US urges PH, China to respect UN ruling
The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be handed down by an international arbitration court next week. The post US urges PH,...
View ArticleHague tribunal to rule in tense South China Sea row
An international tribunal will hand down a ruling on Tuesday in an increasingly bitter dispute over the South China Sea, in a closely-watched case that risks ratcheting up tensions in Southeast Asia....
View ArticleCase lights up oldest tribunal in the world
THE HAGUE—The little-known Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on Tuesday rules on a bitter dispute over the South China Sea that could have huge international ramifications amid growing tensions in...
View ArticleHague ruling may lead to US, China power play
The decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague which will be released Tuesday is akin to the “beginning of an end,” a Filipino security expert said. The post Hague ruling may...
View ArticleFULL TEXT: DFA Secretary Yasay statement on West PH Sea ruling
"The Philippines strongly affirms its respect for this milestone decision as an important contribution to ongoing efforts in addressing disputes in the South China Sea." The post FULL TEXT: DFA...
View ArticleNo Asean statement on sea row ruling
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have failed to issue a joint statement on a landmark ruling by a UN-backed arbitral tribunal upholding the Philippines’ sovereign rights in...
View ArticleBeijing faces South China Sea rebuke at Europe-Asia summit
Beijing faces an international dressing down Friday at a gathering of leaders from across Asia and Europe after it vehemently rejected a UN-backed tribunal's dismissal of its extensive South China Sea...
View ArticleUN International Court had no role in Philippines case
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) rushed to dispel the myth that it was involved in the South China Sea arbitration case filed by the Philippines, just as the United Nations made a similar...
View ArticleYasay urges sobriety, restraint over sea dispute in Asia-Europe meet
Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay on Friday raised the South China Sea dispute during the 11th Asia-Europe Leaders Meeting (Asem) in Mongolia, as he called for “sobriety and restraint” following...
View ArticlePimentel: PH must ‘assert power of control’ over disputed sea
Incoming Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Friday said the Philippines must “peacefully assert its power of control” over areas in the South China Sea under its exclusive economic zone...
View ArticleSan Francisco protesters send ‘eviction notice’ to China
SAN FRANCISCO — Scores of San Francisco Bay Area Filipinos trooped to the People’s Republic of China’s consulate in what was billed a combined victory, indignation and eviction notice rally after an...
View ArticleResilience or submission?
MANILA—Resilience. This is a particular quality Pinoys seem to have in abundance, one lauded by observers, foreign or otherwise, as it was at the recently concluded 10th International Conference of...
View ArticleBeijing faces rebuke at Asia-Europe summit
Beijing faced an international dressing down on Friday at a gathering of leaders from across Asia and Europe after it vehemently rejected a UN-backed tribunal’s dismissal of its extensive South China...
View ArticleA milestone decision—Yasay
The Philippines told Asian and European leaders on Friday that it considered a recent ruling by a UN-backed arbitral tribunal invalidating China’s claims in the South China Sea as a “milestone...
View ArticleTokyo seeks to pressure Beijing on South China Sea ruling
Tokyo raised pressure on Beijing at an Asia-Europe summit Saturday to respect an international tribunal's ruling that dismissed its claims to much of the South China Sea. The post Tokyo seeks to...
View ArticleJapan ups pressure on defiant China
Japan raised pressure on China at an Asia-Europe summit yesterday to respect an international tribunal’s ruling that dismissed Beijing’s claim to almost all of the South China Sea, but the meeting...
View ArticleBeijing closes South China Sea area, launches war games
Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. The post...
View ArticleVietnam envoy gives PH tips on dealing with China
The Asian country known to face down global superpowers has some advice for the Philippines on how to deal with the West Philippine Sea dispute with China -- and it involves pressing several pressure...
View ArticleRamos to meet with Duterte to air ‘concerns’ on envoy appointment
Will he or won't he? When asked on Tuesday if he would accept President Duterte's offer for him to act as special envoy to China to lead bilateral talks, former President Fidel V. Ramos said it was...
View ArticleDuterte won’t trade PH’s territorial rights to China—US senator
A US senator who was part of the congressional delegation that met with President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday said the Chief Executive assured them that the Philippines will not trade its rights to...
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