President Marcos has called on members of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to expedite the negotiations of the ASEAN-China Code of Conduct (COC) as he lamented how Filipinos are still being harassed and intimidated by Chinese forces in the South China Sea. President Ferdinand...
Admitting that the situation in Myanmar has not changed despite the Five-Point Consensus, President Marcos bared that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is "trying to formulate" new strategies to address the situation. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. attends the plenary...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) slammed China for allegedly assaulting Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea (SCS), a move that showed Manila’s support for Hanoi despite their overlapping territorial claims in the disputed waters. In a...
The Philippines on Friday, Oct. 4, denounced Chinese law enforcers’ reported beating of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, saying the safety of those at sea must be ensured amid disputes. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Vietnam protested to China its law enforcers’ action in the waters off...
The Philippines rebuffed assertions that “major power rivalry” is at play in the South China Sea disputes because these diminish the rights of claimant-countries “to secure their own future.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo delivers the Philippine statement at the 79th...
President Marcos has ordered government forces to maintain a strategic presence in the West Philippine Sea following the return of BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) from the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal, the National Maritime Council (NMC) said. BRP Teresa Magbanua (PCG/File photo) NMC spokesman Alexander...
China has urged the United States of America (USA) anew to stop meddling in the South China Sea issue as it stressed that its claims on the disputed waters have solid historical and lawful basis. File photo The Chinese Embassy in Manila said this after US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay...
China insisted that the BRP Teresa Magbanua, which left the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal and returned to homeport on Saturday, Sept. 14, had been “illegally stranded” on Chinese territory for months. A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP Teresa...
After over five months at sea, BRP Teresa Magbanua (MRRV-9701) is set to return to the Philippines after what officials called her successful mission in the disputed waters. File photo In a statement, National Maritime Council (NMC) chair and Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said the vessel has...
Australia has shrugged off China's criticism against non-claimant states of the South China Sea as it said it must remain concerned about developments in the waters because Canberra is part of the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Ambassador in Manila HK Yu expressed on Friday night, Sept. 13,...
The United States and the European Union have welcomed the Philippines’ and China’s efforts to de-escalate tension in the South China Sea but expressed concern about Beijing’s continued aggression despite such a move. File photo US State Department Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbell and European...
​The Philippines and China have held high level talks on the South China Sea issue as tension also started escalating in the waters off Escoda Shoal. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Ma. Theresa Lazaro and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Chen Xiaodong on Wednesday, Sept. 11,...
