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Malacañang denied that China ignored President Duterte's calls for the country to withdraw its ships from the disputed portions of the South China Sea, saying only a few are left since Duterte spoke about the issue. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque (ALBERT ALCAIN/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/MANILA...

Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III advised his fellow senators against using the word "condemn" in slamming China's incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), echoing President Duterte that the country is still a "friend" to the Philippines. Senate President Vicente Sotto III (Office of...

Senator Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao on Friday, April 30, said he wrote to China about the presence of Chinese fishing vessels at the Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao during the Senate's plenary session on March 3, 2021. (Senate PRIB/Albert...

The Philippine government’s filing of diplomatic protests against China has resulted in decreasing presence and activities of Chinese vessels in the country’s maritime zone, a maritime expert revealed on Thursday, April 29. Professor Jay Batongbacal, director of the University of the...

The government is having doubts on whether the Philippines could count on the United States in case of a full-blown conflict in the West Philippine Sea. Chinese vessels spotted at the Julian Felipe Reef on March 27, 2021 (Photo courtesy of National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea)...