US: We stand by our allies
“There should be no doubt about resolve of the United States. We stand by our allies and we stand by our commitments,” Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel, the top US diplomat for East Asia,...
View ArticleAFP: Normal monitoring, no new standoff at Ayungin Shoal
The military on Friday denied a supposed standoff between the Filipino garrison on the BRP Sierra Madre and Chinese coast guards at the disputed Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) off Palawan province...
View ArticleChina tops Asean agenda
President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday vowed to press anew for the rule of law in resolving territorial conflicts at the annual gathering of Southeast Asian leaders, which opens here Sunday amid a...
View Article‘Mission accomplished’: Aquino ends Europe trip, heads for Boston
President Benigno Aquino III ended his weeklong European trip on Saturday convinced that he had gathered enough support behind the Philippines’ call for a peaceful resolution of conflicts in the South...
View ArticleGazmin: Chinese ships haven’t bothered PH troops at Ayungin Shoal
Has China eased its blockade against the Philippines at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal)? The post Gazmin: Chinese ships haven’t bothered PH troops at Ayungin Shoal appeared first on Inquirer Global...
View ArticlePH losing about 60 hectares to China’s land grabbing
China’s land reclamation in four of the Philippine-claimed atolls and reefs in the West Philippine Sea area of the South China Sea, estimated to have reached more than 60 hectares, may have already...
View ArticleChina seen building 3rd airstrip in South China Sea
The dispute over the strategic waterways of the South China Sea has intensified, pitting a rising China against its smaller and militarily weaker neighbors who all lay claim to a string of isles, coral...
View ArticleRestraint urged on Spratlys
Indonesia’s president on Tuesday called for all parties in the South China Sea to exercise restraint and for China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to start discussions on the...
View ArticleAfter UN court ruling, PH braces for China’s response
The Philippines will stay on the “diplomatic track” despite warnings by security experts that the decision of a United Nations arbitral court to hear the country’s maritime complaint against China...
View ArticleChina tried to ‘physically expel’ PH
China’s blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people...
View ArticleUN ruling on sea dispute ‘final and binding’– SC justice Jardeleza
Supreme Court Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza, who led the Philippine legal team to the United Nations arbitration case over the South China Sea dispute, said the ruling favoring the Philippines...
View ArticleEstrada celebrates PH victory at UN court on sea dispute
"It's time to celebrate," former president and Manila Mayor Joseph "Erap" Estrada said Tuesdaynight in reaction to the UN arbitral tribunal ruling that China has no historic rights over the waters of...
View ArticleDuterte gov’t cautioned vs talks with China after UN win
A non-profit organization specializing in defense has urged the Duterte administration to think twice about engaging in direct talks with China, saying the Philippines now has the upper hand after it...
View ArticleDuterte warned: China does not respect boundaries in sea dispute
If a nation does not respect our boundaries, how can we trust them as potential partners in joint development? Trident Defense, a non-profit organization specializing in defense gave such caution to...
View Article‘Great wall’ of protection for PH
In finding China's reclamation activities illegal and scoring its destruction of the marine environment, the United Nations’ landmark ruling on entitlements in the disputed South China Sea has created...
View ArticleUS: We stand by our allies
“There should be no doubt about resolve of the United States. We stand by our allies and we stand by our commitments,” Assistant Secretary of State Daniel Russel, the top US diplomat for East Asia,...
View ArticleAFP: Normal monitoring, no new standoff at Ayungin Shoal
The military on Friday denied a supposed standoff between the Filipino garrison on the BRP Sierra Madre and Chinese coast guards at the disputed Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) off Palawan province...
View ArticleChina tops Asean agenda
President Benigno Aquino III on Saturday vowed to press anew for the rule of law in resolving territorial conflicts at the annual gathering of Southeast Asian leaders, which opens here Sunday amid a...
View Article‘Mission accomplished’: Aquino ends Europe trip, heads for Boston
President Benigno Aquino III ended his weeklong European trip on Saturday convinced that he had gathered enough support behind the Philippines’ call for a peaceful resolution of conflicts in the South...
View ArticleDFA chief tweets order for immediate filing of new protest against China
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine foreign secretary has ordered via Twitter the immediate filing of a diplomatic protest against China after Chinese coast guard ships reportedly strayed near a...
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