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Philippines confident of winning sea case
The Government is confident that it will win the case against China before the International Tribunal on the Laws of the Sea (Itlos) as the Philippines prepares for another legal bout, this time touching on the merits of ...
- November 23, 2015
Palace: No such Sabah offer
Malacañang on Monday dismissed a report that the Philippines has offered to ease its claim on Sabah in return for Malaysia’s support in Manila’s territorial dispute with China. “There is absolutely no basis to such report,” ...
- March 31, 2015
West PH Sea critical to US security
The situation in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is critical to the national security interest of the United States, the White House has said. “The President [Barack Obama] has often talked about how critically ...
- May 28, 2015
'China has right to seize islands'
China has the "right and ability" to seize islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) occupied by other countries, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of regional summits expected to discuss the ...
- November 18, 2015
PH hits China's lighthouses in two disputed reefs
The Philippines on Monday strongly criticized two lighthouses China constructed in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), charging that they were covert mean of enforcing Beijing's claims to the disputed waters. ...
- October 20, 2015
EU chief slams China reclamation
European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday criticized "construction activities" in the South China Sea in reference to China's land reclamations on submerged reefs, saying it would complicate the resolution of ...
- May 28, 2015
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
US defense chief warns of conflict in disputed sea
SIMI VALLEY, United States: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) that land reclamation efforts and a military build-up in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) could lead to conflict ...
- November 9, 2015
India backs Ph in China sea row
Manila seems to have found a major ally in India in its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). In a roundtable interview with editors and staff of The Manila Times on Tuesday, Indian ...
- March 11, 2015
Sea row off APEC agenda
A bitter maritime dispute between China and the Philippines over reefs and islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) will not be discussed during the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders summit next ...
- November 11, 2015