JAKARTA, Indonesia — Vietnam has raised the possibility of a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with other Asian countries on the prevention and management of incidents in the South China Sea as tensions in the disputed waters continue. SOUTH CHINA SEA TALKS — President Marcos meets Vietnamese Prime...
Issues on land reclamations and other illegal activities in the South China Sea seem to remain unaddressed despite calls for restraint from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the absence of a sea conduct as leaders of the regional bloc renewed for the 18th time their concerns on...
​President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and US Vice President Kamala Harris discussed developments in the South China Sea as they met Wednesday on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit and Related Summits in Jakarta. According to a readout provided by...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez had hailed President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s pro-peace stance on the South China Sea issue. “The President’s stance on a rules-based approach in settling...
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...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has lauded the latest developments in negotiations for a Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea, saying they were in accordance with international law. TALK WITH CHINA — President Marcos talks to Chinese Premier Li Qiang...
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Despite peace and stability being a "distant reality," President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has urged all parties to exercise self-restraint on all activities that would complicate the ongoing dispute in the South China Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr....
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will highlight the Philippines' stand in the South China Sea during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summits in Jakarta, Indonesia. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy/MB File Photo) Marcos said he will use his...
​Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China discussed their significant "milestones" in the crafting of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea when their diplomats recently met in Manila for talks, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
China’s massive presence in the South China Sea (SCS) is evident with the number of vessels they deploy in the area, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Monday, August 28. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr....
As China continues its aggression against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the proposed joint maritime patrol between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the South China Sea (SCS) might no longer push through. Armed Forces of the...
The Philippines has raised its concerns on the recent developments in the South China Sea as top Filipino diplomats met with their counterparts from China and other Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) members for talks on a Code of Conduct in the disputed waters. Asserting its rightful...
