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Writ of Kalikasan
The Supreme Court's Writ of Kalikasan is a relatively new item in the judiciary's arsenal of weapons, along with the Writ of Amparo. This writ or court order is seldom used, and most of the time the Supreme Court issues ...
- May 7, 2019
Lorenzana: We have not, and will never surrender any part of our territory
Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana cited the most critical external security challenge for the Philippines is the competing territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea when he spoke before alumni and students ...
- January 6, 2019
US sails warship near disputed reef
A US navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US Department of Defense official said, days after China warned criticism of its claims in the crucial waterway would rebound like a ...
- May 11, 2016
Taiwan joins China Sea legal fray
A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines' international court case against China's claims in the South China Sea, pressing Taipei's position that Taiwan is entitled to a swathe of the disputed waterway as an ...
- May 11, 2016
What's going on in Benham Rise?
The decision of the Duterte government to allow Chinese scientists to do research in Benham Rise, renamed Philippine Rise, a 13-million-hectare undersea region off the provinces of Isabela and Aurora has generated heated ...
- January 29, 2018
Fishermen and Duterte
The Pambansang Pamalakaya ng Pilipinas has found a reason to be excited recent pronouncements and actions by President Rodrigo Duterte on the issue of the fishing, especially in traditional Filipino fishing grounds such ...
- May 30, 2016
The real threat to china's south china sea claims
After the permanent court of arbitration at the Hauge ruled that it has jurisdiction over key issues in the Philippines' dispute against China over its south china sea claims, many China watchers, analyst commentators ...
- November 10, 2015
Carpio: Duterte's statement on passage of foreign ships violates UNCLOS
Following reports by the military two weeks ago about five Chinese warships passing through Philippine waters, President Duterte last Tuesday issued a statement requiring all foreign vessels to notify Philippine authorities ...
- August 23, 2019
Duterte to discuss arbitral ruling with China
President Duterte yesterday said he would visit China later this month to discuss with Chinese President Xi Jinping the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration that favored the Philippines and voided China's claim ...
- August 7, 2019
Aquino: Scarborough still part of PH territory
President Aquino yesterday said the Scarborough Shoal is within the Philippine's 200 mile exclusive economic zone which means that it is very much part of the country. Aquino talked about the geographical location of ...
- May 27, 2016