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Asean declaration skirts China issue
Southeast Asian leaders are likely to avoid any official mention at their Manila summit this week of an arbitration ruling that had nullified China’s massive claims on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), according ...
- April 27, 2017
Duterte repeats China war threat
President Rodrigo Duterte has repeated before Russian television China’s threat of war if the Philippines insisted on drilling for oil in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) in Beijing. In an interview with Moscow-based ...
- May 24, 2017
DFA: Sea row on Manila Asean summit agenda
Regional maritime disputes will again be on the agenda when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) holds summits in Manila, the Department of Foreign (DFA) said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters in Malacañang, ...
- January 6, 2017
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
‘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
China should not be allowed access to artificial islands
Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Rex Tillerson hit out at China Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) during his Senate confirmation hearing, warning the US would send a “clear signal” that the Asian giant must abandon its ...
- January 13, 2017
‘China still willing to go to war over West PH Sea’
Retired general Victor Corpus said the arbitral ruling was significant because it provided the Philippines basis for its claim on the West Philippines Sea (WPS), it is best if the government will pursue a win-win solution. ...
- July 12, 2017
Duterte open to joint sea exploration
President Rodrigo Duterte is open to a joint exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) not only with China but also with other “foreign entities,” Malacañang said on Thursday. The President is “open ...
- August 18, 2017
PH to protest if China builds on Panatag
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said the government will file a protest if China makes good on its reported plan to build structures at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a resource-rich fishing ground well within the ...
- March 23, 2017
Duterte seeks deeper relations with China
The Philippines wants to expand and deepen relations with China, President Rodrigo Duterte said on Monday as officials from the two countries signed four agreements in an indication of further normalization of ties despite ...
- April 16, 2017