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Benham Rise: Looking at the big picture
Benham Rise not part of the country’s national territory. We don’t have sovereignty over it like we do over Cebu, Manila or Iloilo. However, we do have exclusive rights to explore the area and exploit whatever natural ...
- March 19, 2017
PNoy: China's land reclamation threatens stability in the region
President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday told the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) that China's reclamation in the South China Sea threatens stability in the region. China, which is also engaged in territorial ...
- November 22, 2015
PH to China: Stop harassment in West PH Sea
The Philippines appealed to China on Friday to stop its harassment in the West Philippine Sea as it is undermining the peace and stability in the region. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson Ma. Teresita Daza ...
- February 18, 2023
Arbitration case before UNCLOS
The Department of Foreign Affairs received from Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Ma Keqing a Note Verbale stating that China rejects and returns the Philippines' Notification and Statement of Claim. The Department ...
- February 22, 2013
China ships hit PH boats on resupply mission in West PH Sea
China vessels hit an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)-contracted resupply boat and a Philippine Coast Guard ship in the West Philippine Sea on Sunday morning. The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) ...
- October 23, 2023
China expanding South China Sea reclamation
Philippine officials accused China of expanding reclamation work in disputed waters of the South China Sea, as the United States again called for restraint in the territorial conflict. Philippine and US officials spoke as ...
- January 23, 2015
BFAR holds forum vs illegal fishing
The Fishery Law Enforcement Conference, organized by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), gathered local agriculture and fishery officials, law enforcement agencies and fisherfolk. “This activity is a ...
- August 27, 2017
Duterte-Xi agreement on EEZ 'informal' - Palace
Malacañang said the agreement entered by President Rodrigo Duterte to Chinese President Xi Jin Ping on allowing Chinese fishermen to trawl in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) was “informal.” Presidential ...
- July 2, 2019
US Navy presence meant to stop China
China has asked the United States to withdraw out of the South China Sea even as the warship USS Lassen, a guided-missile destroyer, plows the sea near the disputed Spratly archipelago. The ship is on a mission to cruise ...
- October 29, 2015
New AFP chief mum on West PH Sea Dispute
The newly installed Armed Forces chief, Lieutenant General Hernando Iriberri, refused to speak up on the territorial dispute over the West Philippine Sea. Iriberri said he prefers not to talk about the issue since the ...
- July 13, 2015