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The Philippines turns to lawfare in the South China Sea
Two and a half years ago, the Philippines took an unprecedented step to shake up the territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. That was when it brought its case into the halls of the Peace Palace, the home of ...
- September 8, 2015
Panelo tells Chinese ships to go away
Chief Presidential Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo yesterday said Chinese vessels have no business staying around Philippine-occupied islands in the West Philippine Sea/South China Sea and should leave. "If they continue to ...
- April 11, 2019
China says it wants to maintain stability in disputed South China Sea
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday Beijing wanted to maintain stability in the South China Sea as it seeks alliances in the region amid tensions in the disputed waters. The United States has criticised China ...
- July 25, 2017
Carpio: China can't use force vs PH arbitral petition
Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio yesterday dismissed the warning of UP Law professor Harry Roque that China might resort to military and law enforcement activities if the Philippines asked for the ...
- June 26, 2015
China putting up new structures in Spratlys; it's ours, says Beijing
The Department of National Defense yesterday said China has been putting new structures at Johnson South Reef or Mabini Reef in the Spratlys. It is known by the Chinese as Chigua. This activity contravenes the spirit of ...
- May 15, 2014
Robredo wants Chinese crew turned over to PH
Vice President Leni Robredo pressed the administration to demand from the Chinese government the turnover of the crew that manned the fishing vessel that rammed the Filipino fishermen's boat F/B Gem-Ver last June 9. She ...
- June 17, 2019
Consequences of China's approach to the Philippines' sea case
When asked what the next President should do with Philippines' dispute with China over parts of the South China, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said against China in United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration ...
- March 29, 2016
Ways to make China comply with UN ruling on S. China Sea
The Philippines is not exactly helpless if the United Nations Arbitral Court decides in favor of the Philippines in its case against China’s nine-dash line map and its transforming into islands, rocks in the Spratlys that ...
- June 24, 2016
Italy backs PH stance on South China Sea
Manila got a boost in its stance on the South China Sea after Italy said claimants must respect the rule of law, while saying that it is vital to exert efforts towards de-radicalization in the campaign against global ...
- December 4, 2015
PH doing reclamation at WPS, says think tank
Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ...
- February 8, 2019