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Carpio: Allowing China to fish in Phl EEZ unconstitutional
President Duterte’s decision to allow Chinese fishermen to trawl in Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea violates the 1987 Constitution, Supreme Court (SC) Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio warned Tuesday. ...
- June 27, 2019
Phl, China convene steering committee on joint exploration
The Philippines and China have officially convened an intergovernmental steering committee that will supervise projects under the two nations’ joint oil and gas exploration in the West Philippine Sea. The Department of ...
- October 31, 2019
Locsin loses cool over clams issue
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. yesterday again lost his cool over the clam issue as he reacted to a netizen saying “China granting permission and helping to save clams will erode the Philippines’ victory in ...
- April 29, 2019
'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
PHL seeks oil exploration partners in UAE
The Philippines is seeking oil exploration partners in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with offers of attractive terms, incentives and viable service contracts with the government. The Department of Energy (DOE) and the ...
- October 6, 2019
US: SCS ruling legally bining on China, Phl
The United States underscored the United Nations arbitral tribunal’s 2016 decision invalidating China’s nine-dash line claim in the South China Sea is “final” and “legally binding,” as Washington strongly opposed Beijing’s ...
- July 15, 2019
Phl protects 'illegal' presence of Chinese ships around Pag-asa
With hundreds of Chinese vessels swarming around Pag-asa Island, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is calling China’s attention to their “illegal” presence and “clear violation” of Philippine sovereignty. “The presence ...
- April 5, 2019
DFA: Duterte might discuss Recto Bank incident at Asean
President Duterte might raise the Recto Bank issue at the coming summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Thailand as part of talks on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea, a ranking foreign ...
- June 19, 2019
Fishing boat with Pinoys sinks off Brunei
A fishing vessel carrying 11 crewmembers – including seven Filipinos – capsized off the coast of Brunei last week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Citing a report of the Philippine embassy in Bandar ...
- August 13, 2019
Rody not satisfied with Xi response on SCS
President Duterte yesterday admitted he was not satisfied with Chinese President Xi Jinping’s response when he raised the landmark arbital ruling on the South China Sea during their meeting in Beijing last week. Speaking ...
- September 5, 2019