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'After Phl protest, best for Chinese fishermen to leave'
Chinese fishermen around Pag-asa Island in the South China Sea should start leaving the area following the diplomatic protest filed by the Philippine government, presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo said yesterday. “Can ...
- April 3, 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
DFA chief on SCS protest: we'll do it quietly
Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday asked members of the House of Representatives to trust the foreign policy of President Duterte with regard to China, assuring them that the government is doing its ...
- May 31, 2018
Navy's warship to patrol Benham, says AFP chief
The Navy's Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) BRP Davao del Sur will be deployed to patrol Benham Rise once the vessel is delivered by the Indonesian defense contractor next month, Armed Forces chief Gen. Eduardo Año said. The ...
- April 16, 2017
'Cute US, submissive? China insecure
China is showing its insecurity with its behavior toward the Philippines, Malacañang said yesterday as it lashed back at a Chinese tabloid for calling the Philippines a “cute submissive” partner of the United States. The ...
- April 23, 2015
'China may be building airstrip on Subi Reef'
China appears to be building an airstrip on Zamora (Subi) Reef in the Spratlys archipelago, boosting notions that the Asian superpower is conducting reclamation in disputed areas to display its military might. In a span ...
- April 28, 2015
No Phl territory lost under Duterte — Cayetano
The Philippines has not lost any part of its territory in the West Philippine Sea under the Duterte administration, Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano insisted amid criticisms of the government’s supposed silence ...
- June 3, 2018
'China reclamation in disputed sea a ploy'
China is rushing reclamation in the West Philippine Sea to circumvent any favorable ruling on the Philippine arbitration case before the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The Philippines filed the case ...
- January 13, 2015
Phl, US defense chiefs to meet on sea dispute
As US aircraft carrier USS Ronald Regan began its journey to Asian waters amid China’s power flexing in the region, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin would try to hear directly from his US counterpart how far America is ...
- May 27, 2015
Phl, Vietnam push sea code
Given China’s increased activities in the South China Sea, the Philippines and Vietnam are calling for the immediate crafting and implementation of a Code of Conduct (COC) in the disputed region. Defense Secretary Delfin ...
- March 16, 2019