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PH eyes diplomatic means to resolve sea disputes
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 ...
- July 16, 2020
Philippines, US defense chiefs discuss maritime dispute
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has committed to United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III that he will discuss the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with President Rodrigo Duterte. Austin, on the other ...
- April 13, 2021
Two training courses conclude at SEAFDEC
Two international training courses on aquaculture recently concluded at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC AQD) headquarters in this town. The first, Management of sustainable ...
- August 2, 2000
AFP plans to construct structures on WPS isles
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they have proposed the construction of various structures on islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to better protect the disputed territory. ...
- April 25, 2021
PH Navy rescues Indonesian fisherman
An Indonesian fisherman who had been adrift for the past seven days off the waters of Sarangani, Davao Occidental was rescued by the Philippine Navy on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. In a statement from the navy, the Barko ng ...
- May 28, 2022
Defense chief vows to assert PH right in West Philippine Sea
Department of National Defense (DND) officer-in-charge Jose Faustino Jr. has vowed to assert the country’s territorial rights in the West Philippines Sea (WPS) amid the continuous incursion activities of China. Faustino ...
- July 25, 2022
220 Chinese vessels with militia sighted in WPS
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 ...
- March 22, 2021
DFA protests China's fishing ban, says it's a violation
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested China’s fishing ban that covers parts of the West Philippine Sea over which the “Philippines exercises sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction.” In a statement, ...
- May 20, 2021
Locsin: PRRD correct not to take arbitral award to UNGA
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 ...
- May 20, 2021
Sustain local fishers
Among Christians keeping the Lenten tradition to fast and abstain from meat and other indulgences, “Semana Santa (Holy Week)” means putting the spotlight on fish and other seafood on the dining table. This Lenten demand ...
- April 17, 2023