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'WPS becoming a national election issue'
Believing that China will try to influence next year’s national polls, former defense secretary Orlando Mercado and University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea director Jay Batongbacal ...
- May 20, 2021
'China's clam harvesting violates Phl sovereignty'
Malacañang yesterday described as an “affront” to Philippine territory and sovereignty the harvesting of giant clams in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by Chinese ships as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced it ...
- April 17, 2019
Satellite images bare damage to Philippine shoal
Publicly-available satellite images show the considerable damage supposedly made by Chinese clam diggers in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal since 2012, an international maritime law expert posted on social media yesterday. Jay ...
- June 17, 2018
Fishermen's shelter completed on Batanes island
Government troops have completed construction of a fishermen’s shelter on Mavulis Island, the uninhabited and northernmost island of the country. Also known as Y’Ami island, Mavulis is considered strategic, being the ...
- April 26, 2019
'US to use all tools to protect valid SCS claims'
Saying US policy on the South China Sea is now “crystal clear,” Washington announced it will use all tools and legal responses it can provide to protect valid claims of countries across the world which recognize that China ...
- July 17, 2020
No Manila Bay reclamation yet
The government will not allow any reclamation project in Manila Bay to proceed until President Duterte issues an executive order, Secretary to the Cabinet Karlo Nograles said yesterday. “Status quo for now until (the ...
- April 8, 2020
China warns US warships in SCS
China has deployed naval ships and aircraft to warn off two United States warships which Beijing accused of entering waters without permission from the Chinese government. The Chinese Ministry of Defense said the two US ...
- May 29, 2018
Was 6-month Boracay closure worth it? Stakeholders weigh in
Despite financial losses and other difficulties, most if not all of the stakeholders said the six-month closure of Boracay Island was worth it. Aklan Gov. Florencio Miraflores said the past six months had been a difficult ...
- October 28, 2018
Duterte defends China amid missile deployment report
China has not asked for anything in return for its assistance to the Philippines, President Duterte said as he allayed concerns of some groups over Beijing’s reported deployment of missiles on disputed areas in the South ...
- May 7, 2018
Coast Guard off to Panatag
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has resumed sending patrol vessels to Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, but only to “test the waters” and not to confront the Chinese who have stopped harassing Filipino fishermen but remained ...
- November 4, 2016