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Lorenzana also changes tune, hits China's Spratlys claim
China has been relying on an “imagined historical claim” over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Sunday, as he also stepped up his rhetoric against Beijing. This was after ...
- April 15, 2019
PH not capable of defending territories
The Philippines is not yet capable of defending disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) from other claimants, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Monday. Lorenzana made the admission a week ...
- June 5, 2018
Duterte: Chinese incursion 'abhorrent'
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday said the government finds abhorrent the harassment of Filipino boats by Chinese coast guard ships in the Ayungin Shoal last week. Speaking at a regional summit with the Association of ...
- November 23, 2021
Duterte airs concern over Chinese vessels
President Rodrigo Duterte met with Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian on Thursday to raise concern over the presence of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. The National ...
- March 26, 2021
Go fish in troubled waters - Lorenzana
Filipino fishers should continue fishing in contested waters despite a ban announced by China, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The summer fishing ban, which started on May 1, covers the Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East ...
- May 30, 2019
China to punish violators
China has assured the Philippines it would not tolerate violations of Filipinos’ fishing rights at Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and would apply the law against violators, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano said ...
- June 11, 2018
PH calls for restraint in maritime dispute
Manila has urged all parties with overlapping claims in the South China Sea (SCS) to adhere to the rule of law and exercise self-restraint. The Spratly Islands in the SCS are claimed in whole by China and in part by Brunei, ...
- April 12, 2021
Duterte won't summon Chinese envoy
President Rodrigo Duterte is not inclined to ask Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jinhua to shed light on the sinking of a Filipino fishing boat in disputed waters, Malacañang said on Tuesday. Palace spokesman ...
- June 19, 2019
Chinese boat seen roaming shoal in SCS, says expert
While its sister ship is on a “friendly visit” in Manila, another Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel was spotted roaming Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, according to a maritime expert. Ryan Martinson, an assistant professor ...
- January 16, 2020
Pag-asa Island’s beaching ramp opens
The government has finally finished the construction of the beaching ramp in Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, which security officials deemed vital for the repair of the island’s Rancudo Airfield. The government has finally finished ...
- June 10, 2020