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: 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 […]
Read moreCredit to Author: clopez| Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:16:29 +0000
Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s views on President Duterte’s approach to the South China Sea dispute will not hurt his chances of becoming the next Chief Justice
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Credit to Author: Alexander Magno| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:02:06 +0000
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to prove that the fishermen in the petition seeking to protect the West Philippine Sea had “actual knowledge” of the petition.
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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 11:32:36 +0000
Francis Tolentino’s baptism of fire as a senator came in the form of a verbal tussle with his colleagues when he tried to defend President Rodrigo Duterte’s supposedly unwritten agreement with China letting Chinese fishermen inside Philippine waters, which Tolentino said was a valid exercise of the President’s powers to enter into executive agreements.
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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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Read moreCredit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 10:53:32 +0000
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) and fisherfolk have decided to withdraw the writ of kalikasan petition for the protection of the West Philippine Sea.
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 11:22:07 +0000
French shipbuilder OCEA has launched the Philippine Coast Guard’s “biggest and most modern” patrol ship on Wednesday.
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Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 13 Jul 2019 06:49:35 +0000
An analyst on international affairs has downplayed the results of a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey which showed that 87
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