Senators on Sunday, July 12 expressed confidence that the July 12, 2016 ruling of an arbitral tribunal at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, which invalidated China’s so-called “nine-dash line” and affirmed the Philippines’ sovereign rights to explore, explore and manage...
Mamamayang Liberal (ML) Party-list Rep. Leila de Lima has called out China 's seemingly escalating arrogance in connection with two recent developments involving the Asian giant. "China’s recent action reaches a new level of arrogance and of spreading disinformation and propaganda in...
Senator Erwin Tulfo renewed his call on Sunday, July 12 for Congress to expedite the passage of Senate Bill No. 1625 or the proposed “West Philippine Sea Education Act” to repel other nation’s claims of ownership on the country’s territories. Tulfo made the call as he again denounced the...
Malacanang 's communications arm has affrimed that the 2016 ruling of the Arbitral Tribunal in favor of the Philippines remains "final and binding." In a statement, the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) upheld the ruling to commemorate its 10th anniversary. It asserted that the country...
BEIJING (AP) — Typhoon Bavi made landfall in China 's eastern province of Zhejiang late on Saturday night and was expected to gradually weaken, according to China 's national weather center. Bavi previously brought strong winds and rain to Japan 's southern islands and Taiwan. It...
Fourteen countries reaffirmed on Sunday, July 12, the binding nature of the landmark 2016 South China Sea arbitral ruling, declaring once again that there is no legal basis for China 's sweeping maritime claims and calling for disputes in the strategic waterway to be resolved peacefully under...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro brushed aside Chinese academics ' claims that Batanes belongs to China, saying the Philippine government deals with official state positions rather than the views of individual scholars. Responding to questions about the...
Former House quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Robert Ace Barbers gave China a piece of his mind upon learning of the Asian giant 's recent ballistic missile test in the South Pacific. Barbers, currently House impeachment adviser and spokesperson of the prosecution panel in the trial...
President Marcos said that the rule of law—not military or economic might—must govern the South China Sea, as he reaffirmed the Philippines ' commitment to the 2016 Arbitral Award on its 10th anniversary. Speaking before diplomats, government officials, legal experts, and international...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, July 10, said the military will increase patrols not only in the country 's northern waters but across all maritime areas after Chinese scholars claimed that Batanes belongs to China. Teodoro said the Armed Forces...
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the southeastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Chinese President Xi Jinping demanded “an all-out search and rescue effort," urging a swift investigation of the incident and...
The protection of the Philippines’ marine patrimony is a constitutional obligation that no administration can simply abandon, Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe said as the country marked the 10th anniversary of the landmark South China Sea arbitral ruling. Speaking at the commemorative...
