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Sea Code tops Duterte-Xi meeting
Malacañang is hoping that China would keep an open mind as President Duterte pushes for an expeditious crafting of the Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea and raises the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) ruling ...
- August 29, 2019
Duterte to China: Relax, no weapon in PH-occupied areas
President Duterte yesterday urged China to “relax” as he said he meant no harm when he ordered the military to start occupying islands within the countries’ territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). He said ...
- April 11, 2017
Justice Carpio's Benham Rise 101
The notes by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio on Benham Rise are very useful as the 13-million-hectare undersea region east of Luzon is in the news with the disclosure last week by Defense Secretary ...
- March 15, 2017
'Palace wants details of alleged sinking'
Defense and military officials have been asked by Malacanang to present to the Cabinet the details of the alleged sinking of a philippine fishing boat by a Chinese vessel at the Recto Bank of the West Philippine Sea last ...
- June 17, 2019
China plays the victim
I almost choked on my tea while reading a press release from the Chinese Embassy in Manila - whoever wrote this must've had difficulty keeping a straight face. It gave its "account" of events that transpired on June 9, ...
- June 18, 2019
China vows to manage 'contentious issues' with PH
Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday affirmed his country's commitment to work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members towards the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct on the South China Sea ...
- November 21, 2018
China, Vietnam agree to keep South China Sea tensions in check
China and Vietnam will manage and properly control their maritime disputes, avoiding actions to complicate or widen them, so as to maintain peace in the South China Sea, the two nations said in a joint communique China ...
- May 16, 2017
Carpio wants stronger stance on Panatag Shoal
Supreme Court Senior Associate Antonio Carpio yesterday said President Duterte should avoid making statements that tend to waive the country's sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea in the face of reports that China is ...
- March 21, 2017
US supports PH, China talks
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he supported the resumption of bilateral talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following a ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier this ...
- July 27, 2016
Duterte allows Chinese ships in Philippine waters
President Rodrigo Roa Duterte has agreed to allow Chinese surveillance ships into Philippine waters. Duterte said there was no incursion, particularly in Benham Rise, an underwater landmass off the east coast of Luzon and ...
- March 16, 2017