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China warships in PH waters irk DND chief
Chinese warships crossing Philippine waters are an “annoying” matter for Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, who did not mince words about the latest challenge to Philippine sovereignty by China when he questioned the ...
- August 17, 2019
China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...
- May 18, 2017
‘What’s wrong with China sending research ships to Benham Rise?’
“What is harmful about having a research ship there?”. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon posed the question to reporters on Wednesday, defending the Government’s decision to allow China to send ships to Benham ...
- March 30, 2017
Reparations for PH fishermen sought
A national group of fishermen on Sunday said the crew of the Philippine fishing boat that sank in the South China Sea after being hit by a Chinese trawler which then abandoned them should receive reparations and moral ...
- June 17, 2019
Photos show China building new islands
Beijing’s “illegal” island building in the South China Sea moved center stage at an Asian summit on Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flash point shoal. Beijing ...
- September 8, 2016
Palace: the president will definitely raise Hague ruling in meeting with Xi
There is no stopping President Rodrigo Duterte from speaking his mind about the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute and other issues affecting the country’s interests. The President’s longtime aide, Sen. ...
- August 27, 2019
'Balangay' to China? Better than Jet Ski diplomacy
A Philippine official said on Friday that he would sail a replica of a balangay — the country’s oldest known boat — across the disputed South China Sea all the way to China, in what was envisioned as an epic voyage meant ...
- April 8, 2017
No Asean consensus on sea row-for now
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) failed to reach a consensus on how to deal with China's territorial expansion in the South China Sea, intensifying a diplomatic stalemate that officials said they hoped ...
- July 25, 2016
DFA: Du30's call to discuss Hague ruling
t’s up to President Duterte if he would actually raise the international arbitral ruling recognizing the Philippines’ sovereignty in the West Philippines Sea in his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, ...
- August 24, 2019
Work with China but stick to our claims, envoy advises
Although neither China nor the Philippines may be ready to give up their respective claims, it may be possible to work out cooperative agreements on fishing, private oil and gas exploration, and avoiding conflict due to ...
- August 15, 2016