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Chinese envoy accuses West of 'sowing discord' over WPS
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Friday said “some outsiders” who are not from Asia are trying to sow discord between the two countries to serve their own geopolitical interests in the region. In a statement, ...
- July 16, 2022
Duterte treads gingerly on China
President Rodrigo Duterte said he cannot afford to put up a brave front against China despite repeated incursions and provocative actions in the West Philippine Sea. “I am walking on a tightrope, actually. I cannot afford ...
- February 13, 2021
PH takes a swipe at China: Slams ‘assault on sovereignty’ as Chinese vessels swarm WPS
While the Philippines remains on friendly terms with China, the government will continue to assert the country’s sovereignty if it comes under attack, the Palace said Wednesday, even as Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro ...
- April 11, 2019
China urged to answer for ecological damage
Malacañang urged China on Thursday to take responsibility and answer for the impact of its reclamation activities in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea in line with its agreement with the Association of Southeast ...
- July 3, 2015
‘Bring China to court’: Carpio prods Philippines to protest Sino bullying of Pinoy fishermen
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday said the Philippines could use video of the Chinese Coast Guard apparently raiding Filipino fishermen’s catch in Scarborough Shoal, inside the country’s exclusive economic zone, ...
- June 9, 2018
‘Fight for PH rights in WPS’
President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday said the Philippines would never ive up fighting for its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea—but ruled out war with China. “(Chinese) President Xi Jinping is my friend, and we ...
- June 13, 2022
Salceda: review WPS deal with China
Albay Rep. Joey Salceda on Sunday urged incoming President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to renegotiate terms of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) joint-development deal with China. Meanwhile, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel, ...
- June 27, 2022
Our weak stand on China
Opposition lawmakers are questioning the Philippines’ anemic stand against China’s military buildup in the West Philippine Sea. It appears to the concerned solons that the government’s foreign policy and national security ...
- June 4, 2018
Renewed hope for the West Philippine Sea
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 ...
- July 13, 2022
PH verifying ‘harassment’ in WPS
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday ordered the military to validate a report of Kalayaan Mayor Roberto del Mundo who claimed that Filipino fishermen were being harassed by the Chinese in a sandbar near Pag-asa ...
- March 7, 2019