Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III on Sunday said he would seek the opinion of international law experts when the Senate Foreign Relations Committee starts hearing the various measures that seek to enhance the country’s positions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). According to Pimentel, the...
President Duterte's critical stance toward China over the Ayungin Shoal incident is "consistent" with his views on resolving territorial disputes at-sea. President Rodrigo Duterte attends the ASEAN-China Special Summit on Nov. 22, 2021 via video conference (Malacañang photo) Thus, said Cabinet...
The European Union (EU) and Canada have joined the chorus of opposition to China's aggressive stance in Ayungin Shoal, wherein three Chinese Coast Guard vessels blocked and water cannoned Philippine boats on a supply mission. China Coast Guard (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Both EU and Canada...
Senatorial aspirant and lawyer Alex Lacson said on Sunday, Nov. 21, there is a need to show stronger stance in asserting the country’s sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea, a part of the South China Sea that China is claiming. Senatorial aspirant and lawyer Alex Lacson (BISErbisyong...
President Duterte has reiterated his call for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to remain united in pursuing peace, stability, and prosperity in the South China Sea in accordance with the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 2016 Arbitral Award....
Senior diplomats from the Philippines, the European Union, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed optimism that despite the challenges posed by geopolitical realities and the COVID-19 pandemic, EU-ASEAN relations are bound to expand and flourish in the coming years....
A total of 96 countries, including the Philippines, have joined the newly formed Group of Friends of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), a venue that helps to promote compliance and address challenges to the so-called “constitution for the ocean”. Philippine Envoy to...
France has assured the Philippines that as a permanent member and president of the United Nations Security Council, it will perform its role to ensure that international law, particularly the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and sovereignty of its regional partners are...
With the 2022 presidential election fast approaching, former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario on Thursday called on the Filipino people to choose a leader who will offer good governance and political will and reverse President Duterte’s policy of “loving and embracing” China. ADR...
Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday proposed five measures that the Philippines can take following the inaction of the Duterte administration to enforce the 2016 Arbitral Award in the South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea. Retired Supreme Court Associate Justice...
A leading maritime law expert from the University of the Philippines (UP) believes that the government’s sudden decision to deploy coast guard vessels to patrol the West Philippine Sea is somehow related to next year’s election. Dr. Jay Batongbacal, Director, University of the Philippines'...
For China, the historic July 12, 2016 ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that rejected its excessive claims in the South China Sea is nothing but a piece of “waste paper.” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian (via Ministry of Foreign Affairs, China) “The...
