A video has been viewed more than two million times on Facebook and YouTube that claims it shows Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte commenting on a new dispute in the South China Sea. The posts claim the “breaking news” video shows Duterte commending a Filipino ship captain for standing up to the “Chinese Coast Guard”. The […]
MANILA – Malacañang’s top legal counsel is apparently confused with the difference between the West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea. In an interview with ANC’s After the Fact on Tuesday, chief presidential legal counsel Salvador Panelo said that the West Philippine Sea, which is the country’s exclusive economic zone in the disputed South […]
By: Antonio T. Carpio – @inquirerdotnetPhilippine Daily Inquirer / 05:06 AM May 27, 2021 The Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) was formally incorporated into Philippine territory under Presidential Decree No. 1596 dated June 11, 1978. PD 1596 states, “The area within (a description of the coordinates of the KIG polygonal lines) xxx shall belong and be […]
President Rodrigo Duterte will not discuss the government’s policy on the West Philippine Sea with former presidents because it is not an urgent matter, Malacañang said Monday. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque made the response when asked for updates on the President’s supposed plan to talk with former Presidents on West Philippine Sea amid a bevy […]
MANILA, Philippines — The United Kingdom’s RoyalNavy will deploy one of its largest aircraft carrier for a 28-week world tour, including the Philippine and the South China Sea, part of which is the West Philippine Sea. The Queen herself went onboard HMS Queen Elizabeth to bid farewell to 1,700 UK navy, air force and marines […]
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday that his militarily inferior country cannot stop China’s actions in contested waters, responding to a reported plan by Beijing to construct an environmental monitoring station in a disputed shoal off the northwestern Philippines. Duterte, however, warned that he would invoke a July 12 arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s […]
PRC’s neighbors fret as it gears up to expand by water Once again, China is in an expansionist mood—after turning inward for 500 years. And its immediate goal is to colonize the South China Sea, which is also Southeast Asia’s maritime heartland. Already China is building airstrips and deploying oil rigs to get at our […]
PASAY CITY, May 23 — After a long postponement, the Philippines and China convened the sixth meeting of the Bilateral Consultation Mechanism on the South China Sea (BCM) virtually on 21 May 2021. This year’s meeting was hosted by the Philippines. The BCM is a bilateral forum established by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and President […]
SUMMARY The Philippines reiterated its call for respect and adherence to international law regarding the West Philippine Sea at a virtual bilateral meeting with China on Friday, May 21. The Philippines’ Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said in a press statement on Saturday, May 22, that the call was made at the 6th Bilateral Consultation […]
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