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Palace denies summoning Chinese envoy over vessel collision
Malacañang denied there was an order summoning Chinese ambassador Zhao Jianhua to be part of an investigation in the Reed Bank incident. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo on Tuesday said no invitation was extended by ...
- June 19, 2019
'Duterte didn't order halt in WPS patrol'
President Rodrigo Duterte has not ordered the military to stop patrolling the West Philippine Sea, Malacañang and Armed Forces officials said. Opposition lawmaker Gary Alejano, a Magdalo party-list representative, claimed ...
- June 11, 2018
'US should defend PH, disputed seas'
The United States should be willing to use military force to oppose Chinese aggression at a disputed reef off the coast of the Philippines, a former commander of US forces in the Pacific told a congressional hearing on ...
- July 15, 2016
'China's Xi threatens for trouble if PH drills oil in West PH Sea'
Chinese President Xi Jinping threatened for trouble if the Philippines will push ahead with drilling oil in the disputed part of the West Philippines Sea. President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday recalled his bilateral meeting ...
- June 29, 2019
Palace hit for allowing China into Benham Rise
The government should not underestimate the capacity of Filipinos to conduct research in Benham Rise, according to Sen. Paolo Benigno Aquino IV. Sen. Nancy Binay, on the other hand, called on the Department of Foreign ...
- January 27, 2018
PRRD has authority over verbal fishing deal - Palace
Contrary to the claims of some, President Rodrigo Duterte has the authority to enter “executive” agreements, including a verbal deal with China on fishing rights in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), according ...
- July 27, 2019
Du30 asserts PH Rise 'ours' but breaks promise to visit
President Rodrigo Duterte asserted the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the Philippine Rise but did not make good on his promise to visit the undersea region on Tuesday. He does not distinguish between “sovereign rights” ...
- May 17, 2018
Duterte to push for code of conduct at Asean summit – DFA
President Rodrigo Duterte will push for the discussions on the proposed Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea when he attends the 35th Asean Summit later this week in Thailand. Department of Foreign Affairs assistant ...
- October 29, 2019
Protect PH fishers in WPS, Du30 told
President Rodrigo Duterte was urged to protect the Filipino fishermen who were allegedly harassed by the Chinese coast guard at the Scarborough Shoal. “Instead of taking action to protect our fishermen, the Duterte ...
- June 12, 2018
PH to explore for oil, gas with China near disputed waters
The Philippines said on Thursday it was pursuing a long-delayed oil and gas exploration project with Chinese state-owned entity CNOOC Ltd and a Canada-listed company in an area near disputed waters in the South China Sea. ...
- October 2, 2017