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Palace talks tough to China: Panelo warns of 'unwanted hostilities' over Chinese boats' incursions
(Manila Standard,April 6, 2021 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte’s chief legal counsel criticized China Monday for the continued presence of Chinese ships in the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, warning that the territorial incursion could damage ties and lead to ... -
Peaceful end to sea row sought
(Manila Standard,July 16, 2021 , on page A2)Geopolitical experts, including former foreign ministers, from the United States, Australia, India, and Japan called for a peaceful approach and compliance to international law to avoid military confrontation amidst the ... -
PH airmen hop on Orion flight over disputed sea
(Manila Standard,June 24, 2015 , on page A3)Filipino airmen flew with their Japanese counterparts on a Japanese P3-C Orion surveillance plane and circled over the disputed Recto Bank in the Spratly Islands on Tuesday at the start of an exercise with the Philippines ... -
PH blasts China's law on SCS
(Manila Standard,January 28, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over its law authorizing its coast guard to shoot foreign vessels in areas it claims in the disputed South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin ... -
'PH can't stop China'
(Manila Standard,December 17, 2016 , on page A1-A2)Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. admitted Friday that the Philippines cannot do anything about China’s move to militarize a series of contested artificial islands in the South China Sea. Yasay said the Philippines ... -
PH lags behind in race to grab reefs
(Manila Standard,May 14, 2015 , on page A2)Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang looks worried as he surveys the rusted cranes and eroded runway on the tiny island of Thitu, now on the front line of a rapidly intensifying construction war in the South ... -
PH says Hague ruling binding; Chinese envoy wants it voided
(Manila Standard,July 15, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Malacanang said Wednesday “no one can diminish” the 5-year-old arbitral award that junked Beijing’s sweeping maritime claims to the West Philippine Sea, despite China’s recent remark that the award was a piece of “wastepaper." ... -
PH shuns US help on sea dispute
(Manila Standard,November 11, 2017 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not be asking for any military assistance from Washington to help wage against Beijing amid the growing concerns in the region on the Continued Chinese militarization of the ... -
PH wary of China ships on Benham
(Manila Standard,March 10, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said he has ordered the Navy to send a ship to Benham Rise, an underwater landmass 250 kilometers east of Luzon, to drive away Chinese survey vessels that have been spotted ... -
PH, 60 countries sign treaty protecting high seas
(Manila Standard,September 22, 2023 , on page A1-A2)The Philippines joined over 60 other countries at the United Nations in signing the first-ever treaty on protecting the international high seas, raising hopes that it will come into force soon and protect threatened ... -
Renewed hope for the West Philippine Sea
(Manila Standard,July 13, 2022 , on page B1)It has been six years since our country won a resounding victory in The Hague, thereby securing our rights in the West Philippine Sea under international law. The 2016 Arbitral Award is an emblem of pride for the Filipino ... -
Rody handling of WPS issue, oil tanks hailed
(Manila Standard,June 25, 2022 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte handled the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea “carefully and decisively,” Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said on Friday, a day after the outgoing Chief Executive ... -
Rody to push for sea code amid US-China discord
(Manila Standard,November 15, 2018 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday urged China to show the way forward, now that it has occupied and built up disputed territories in the South China Sea. “You’re there, you’re in possession, you occupied it. Then tell ... -
Ruling over disputed sea handed down on Tuesday
(Manila Standard,July 11, 2016 , on page A3)The Permanent Court of Arbitration — the world’s oldest international arbitration tribunal—will issue a written decision at 11:00 a.m. (0900 GMT) after the Philippines challenged China’s claim over much of the strategic ... -
‘Scarborough is ours’
(Manila Standard,October 24, 2016 , on page A1-A2)President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said he made it clear to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Scarborough Shoal belongs to the Philippines, amid earlier reports that the issue was put on the backburner during his state ... -
Senators denounce China: File resolution criticizing Chinese incursions, chamber approval up
(Manila Standard,April 27, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Eleven senators crossed party lines Monday to file a strongly-worded resolution denouncing the illegal activities of China in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EZZ) and other parts of the West Philippine Sea. In filing ... -
Soft stance on China hit: Maritime expert sees erosion of PH gains from UN ruling
(Manila Standard,May 7, 2018 , on page A1-A2)The government’s soft approach to China’s militarization of the South China Sea will erode the advantage the Philippines gained when the UN arbitral tribunal recognized Manila’s claim over disputed territories in the area, ... -
Solon hits DFA's silence on China
(Manila Standard,August 18, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Rep. Gary Alejano on Thursday expressed dismay over Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano’s statement that there was nothing to fear from the presence of Chinese Navy, Coast Guard and fishing vessels near Pag-asa ... -
SWS: Pinoys press for WPS control
(Manila Standard,July 22, 2018 , on page A1-A2)At least 87 percent of Filipinos want the Philippines to regain control of the West Philippine Sea or the South China Sea being occupied by China, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather Stations. The Philippines ... -
Talks to save oceans kick off
(Manila Standard,June 5, 2017 , on page C3)World leaders convene at UN headquarters next week for the first major bid to solve the toughest problems facing our oceans, from coral bleaching to plastic pollution, overfishing and rising seas due to climate change. The ...