Marcos admin urged to uphold 2016 arbitration ruling on WPS
MANILA, Philippines — The Marcos administration should uphold the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) favoring the Philippines’ claim in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Victor Andres...
View ArticlePH rejects efforts to undermine arbitral ruling on South China Sea
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines is rejecting any attempts to weaken the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration which invalidated China’s nine-dash line claim over the South China Sea,...
View ArticlePH envoy Malaya elected head of PCA governing council
MANILA, Philippines — The Administrative Council of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) elected Ambassador J. Eduardo Malaya as acting president of the council for the term 2023 to 2024, during...
View ArticleAggression in West PH Sea: China’s maritime ‘Great Wall’ plan
(First of two parts) MANILA, Philippines—China is building a maritime ‘Great Wall’ in the South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea, according to analysts who have been keeping tabs on Chinese...
View Article‘We’re not backing down’: PH message to China is now louder
(Second of two parts) MANILA, Philippines—A stark reversal from how it was when Rodrigo Duterte was still in Malacañang, the way the current administration is dealing with China’s aggression in the...
View ArticleG7 supports 2016 ruling on South China Sea claims
MANILA, Philippines — The world’s seven most powerful democracies back the Philippines’ claims in the South China Sea as they opposed Beijing’s expansive maritime claims and strongly opposed its...
View ArticleSenator backs bringing WPS case vs China to UN
MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Francis Tolentino on Sunday supported the proposal of retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for the Marcos administration to bring China’s bullying...
View ArticleUN as venue to resolve WPS row gains support
MANILA, Philippines — More senators on Monday endorsed the proposal of retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for the Philippines to elevate to the United Nations General...
View ArticleEngaging UN in PH row with China needs careful study – Teodoro
MANILA, Philippines — The proposal to raise the country’s dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) should be carefully studied first, according to...
View ArticleFrance reaffirms support for 2016 arbitral ruling
MANILA, Philippines — France has reaffirmed its support for the 2016 arbitral ruling as its embassy in Manila also expressed concern over recent developments in the South China Sea. “Following the...
View ArticleSenators favor raising PH case vs China to UN
MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri has thrown his support behind a proposal for the Philippines to elevate to the United Nations General Assembly China’s repeated violations of...
View ArticlePH, China, Vietnam should forge agreement on Scarborough fishing — Carpio
The governments of the Philippines, China and Vietnam should forge an agreement to govern fishing in the Scarborough Shoal, acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio said on Thursday. “We have a right to...
View Article2 years after Hague ruling: Preserving rules-based order in South China Sea
The Philippine government should take at least three crucial courses of action if it wants to preserve the rules-based order at sea, a marine expert said Thursday. “Any change in our course must start...
View ArticleArbitral court ruling ‘empty victory for PH’
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday described as an “empty victory” the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in 2016 favoring the Philippines’ claims in the South China Sea.
View ArticleDND parroting China ‘unusual’
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana erred when he played down as “empty victory” the Philippines’ historic legal win against China in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, acting Chief...
View ArticleCarpio warns of election backlash on China policy
Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has warned that Filipinos who disapprove of the government’s “appeasement and defeatist policy” toward China will convert their displeasure into votes against...
View ArticleDuterte urged to uphold Hague ruling on WPS during Xi Jinping’s visit
Opposition solons urged President Duterte to assert the Hague ruling on the West Philippine Sea as President Xi arrived in the country.
View ArticlePanel OKs West Philippine Sea Victory Day bill
In a move that may not sit well with Beijing, a House of Representatives panel has endorsed a bill that would make July 12 every year West Philippine Sea Victory Day to commemorate the Philippines’...
View ArticlePalace to China: Respect tribunal ruling over Spratlys
Respect the 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, Malacañan Palace told the Chinese government on Sunday. Presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo issued this statement as...
View ArticleLocsin on China’s Spratlys claim: We say no, it’s ours
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday refuted China’s claims of the Spratly Islands, saying that “it’s ours.”
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