President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has called on the international community to uphold international laws to address security challenges in the region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the call in his intervention at the 13th Association...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. sought the cooperation of neighboring countries in maintaining a rules-based order in the South China Sea amid what he called “shifting security issues” that threaten peace in the hotly contested region. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from...
Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko gave his two cents about China’s newly released map with 10-dash line, encompassing Taiwan and all of the Spratly Islands, including the Philippines’ Kalayaan Island Group (KIG). West Philippine Sea (AFP photo) “China must act...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said the Philippines will respond to China's new map featuring the 10-dash line that occupies the entire South China Sea but did not divulge how. Pesident Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy/ Map from China's Ministry of Natural Resources) Instead,...
The Philippines has rejected the 2023 standard map of China, which includes the West Philippine Sea as part of its territory, and become the third nation to ward off Beijing's attempt to assert its purported sovereignty over territories it claims as its own. Manila on Thursday, Aug. 31, joined New...
China has asked countries whose territories it claims as its own to remain "calm"following objections it has already received from them in the release of its 2023 standard map. Wang Wenbin, China's Foreign Ministry spokesman, said concerned countries must "refrain from...
China’s recent actions in Ayungin Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea (WPS) raised concerns in the international community as the ambassadors of Australia, Japan, and the European Union in the Philippines warned of its “destabilizing” effects on navigational safety. (Photo from the...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri said the Senate will come up with a "strongly-worded" resolution that would urge President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s administration to bring the West Philippine Sea issue to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). ...
The Philippine government has reiterated its rejection of China's unilateral claim over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) even as Beijing maintained ownership of the entire South China Sea despite an arbitral ruling handed down seven years ago. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Spokesperson Ma....
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, July 14 criticized the statement released by the Chinese Embassy in Manila declaring the landmark arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as “illegal, null and void” saying it is an affront to the Filipinos who courageously stood up for the...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo has met his Indian counterpart as New Delhi joined a list of nations supporting Manila’s territorial integrity over the West Philippine Sea. Manalo, in a Twitter post, said he talked to Indian Minister of External Affairs Subdahmanyam...
China has accused the US of being the "mastermind" behind countries supposedly ganging up on Beijing as more countries are becoming supportive of the Philippines' territorial integrity over the West Philippine Sea. On the 7th anniversary of Manila's win in its arbitration case against Beijing, China...
