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China will of course merely ignore you
The latest geopolitical development in the tension-filled South China Sea is Beijing’s installation of ballistic missiles launching pads in three atolls in the West Philippine Sea—Zamora, Kagitingan and Panganiban Reefs—all ...
- May 7, 2018
Govt to buy research vessels to explore Benham
President Rodrigo Duterte is willing to invest taxpayer money on maritime survey vessels, Malacañang said on Tuesday. In a news briefing, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said there was a need to assess the natural resources ...
- March 7, 2018
PH Rise now protected area
Onboard BRP Davao del Sur: President Rodrigo Duterte has declared portions of Philippine Rise (Benham Rise) and Eastern Kalayaan as protected areas. Duterte signed the proclamation on board BRP Davao del Sur to mark the ...
- May 16, 2018
PH taking action on China - Cayetano
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano gave assurances that the government is taking all necessary diplomatic actions in responding to China’s actions in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). “We are taking ...
- May 7, 2018
Things are heating up in the South China Sea
It’s been slow in coming. But next month, the United States Navy, maybe with some allied warships in tow, will stage what it bills as its largest defense exercise in the South China Sea — bringing the superpower confrontation ...
- October 18, 2018
'No breach'
Cross), Zamora (Subi) Reef, and Panganiban (Mischief) Reef-all within the Philippines' exclusive economic zone. Two months ago, Roque said the Philippines was relying on China's good faith and that it would keep its promise. ...
- May 8, 2018
At last, the only rational policy for our disputes in the Spratlys: Fortify our islands and reefs there!
The opposition’s allegation that President Duterte has been kowtowing to China on our territorial disputes is unadulterated hogwash, so grossly ignorant of what sovereignty in the South China Sea entails. After four ...
- June 1, 2018
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
Carpio continues to mislead us on South China Sea issue
I had expected acting Chief Justice Antonio Caprio to respond to my conclusion in my column Monday that he, together with Vice President Maria Leonor Robredo, and former national security adviser Roilo Golez made a fool ...
- May 30, 2018
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