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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: Collision a 'maritime incident': Says no need to send Navy vessels to Recto Bank
President Duterte yesterday downplayed as a "maritime incident" the ramming of the Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese fishing vessel at the Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea last week, and said there ...
- June 18, 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
'Chinese vessels not required to get PH clearance'
A senior military official yesterday said China is not required to get clearance from the Philippines when its vessels pass through international waters like Sibutu and Balabac straits, under the United Nations Convention ...
- August 22, 2019
The same answer?
President Duterte is in China again to pursue various initiatives that should redound to bilateral cooperation in various areas, thus potentially deepening the friendship and warm ties between the Philippines and China ...
- August 29, 2019
Asean to skirt mention of South China Sea ruling
Southeast Asian leaders are set to avoid references to a recent arbitration ruling that undermined China's claims to the South China Sea, after omitting it from a joint statement at a summit this week over which Beijing's ...
- September 7, 2016
One voice on China
The Senate has finally made known its predilection to put in order the ongoing national conversation on the South China Sea, by conducting a public inquiry on the current foreign policy issues bedeviling the trouble-prone ...
- June 19, 2018
PH has to make clear stand on China issue
An administration congressman yesterday joined opposition law makers in challenging the Duterte administration to show firm resolve in opposing China's militarization of the West Philippine Sea before it becomes too late. ...
- May 7, 2018
Otso bet's planned Panatag Shoal trip cheap media gimmick - Panelo
Malacañang yesterday branded as a successful but "cheap" media stunt the attempt of four senatorial candidates from the opposition coalition Otso Diretso to sail to Panatag Shoal. Senatorial candidates Rep. Gary Alejano ...
- April 10, 2019
Not a single island but the whole of Spratlys
Mischief Reef was lost under the Ramos presidency. Scarborough Shoal was lost under the Benigno Aquino III presidency. The Spratlys was surrendered to China under the Duterte presidency.
- May 30, 2018