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Rody open to military exercises with China in Sulu Sea
President Duterte is open to holding joint military drills with China as the administration seeks closer ties with Beijing despite conflicting maritime claims in the South China Sea. Duterte’s statement came a week before ...
- May 2, 2017
Benham trip to push through next week
The government is all set to embark on another exploratory trip to the 13-million-hectare Benham Rise next week, Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol said yesterday. Piñol said President Duterte gave the green light for ...
- April 29, 2017
8 in 10 Pinoys want rights asserted in West Phl Sea
Eight in 10 Filipinos want the Duterte government to assert the country’s rights in the West Philippine Sea, according to the latest Pulse Asia survey. The survey found 84 percent of 1,200 respondents who agreed that the ...
- January 28, 2017
No monitoring station on Panatag - Beijing
China is not building an environmental monitoring station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, its foreign ministry said yesterday, apparently denying remarks made by a local official last week. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying ...
- March 23, 2017
Rody rallies support for sea code
In a bid to avoid tension in disputed areas in the South China Sea, President Duterte called for support for the approval of a Code of Conduct (COC) among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ...
- March 21, 2017
'Chinese reseach in Benham still a mystery'
What a Chinese research vessel did during its three month expedition at Benham Rise last year remains a mystery to the Philippine government, even as security officials have maintained the incident did not pose any threat ...
- March 30, 2017
No one can stop China on Panatag - Duterte
President Duterte believes the Philippine government cannot stop China from installing a radar station in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal that has been declared a traditional common fishing ground by an arbitral tribunal, ...
- March 20, 2017
US admiral on disputed sea: We will be here
America will continue to patrol the South China Sea to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in the disputed region, a US admiral said yesterday amid questions on whether US involvement in one of Asia’s potential ...
- March 4, 2017
Congress sets probe on Benham incursion
Congress is set to conduct an investigation into the reported intrusions of Chinese vessels in Benham Rise, which has been declared part of the Philippines’ continental shelf by the United Nations in 2012. Beijing has ...
- March 16, 2017
MVP urges gov't to lift ban on West Phl Sea exploration
Tycoon Manuel Pangilinan wants the government to lift the moratorium on drilling and exploration in the disputed West Philippine Sea amid warming relations between Manila and Beijing. The Association of Southeast Asian ...
- August 22, 2017