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Beijing: We are keeping peace, tranquility
President Marcos on Wednesday directly told Chinese Premier Li Qiang that the Philippines would press on with its claim to the West Philippine Sea, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). ...
- September 7, 2023
G7 sends strong message to china
With a keen eye on the Philippines’ legal battle with China over territory in the South China Sea, the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced democracies have agreed to send a strong message on the importance of ...
- May 28, 2016
DFA studying move on China monument
Malacañang has opted to say little for now about China’s recent activities in the South China Sea, including its erection of a monument on Kagitingan Reef and landing military planes on another reef within the Philippines’ ...
- April 26, 2018
Australia boosts PH in South China Sea dispute
The international arbitration case filed by the Philippines over disputed territories in the South China Sea received timely diplomatic support from Australia on Tuesday, when Foreign Minister Julie Bishop declared that ...
- January 29, 2016
Asean, China agree on code of conduct at sea framework
Fifteen years after their first joint declaration on the South China Sea disputes, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to adopt a framework to guide future negotiations for a ...
- August 1, 2017
Duterte wary of US role in South China Sea dispute
President Duterte is not just afraid that a war in the South China Sea would crush the country—he’s also wary that American troops would take advantage and the conflict would spiral out of control. Reiterating that he will ...
- January 25, 2020
Kalayaan mayor urges PH fishers to defy China.
The mayor of Kalayaan town, in the Spratlys, on Friday said he would encourage Filipino fishermen to ignore China’s new rules that require foreign fishermen to seek permission from Chinese regional authorities before ...
- January 11, 2014
Island facing West PH Sea seen boosting coastal defense
The Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) is considering a donated 10-hectare land on Lubang Island in Occidental Mindoro province as a vital location in the military’s “coastal defense strategy” against external threats. The ...
- February 27, 2023
Del Rosario: Marcos ‘taking proper steps in defending’ West PH Sea
Calling the tensions in the South China Sea “the most complex geopolitical situation in the world,” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. called on the Armed Forces of the Philippines to “guard carefully” the country’s territory, ...
- February 28, 2023
Coast Guard bares new tack vs Chinese harassment in WPS
While diplomatic protests filed by the country seem not enough to flinch China, exposing the Asian superpower’s bullying behavior consistently is an effective way to counter its intensifying aggression in the South China ...
- February 26, 2023