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'EO can rename PH Rise features'
President Rodrigo Duterte can rename, through executive order (EO), five undersea features in the Philippine Rise that Beijing earlier gave Chinese names to. Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian and Foreign Affairs Secretary Lourdes ...
- March 16, 2018
Duterte confronts US over SChina Sea
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday hit the United States anew, this time for failing to stop Beijing’s island-building activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Only the US, Duterte said, has ...
- March 30, 2017
Understanding the simmering US-China rivalry in the SCS: Last of 2 parts
The two factors described above are the main reasons why China built those seven artificial islands in the South China Sea. For China, it is a matter of survival. When the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) at The Hague ...
- September 25, 2020
‘PH to explore peaceful solution to sea disputes’
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Sunday said the Philippines will explore all available mechanisms to discuss matters pertaining to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) before bringing the issue to the United ...
- May 22, 2017
China OK's adoption of sea code
China promised on Wednesday to ensure freedom of navigation in the tense West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it was willing to work on a code of conduct to manage disputes. ...
- September 6, 2012
‘60-40 sea deal with China illegal’
President Rodrigo Duterte’s offer of a 60-40 percent joint exploration deal with China is tantamount to treason, a lawmaker said Sunday. Rep. Gary Alejano of Magdalo party-list issued the statement in light of Duterte’s ...
- April 30, 2018
Taiwan formula may settle sea dispute
A Taiwanese official has called for a peaceful settlement of maritime disputes in the South China Sea(West Philippine Sea). Joseph S. C. Hua, director-general of Taiwan's Department of Culture and Educational Affairs at ...
- April 23, 2015
PH 'helpless' amid China buildup at Spratly
The Philippines cannot do anything but watch as China continues its military buildup and activities in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) despite the favorable verdict it got from an international arbitral ...
- August 11, 2016
PH-China talks seen easing sea tensions
Incoming Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. believes that tensions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) can only be eased if the Philippines holds bilateral talks with China. In a chance interview shortly ...
- May 31, 2016
Gather fleet vs China Duterte prods US
President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday prodded the United States to prepare its fleet for a faceoff with China amid the Philippines’ territorial row with Beijing in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “I’m calling ...
- July 18, 2019