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'Duterte should listen to Pinoys, not to Chinese envoy'
President Duterte and his officials should “cast aside their fear of displeasing China” and listen to Filipinos and not to the Chinese ambassador, former foreign affairs chief Albert del Rosario said on Tuesday. “We need ...
- July 26, 2018
Foreign powers enforcing ruling on SCS
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio disputed yesterday Malacañang's claim that "no power on earth" can enforce an international arbitral court's ruling invalidating China's massive claim in the South China Sea and West ...
- November 25, 2018
'Chinese coast guard regularly intimidates Pinoy fishers in SCS'
What’s happening to Filipino fishermen in the South China Sea? At about the same time as a senior Philippine military officer denied reports Filipino fishermen were being harassed by Chinese security forces in the vicinity ...
- March 29, 2019
Phl to pursue sea claim in peaceful way
The reported failure of the US government to convince China to stop its massive reclamation in the West Philippine Sea will not deter the Philippines from pursuing its claim in the disputed region via peaceful means, the ...
- May 18, 2015
'SCS military action to create further friction’
With Beijing already in possession of vast areas in the South China Sea, the United States and other countries should just accept this “reality” and avoid creating “friction” that could lead to full-scale military ...
- November 16, 2018
Rody signs EO renaming Benham ‘Philippine Rise’
In a bid to assert the Philippines’ sovereign rights over Benham Rise, President Duterte has signed Executive Order 25 renaming the undersea region as Philippine Rise. The EO that Duterte signed on May 16 also directed the ...
- May 23, 2017
Chinese vessel identified; Benham mission bared
The China ship that crisscrossed Benham Rise for months studied not just the undersea plateau within Manila’s authority. It also proceeded to the waters off Samar and Siargao Island, apparently in search of submarine passage ...
- April 3, 2017
China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...
- May 18, 2017
Palace 'seriously concerned' over China bombers
Malacañang yesterday expressed “serious concern” over the landing of long-range Chinese bombers on one of the man-made islands in the South China Sea but clarified it does not see the deployment as an immediate threat to ...
- May 22, 2018
Asean calls for restraint in sea row: but no call for freeze on provocative acts
Southeast Asian countries expressed concern yesterday over "increased tensions" in the South China Sea and called for stepped-up talks with China, in what the United States said was a setback for Beijing's efforts to play ...
- August 11, 2014