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'A little accident': Duterte on boat sinking
Speaking for the first time on the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel, President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Monday described the incident as a “little maritime accident,” and reiterated anew that the ...
- June 18, 2019
Cabinet clusters to tackle Filipino boat's sinking
Cabinet Secretary Karlo Alexei B. Nograles on Sunday said there will be a joint cluster meeting on Monday to tackle the reported sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel. The incident occurred on June 9 near ...
- June 17, 2019
China to investigate Scarborough incident
The Chinese government on Monday said it is investigating the reported incident regarding Chinese Coast Guard members who were caught in a video taking the catch of Filipino fishermen in the waters of Scarborough Shoal. ...
- June 13, 2018
Chinese clam-harvesting in disputed waters seen anew, US think tank says
China has deployed anew clam-harvesting fleets to the South China Sea in the last six months, including in Scarborough Shoal, according to American-based think-tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI). “These ...
- May 22, 2019
Military says West PHL Sea collision 'accidental'
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command said the collision last Sunday between a Filipino boat and a Chinese vessel at Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea was “accidental.” “Initial reports reaching ...
- June 14, 2019
Malacañang appeals for unity in sea row
Malacañang on Wednesday appealed to critics of the government’s handling of the country’s maritime dispute with China to “be united on this issue.” “We appeal to the critics, we have to be united on this issue. Please do ...
- March 8, 2018
Roque cries 'fake news' on remarks on Benham Rise
Presidential Spokesperson Herminio Harry L. Roque, Jr. on Sunday said recent statements attributed to him regarding sovereignty issues over Benham Rise are “fake news.” “Finake news po ako (I’m a victim of fake news),” Mr. ...
- January 29, 2018
Carpio steps back from West Philippine Sea case
Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio has inhibited himself from the petition asking the government to enforce environmental laws to protect and preserve three shoals in the West Philippine Sea. Supreme Court (SC) ...
- July 3, 2019
Piñol: Fishermen ‘not certain’ about boat sinking
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on Wednesday said the 22 fishermen of the sunken boat F/B Gem-Vir 1 are now “uncertain” whether their boat was intentionally sunk by the Chinese vessel it encountered off Recto Bank ...
- June 20, 2019
Gov’t mulls bringing 2016 arbitral ruling to UN
Malacañang on Tuesday said the government is considering the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as an option to enforce the 2016 ruling by The Hague’s Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Philippines’ sovereign rights ...
- April 3, 2019