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Rody: Phl-China bond 'improving' daily
The bond between the Philippines and China is “improving every day,” President Duterte said in the face of concerns over the militarization of artificial islands built and occupied by the Chinese in the South China Sea. ...
- January 11, 2018
Friends in deed?
If the Philippines decided to set up an environmental monitoring station on Panatag or Scarborough Shoal, to preserve endangered giant clams and sharks from poachers, how would Beijing react? The United Nations-backed ...
- March 20, 2017
Asean may tackle sea disputes; garbage dumping not on agenda
Bitter disputes over competing claims in the South China Sea are likely to surface at the two-day Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting starting Saturday in this Thai capital after the sinking of a Filipino ...
- June 21, 2019
'Setting aside SCS ruling as good as abandonment'
"Setting aside" the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea is a good as abandoning it, Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said yesterday. Justice Antonio Carpio issued the statement in ...
- September 14, 2019
Foreigners barred from Phl Rise, unless with Pinoys
Just after the Chinese had completed their “scientific research” in Benham Rise or Philippine Rise, President Duterte ordered similar foreign endeavors in the area stopped and for new ones to secure permit from the national ...
- February 7, 2018
Chinese coast guard broke maritme laws - Del Rosario
The dangerous maneuver of a Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) vessel that risked collision with a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship in Panatag Shoal last March 2 was “deliberate” and violated international maritime law and agreements, ...
- March 31, 2022
Possibility of war in SCS 'totally remote' - Locsin
President Duterte may have repeatedly warned that raising the arbitral ruling favoring the Philippine claim in the South China Sea may lead to a war with China. But for Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., the ...
- September 30, 2019
Phl won't stop China action on reefs
The Philippines will not stop China from building military structures on disputed islands in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said yesterday. “We cannot, we cannot stop China at this point ...
- December 17, 2016
Rody airs concern over fishermen’s plight
President Duterte yesterday conveyed to Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua his concern over the reported seizure of Filipino fishermen’s catch by Chinese coastguards at the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. It was Zhao who confirmed ...
- June 13, 2018
Rody leads rites renaming Benham as Philippine Rise
President Duterte will lead today the commemoration of the renaming of Benham Rise to Philippine Rise to emphasize the Philippines’ sovereignty over the resource-rich underwater plateau. Activities commemorating the awarding ...
- May 15, 2018