The United States urged China to respect freedom of navigation in the high seas that are guaranteed to all nations under international law after the latter impeded a Philippine-resupply mission that led to another dangerous maneuver and water cannon attack. Matthew Miller, the spokesman of the...
Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez believes that “not in a million years” would the Philippines’ relationship with the United States sour because of China’s attempt to drive a “wedge” between them. (From left) Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo and...
More envoys spoke out against the incidents of collision between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and Philippine vessels in the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea, and called on both countries to follow the 2016 arbitral ruling and a United Nations (UN) convention on maritime laws. BRP Cabra's...
Ambassadors from several countries expressed their concern and alarm over the collision incident between a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel and Philippine vessels in the disputed West Philippine Sea as they backed the Philippines’ position of upholding maritime order based on a United Nations (UN)...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Tuesday, October 17 said China’s continuing maneuvers in the West Philippine Sea is clearly an attempt to provoke and force the Philippines to fight back and go against the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Seas (UNCLOS). ...
President Marcos has expressed his gratitude to French President Emmanuel Macron for France's support for the Philippines amid its issues in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and French President Emmanuel Macron (File photos) Marcos said this during his phone...
The rule of law must “reign” and adherence to international law will keep the Indo-Pacific region, which includes the contested South China Sea, open and stable, the Philippines told the United Nations (UN) on Sunday, Sept. 24 (Manila time). Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo speaks at...
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...
