PRAGUE, Czech Republic — President Marcos highlighted the importance of maintaining a rules-based order in the South China Sea, saying a safe passage in the disputed area would benefit not just the region but the entire world given the substantial amount of commerce that goes through it....
BERLIN, Germany — President Marcos is looking forward to meeting United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Manila on Tuesday, March 19, to formalize the trilateral cooperation between the Philippines, Japan, and the US amid ongoing tensions in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand...
China said it remains committed to a dialogue with the Philippines to resolve disputes in the South China Sea after the two sides seemed to have a disagreement over each other’s proposal to handle the sea row. "We stand ready to continue to work with the Philippines to properly handle differences...
BERLIN, Germany — For the first time, President Marcos assured overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) that the government will not cede an inch of the West Philippine Sea to foreign actors, saying the disputed area clearly belongs to the Philippines. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr....
BERLIN, Germany— President Marcos denied China's claims that the Philippines rejected its proposals on addressing maritime-related issues in the disputed West Philippine Sea but questioned the basis of their propositions, particularly the use of the so-called Ten-Dash Line. President...
BERLIN, Germany— The Philippines is seeking to expand their defense cooperation "beyond training" to cover cyber and maritime domains amid ongoing tensions in the West Philippine Sea, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Argyll...
China, which has been violating international law by infringing upon the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ), has accused the United States of being behind the tension in the South China Sea. Mao Ning, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, on Wednesday, March 7, asked “who is the...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has warned the public against China's narratives in the South China Sea, which are usually crafted in line with its own interests. Ma. Teresita Daza, DFA spokesperson, said Wednesday, March 6, that "we have to be very careful" about China's...
The United States has not yet settled what will invoke its Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines although it assured the latter of its defense pact commitment following yet another aggression Filipino vessels faced from China. Matthew Miller, spokesman for the US State Department, on...
China on Tuesday, March 5, warned that its actions in the West Philippine Sea would continue despite the Philippine government’s recent diplomatic protest in relation to Beijing’s latest water cannon attack and dangerous maneuver against Philippine vessels. Asserting its unilateral claim...
Allies are standing by the Philippines after two Philippine vessels experienced dangerous maneuvers from China, with one of them colliding with a Chinese vessel and left four Filipinos injured. The United States, the European Union, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France,...
The European Union's (EU) top diplomat in Manila said Tuesday, March 5, he was "concerned" about China's apparent "aggression" in the West Philippine Sea when its coast guard made a dangerous maneuver against its Philippine counterpart that eventually led to a collision. In a post on X, EU...
