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They're back to Scarborough
Malacanang said China appears to have stopped blocking Filipino fishermen from approaching the disputed Scarborough Shoal off Zambales province, handing a potential victory to President Duterte following his visit to Beijing ...
- October 30, 2016
Joint exploration of oil-rich sea with China Proposed
The Philippine government should press China into agreeing that they enter into joint exploration of the oil-rich South China Sea without mentioning the United Nations (UN) arbitration court decision that China's historical ...
- October 12, 2016
Scarborough now accessible to PH fishermen - Palace
A malacanang official said that there are no longer Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessels in Scarborough Shoal and that Filipino fishermen are now able to freely access the area. This development comes one week after President ...
- October 29, 2016
Du30's debut on ASEAN, int'l stage; China asked to explain shoal presence
President Duterte made his debut on the regional and international stage when he attended in Laos this week the summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Meanwhile, President sought an explanation from ...
- September 9, 2016
Duterte sees Filipino fishermen's access to fishing grounds in S.China Sea soon
Filipinos may soon gain back access to the traditional fishing grounds in the disputed South China Sea but with certain limitations following his meeting with the leaders of China, President Duterte announced on Sunday. ...
- October 24, 2016
FVR, Carpio tapped by House Special Panel on West PH Sea
Former President Fidel V. Ramos and Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio have been tapped by the Lower Chamber’s special panel on the West Philippine Sea as among its top advisers to address the ...
- September 19, 2016
Esperon: China, Philippines in 'friendly' understanding on Scarborough
The Philippines and China have reached a "friendly" understanding allowing Filipinos to fish around a disputed shoal seized by Beijing in 2012, a senior aide to President Rodrigo Duterte said Monday. Duterte negotiated the ...
- November 1, 2016
A Scarborough EO might provoke a reaction’
Filipino fishermen thanked President Duterte profusely when they were finally allowed to return to their old fishing grounds at Scarborough Shoal — known to us as Panatag or Bajo de Masinloc — last month after four years ...
- November 26, 2016
Duterte asking China to explain construction on Scarborough Shoal
President Duterte is seeking an explanation from China on it's reported construction activities on Scarborough Shoal despite an Arbitral Court ruling against China's territorial claims. Scarborough is well within the ...
- September 5, 2016
China-PH ties at a new turning point, says Chinese FM
Relations between China and the Philippines are at a new turning point, and Beijing hopes Manila can meet it halfway and handle disputes appropriately, a top Chinese diplomat told a visiting Philippine delegation. Chinese ...
- September 15, 2016