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‘Pag-asa Island is ours’
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a strong statement dismissing the claim of Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua that the Philippines’ planned improvement works at Pag-asa Island would be illegal. “Pag-asa ...
- May 3, 2017
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
Offensive music video made in China
And the unkindest cut of all lies in the very title of the music video: “Nag-iisang Dagat,” or one ocean. Unity has always been the dominant theme during times of global calamities which inspired music videos such as “We ...
- April 30, 2020
‘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
'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
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
Arroyo opposes joint exploration in West PH Sea
Pampanga Rep. Gloria Arroyo is not in favor of joint exploration in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) islands with China or other claimant countries. “I don’t know all the facts that are available to the current ...
- April 21, 2014