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Note verbale sent to China, says Yasay
Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. yesterday said the Philippines has filed sent diplomatic notes to China to seek clarification on several issues, including the installation of anti-aircraft and anti-missile ...
- January 18, 2017
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
China Sea code of conduct part of Asean summit agenda
Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said efforts to come up with a Code of Conduct in the South China Sea (COC) by yearend would be part of the agenda in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) ...
- January 6, 2017
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
Benham Rise renamed PH Rise
President Duterte signed Executive Order 25 last May 16 renaming Benham Rise to Philippine Rise. The EO states that the 24-million hectare continental shelf located well within the country’s exclusive economic zone is ...
- May 23, 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
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
China recognizes PH rights over Benham Rise
Acting Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo yesterday said China has sent word recognizing Philippine sovereignty over the 13-million hectare Benham Rise and it is not going to claim ownership of the undersea region ...
- March 16, 2017
Duterte: dialogue only way to deal with Beijing
President Duterte yesterday said he would not mention the ruling of the arbitral court on the South China Sea dispute when he addresses leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) on Saturday. He said it ...
- April 28, 2017
DFA: no Asean member pushed China issue
None of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) “strongly pushed” for the inclusion of the issue of China’s massive reclamation and militarization activities in the South China during the recently ...
- May 3, 2017