Browsing SunStar Philippines by Name "Locsin, Teodoro Jr."
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220 Chinese vessels with militia sighted in WPS
(SunStar Philippines,March 22, 2021 , on page 4)Over 200 fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia were sighted in line formation at the Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun Reef) on March 7, 2021, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea ... -
China denies incursion as 200 ships dock at Phil reef
(SunStar Philippines,March 23, 2021 , on page 14)Bad weather prompted more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels to anchor at a reef claimed by the Philippines, Beijing said on Monday (Mar 22), sidestepping accusations from Manila of a move by China's vast South China Sea ... -
China says WPS reef is part of its Nansha Qundao
(SunStar Philippines,March 24, 2021 , on page 3)What the Philippines calls the Julian Felipe Reef within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the Niu’e Jiao, a part of the Nansha Qundao or Spratly Islands, to China. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Chinese fishing ... -
From China with love
(SunStar Philippines,March 26, 2021 , on page 4)The Philippines received 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccines last month, and recently, we got another shipment of 400,000. In between those two batches of goodwill, our friendly donor moored over 200 Chinese militia ... -
Locsin: PRRD correct not to take arbitral award to UNGA
(SunStar Philippines,May 20, 2021 , on page 3)Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Tuesday the Duterte administration is right not to take the 2016 landmark arbitral ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) because ... -
Navy to increase visibility in disputed West Philippine Sea
(SunStar Philippines,February 11, 2021 , on page 3)Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they will increase visibility of naval assets in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to ensure the safety and security of Filipino ... -
Over 200 Chinese ships spotted again in WPS
(SunStar Philippines,May 13, 2021 , on page 3)More than 200 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels were again found in the West Philippine Sea, the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. In a statement, the task force said ... -
Over 200 Chinese ships spotted again in WPS
(SunStar Philippines,May 13, 2021 , on page 13)More than 200 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels were again found in the West Philippine Sea, the National Task Force West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. In a statement, the task force said ... -
PH 'agrees to disagree' with China over South China Sea
(SunStar Philippines,July 15, 2020 , on page 3)Malacañang on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, said it will “agree to disagree” with the Chinese government’s refusal to honor the country’s appeal to respect the arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s claim over the South ... -
PH eyes diplomatic means to resolve sea disputes
(SunStar Philippines,July 16, 2020 , on page 3)Malacañang on Wednesday maintained that the Philippines will pursue a “peaceful and diplomatic” approach to resolve its long-standing dispute with China in the hotly-contested South China Sea (West Philippine Sea). “We are ... -
Philippines protests China’s sea claim, weapon pointing
(SunStar Philippines,April 24, 2020 , on page 3)The Philippines has protested China’s declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and its aiming of weapons control radar at a Philippine navy ship, the country’s top ... -
Philippines protests Chinese maritime militia ships in WPS
(SunStar Philippines,March 23, 2021 , on page 3)(Updated) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he has filed a diplomatic protest with China over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels believed to be manned by maritime militia in the West Philippine Sea ...