China claimed that the Philippines had to limit the area where Filipino fishermen could fish and where Filipino troops could fly over and navigate in the Scarborough Shoal. That's what the Philippines supposedly entered into with China seven years ago to manage differences over the South China Sea,...
The Pentagon asserted that China’s latest action against two Philippine vessels endangered not only the lives but also of livelihood of Filipinos, even as the international community backed the Philippines in the latest sea incident. Meanwhile, China justified the its Coast Guard’s...
Singapore is calling on parties involved in the South China Sea dispute to adhere to international law as its top diplomat, who is visiting Manila, shared the Philippines' concern over developments in the waters. Singapore, a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), made...
China on Friday decried being smeared by the Philippines, the United States and Japan as the leaders of the three nations expressed serious concerns about Beijing’s aggressive actions in the South and East China Seas. China’s embassy in Manila said that the historic trilateral meeting among...
President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Malacañang) House Deputy Majority Leader and Mandaluyong City lone district Rep. Neptali "Boyet" Gonzales II said President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has been...
The Philippine government must do more civilian activities in the West Philippine Sea and hold China accountable if it impedes the country’s legal operations in its own waters. Former Supreme Court (SC) associate justice Antonio Carpio made the suggestion at the Kapihan sa Manila Hotel, where he...
China claimed the Philippines would be violating international law if it would push through with its plan to build a permanent structure in the Ayungin Shoal, a feature within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Mao Ning, spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry, said the plan to...
China has claimed the Philippines is not really conducting humanitarian missions in the West Philippine Sea but is only creating incidents in the waters. Wu Qian, spokesman for China’s Defense Department, did not believe the Philippines’ resupply missions were real because the “supply vessels...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo reaffirmed the Philippines’ position on asserting its territorial sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea in his latest conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. In a statement provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), the...
The Philippine government will still wait for reports from concerned agencies if the presence of fighter jets during the recent joint air patrol will warrant a filing of diplomatic protest from Manila. Ma. Teresita Daza, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) spokesperson, said the Philippines’...
​Despite its incursive activities in the West Philippine Sea, China said it has no plans of taking "any inch" of another country's territory as it demanded the United States not to meddle into Beijing's dispute with other countries. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, issued...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) "That is all ours." House Speaker Martin Romualdez repeated on Friday, Nov. 10 this policy statement from President Marcos regarding the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during “The Defense Forum” organized by...
