DFA focuses on code of conduct, arbitration case in West PH Sea
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Tuesday that it was shifting its focus to the establishment of a code of conduct in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and the arbitration...
View ArticleUN court tells Beijing: Prove your sea claims
The United Nations arbitral tribunal has ordered China to defend its territorial claims in the South China Sea by submitting evidence within six months despite Beijing’s refusal to respond to the...
View ArticlePH case vs China up next level in July
The Philippines arbitration case against China over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) is moving slowly but surely amid their massive reclamation and construction of military structures in the...
View ArticlePH urged to ask int’l court to stop China’s construction work in disputed waters
The Philippine government should ask the Permanent Court of Arbitration to stop China's ongoing construction work at the West Philippine Sea, Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday. The...
View ArticleSC gives way to gov’t case vs China, resets Torre de Manila debate
THE Supreme Court on Tuesday granted the request of Solicitor-General Florin Hilbay to reset the oral argument on the Torre de Manila controversy to give way for the government's case against China in...
View ArticlePH in The Hague: China violated int’l law
China violated international law by seizing territory in the region “with overwhelming force,” Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Tuesday as he asked an international court to intervene in...
View ArticlePH may ask arbitration court to put halt to China sea reclamation
The Philippine government will study the possibility of asking the Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration to issue a provisional remedy to the ongoing construction activities of China in the...
View ArticlePalace rejoices at UN decision, poised for next arbitration hearings
Malacañang on Friday rejoiced at the recent ruling of the United Nations' Permanent Court of Arbitration and is gearing up for the next hearing. The post Palace rejoices at UN decision, poised for next...
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 ArticleChinese official on sea row: Parties must agree how to resolve disputes
UNITED NATIONS — A Chinese official praised the UN International Court of Justice on Thursday and called the Chinese government “an active advocator for peaceful settlement of disputes” — but he...
View ArticleAteneo dean appointed arbitrator on environment for PCA in The Hague
Antonio “Tony” La Viña, dean of the Ateneo School of Government, was recently appointed to the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, The Netherlands. La Viña, who served as spokesperson of...
View ArticleUN court verdict on sea row out soon
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague was expected to release “in the coming weeks,” a decision addressing Manila’s 15-point claims against Beijing’s massive military buildup in the disputed...
View ArticleChina says it may invite reporters to disputed isles
China’s Foreign Ministry said the situation in the South China Sea remained “stable on the whole” and it was considering inviting foreign journalists to see for themselves the islands and reefs on...
View ArticlePH: Chinese military plane landing on Spratlys airstrip ‘provocative’
The landing of a Chinese military aircraft on an artificial island in the disputed waters of the South China Sea was "a clear act of militarization,” the Department of National Defense said on...
View ArticleChina’s Xi calls for ‘friendly’ talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping has revived calls for “friendly consultation and negotiation” as the Philippines awaits the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration questioning the validity of China’s...
View Article20 defense chiefs in security forum
Asia’s largest annual security forum opens Friday in Singapore with territorial disputes in the South China Sea, North Korea’s military provocations and Islamist extremism expected to dominate...
View ArticleThe Hague arbitral court to rule on sea disputes July 12
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague has informed the parties on arbitration case on the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea disputes that it will issue a ruling on the arbitration...
View ArticleCounsel: International response to Philippine case crucial
The lead counsel for the Philippines in a high-profile case challenging China's sweeping claims in the disputed South China Sea says the response of other coastal states will be crucial in the...
View ArticlePH lawyer in case vs China upbeat as verdict nears
The lead counsel for the Philippines in the high-profile case challenging China’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea said the response of other coastal states will be crucial in the aftermath of...
View ArticleDuterte optimistic of favorable sea ruling
President Rodrigo Duterte has expressed optimism that the decision of the arbitration on the Philippines’ maritime case on the South China Sea will be in the country’s favor, but adds that he is also...
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