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Pag-asa Island? Oops, arbitration award ruled it’s just a rock
Our Pag-Asa Island in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), as well as three other features that Marcos had called islands when he annexed the area in 1978 through his Presidential Decree 1596, are all in the Spratly Islands, ...
- April 8, 2019
Duterte: Sea row better left untouched
The maritime dispute will not be on the agenda of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit, given that President Rodrigo Duterte had declared the issue “is better left untouched.” The President on Sunday ...
- November 13, 2017
Arbitration 'award': A P1-billion useless piece of paper
President Duterte was absolutely correct when he remarked the other night that the “award” (i.e., ruling) of the arbitration suit that the Aquino 3rd administration brought against China in 2013 was a useless “piece of ...
- May 7, 2021
Where he stands: Duterte affirms arbitral ruling, rebukes China
President Rodrigo Duterte surprised many nations, and maybe even himself, with his forthright and strong virtual address to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, September 22. Mincing no words, the President ...
- September 25, 2020
Duterte on sea dispute with China: 'Let's stick to talking'
President Rodrigo Duterte said he prefers to address the country’s sea dispute with China in a diplomatic manner, stressing he wanted to protect the Philippines from an unwanted war with Beijing over the disputed South ...
- April 23, 2019
Duterte is wrong to call Carpio buang... or maybe not
President Duterte is wrong to call Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio buang, for criticizing his statement to allow Chinese fishermen access to “Philippine waters.” Buang means stupid — certainly a description that applies ...
- June 28, 2019
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
DFA twice denied China's bid to explore Benham Rise
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday bared it had rejected China’s request to conduct scientific research at Benham Rise twice and that the reported activity of Chinese survey ships in the area last year ...
- March 30, 2017
Palace: We'll get back SCS islands
Saying only the Philippines can legally build on territories in the disputed South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), Malacañang said China will have to return someday what belongs to the country. In an interview aired on ...
- February 9, 2018
Permanent Court of Arbitration ruling was a terrible mistake
Recently, the United States reassured its Southeast Asian allies that it remains committed to protecting their sovereign rights in the South China (West Philippine) Sea. Let’s see if it actually puts its money where its ...
- July 21, 2020