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DFA confronts China envoy
The Department of Foreign Affairs has summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian to protest the presence of Chinese vessels at the Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef in the West Philippines Sea. Acting Foreign Affairs Undersecretary ...
- April 14, 2021
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
Carpio won't back down stand vs china
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio will not change his strong stance on the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea in his bid for the most coveted post in the judiciary. Carpio, one of the five most senior ...
- October 23, 2018
US backs PH protest vs. China's fish ban
The United States on Thursday backed the Philippines in criticizing a unilateral seasonal ban on fishing declared by Beijing in the dispute-rife South China Sea. This developed as Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin ...
- June 4, 2022
China says WPS traditional fishing area of Chinese
The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines on Monday said the West Philippine Sea is a “traditional fishing ground” for Chinese fishermen. The embassy made the statement in response to the diplomatic protest filed by the ...
- June 14, 2022
Gov't to boost troops in WPS
The government has ordered the military to beef up its presence in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) following Chinese activities monitored near Pag-asa Island. In a statement Thursday, the Department of National Defense (DND) ...
- December 23, 2022
No case in Sino sea intrusions
The fishermen who had asked the Supreme Court to order the government to protect and rehabilitate Panatag Shoal and Panganiban Reef in the West Philippine Sea have withdrawn their names from the petition, saying they were ...
- July 10, 2019
Carpio warns of China zone over Scarborough
A Magistrative on Sunday warned the government on China’s reported plan to install a radar station in the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Senior Justice Antonio Carpio said the installation of an environmental monitoring station ...
- March 20, 2017
PH raps China for sea threats
The government on Tuesday said it summoned a senior Chinese Embassy official back in April to protest the harassment of a Philippine research in the West Philippine Sea, and rejected a unilateral fishing ban declared by ...
- June 1, 2022