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Captain frets over Rody's quip
The captain of the Philippine fishing boat that was rammed and sunk by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank said Tuesday he was saddened by President Rodrigo Duterte’s description of the incident as “a little maritime accident.” ...
- June 19, 2019
Landmark ruling upholds Unclos as charter of oceans
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday lauded the landmark decision rendered by an international tribunal at The Hague that invalidated China’s massive claims on the South China Sea, including the ...
- July 13, 2016
PH asserts WPS presence: Coast Guard activates drills to secure 'maritime jurisdiction' over vast areas
The Philippine Coast Guard is conducting drills in the South China Sea that an official said Sunday were part of efforts to secure the country's “maritime jurisdiction” over the disputed waters. The exercises near the ...
- April 26, 2021
Locsin junks 'verbal deal' with China
President Rodrigo Duterte’s purported verbal agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping allowing Chinese fishermen to fish within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone cannot be implemented, Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- July 4, 2019
Duterte lauded for sea stand: Allies, critics call it a victory for invoking PH arbitral award before UN
Critics and allies alike of President Rodrigo Duterte praised him Wednesday for invoking before the United Nations General Assembly a 2016 ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration that struck down China’s excessive ...
- September 24, 2020
China's missiles 'can hit Manila in 7 minutes'
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday confirmed that China is capable of sending guided missiles from the artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea to Manila in just seven minutes. Continuing his promised “lecture” on ...
- July 23, 2019
Protests vs. China mounting: Big trade groups join gov't in denouncing Chinese incursions in WPS
The Department of Foreign Affairs lodged two more diplomatic protests against China on Wednesday, even as eight local business groups joined Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and other government officials in calling on ...
- April 15, 2021
'Word war' over WPS still raging
Retired Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio on Friday urged Filipinos to “shout out” to President Rodrigo Duterte to wake him from his slumber and prod him to correct the narrative that China is in possession ...
- May 1, 2021
China to throw CG 'bad apples' into sea - envoy
China's Ambassador Zhao Jianhua admitted Tuesday there were “bad apples” in the Chinese Coast Guard and said he would throw them into the South China Sea to feed the fish, but a foreign ministry spokesman in Beijing said ...
- June 13, 2018
DND chief: We trust China but observe caution
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the Philippines can trust China to honor its agreements but must be cautious amid tensions over claims in the West Philippine Sea. “Of course we trust China... It is a regional power ...
- September 3, 2019