposedly seen near the Philippine-owned Kota (Loaita) Island to “go away.” In a news briefing on Wednesday, Palace ...
- April 11, 2019
PH-China economic ties 'improving' despite sea row
Relations between China and the Philippines are “improving,” an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said, as the two countries firm up strategies to boost cooperation. Trade Undersecretary Nora Terrado ...
- September 13, 2017