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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
Locsin nixes SCS push with UN: Says PH could lose gains of sea award by raising issue with world body
The Philippines could lose the gains it achieved in the international arbitral ruling on the South China Sea should it push raising the issue before the United Nations General Assembly next month, Foreign Secretary Teodoro ...
- August 30, 2020
Cimatu: Stop politicing Manila Bay
Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu stood firm on his position to push through with the Manila Bay beach nourishment project as he took a swipe at critics of the government’s initiative. “Sadly, there are those who want us ...
- September 20, 2020
Japan-PH air ‘serious concern’ over South China Sea conflict
Japan and the Philippines agreed to boost security ties in their first foreign and defense ministerial meeting on Saturday, amid worries over China’s increasingly assertive maritime activities. It was the first so-called ...
- April 10, 2022
Masbate opens 500-hectare natural park
The Bongsanglay Natural Park (BNP) in Masbate is now open to the public for day tours and overnight stays, according to Ana Bartolay, BNP Protected Area superintendent. Located in the island of Ticao in Masbate, the Park ...
- October 6, 2022
Isko asks to barricade Bay Sands
Manila Mayor Francisco Domagoso on Monday asked the Environment department to barricade the Manila Bay Sands area in the city after people crowded it at the weekend and ignored social distancing. Domagoso also discouraged ...
- September 22, 2020
200 Chinese vessels remain in WPS—intel firm; PH sets another sea drill
A geospatial intelligence firm on Thursday revealed that some 200 Chinese ships are still moored in the West Philippine Sea as the Philippine Coast Guard announced it will hold the second leg of its joint maritime exercise ...
- May 7, 2021
Du30 defends Manila Bay Sands; Lauds Cimatu, slams Leni, other critics
President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday defended the Manila Bay Sands project that covered a portion of the baywalk with crushed dolomite to make it look like a white sand beach. Duterte also pushed back at critics including ...
- September 22, 2020
China ignores protests to focus on goal—Carpio
China will ignore all diplomatic protests filed against its aggressive behavior in the South China Sea because they run counter to its objective of establishing its national boundary based on its excessive nine-dash line ...
- April 27, 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