Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2020 13:42:23 +0000
PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte said it would be prudent to let “time” deal with the country’s territorial row with China than pursuing a “very dangerous” hostile approach. In an exclusive interview aired by Russia Today on Friday, Duterte said going to war with China over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute would be “reckless” […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 02:51:10 +0000
One day, there’s a ring of reefs in the ocean, or an atoll. Coral, fish, various invertebrates, and many types of plants call the place home. The next day, it’s raining sand. First, it starts to fill in the cracks and voids in the coral. Plants get buried, and then even some of the fish. As the sand keeps falling and falling, everything that can’t move fast enough gets buried. Eventually the sand is so deep, it breaks the top of the water
Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 05:06:14 +0000
President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to push for the completion of the long-delayed code of conduct in the South China Sea when he attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) meeting in Thailand this week, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday. In a pre-departure briefing in Malacañang, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary […]
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Credit to Author: Drew Schwartz| Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2019 17:46:41 +0000
The kids’ movie has been banned in several countries for depicting a map of the South China Sea including the controversial “nine-dash line.”
Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 07:22:39 +0000
The Chinese survey ship that encroached upon Vietnam’s continental shelf reportedly since early July has been withdrawn.
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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 08:26:40 +0000
MANILA, Philippines— President Rodrigo Duterte should have invoked the 2016 Hague ruling against China a long time ago, senators said on Tuesday. But they nevertheless welcomed Duterte’s reported plan to raise the issue during his visit to China this month. Senate President Vicente “Tito” Sotto III said he supports the move as he ruled out […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2019 07:29:05 +0000
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh on August 2 suggested participating countries of the East Asia Summit (EAS) enhance their maritime cooperation and connectivity.
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Read moreCredit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 06:20:22 +0000
Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened their annual meeting Wednesday with a call from host Thailand for deeper integration to expand trade
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 12:27:33 +0000
THE Philippines for the first time tapped the satellite services of a European company to boost its monitoring capabilities over the disputed waters, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr said…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: JOMAR CANLAS, TMT| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 02:11:17 +0000
SUPREME Court Justice Antonio Carpio disputed President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement that China was in possession of the West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Tuesday, Carpio said that what the…READ
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