SUMMARY Just when we thought the US presidential campaign had turned to its most bizarre path, with reelectionist President Joe Biden mumbling and fumbling and causing nightmares among Democrats, a 20-year-old American was shot dead after shooting former president Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday evening, July 13 (US time). Trump […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Like clockwork, ministries and their embassies issue statements when July 12, the anniversary of the landmark landmark 2016 Arbitral Ruling, rolls in. Philippine agencies do the same. Every year, too, the Philippines’ allies and friends – “like-minded” countries that are active and outspoken in supporting the ruling and the Philippines’ efforts […]
MANILA, Philippines – Every 12th of July, the Philippines – and its allies and friends – commemorate the 2016 arbitral award, a landmark ruling that said China’s sweeping 9-dash-line claim had no basis in international law. The ruling is part of the foundation the Philippines stands on in asserting its sovereign rights and sovereignty claims […]
SUMMARY Former Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. Carpior delivered these remarks at ADR Stratbase Institute’s forum marking the 8th anniversary of the July 12, 2016 arbitral award. The legal approaches in countering Chinese aggression are the countermeasures most dreaded by China. Why? Because China simply has no defense against these legal approaches. This was admitted […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Most Filipinos – up to 51% – believe that the Philippines should strengthen existing alliances and “elevate partnerships” by holding joint patrols and military exercises with its allies and partners, according to a late-June 2024 survey. The Pulse Asia Research Incorporated survey, held in time for the 8th anniversary of the […]
SUMMARY Claim: India, Pakistan, US, and Japan have sent over 1,000 ships to the West Philippine Sea. Why we fact-checked this: The TikTok video bearing the claim was posted on June 30 by an account with 3,099 followers, which has posted other videos with similar claims. The video shows a fleet of ships with the […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Top Philippine security and diplomatic officials, as well as envoys of various missions to Manila, gathered on Friday, July 12, to commemorate the 2016 arbitral ruling. From National Security Adviser Eduardo Año to West Philippine Sea advocate and expert retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio, here are the speeches that were […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Fisherfolk on Friday, July 12, held a fluvial protest on the waters of Subic, Zambales, urging China to comply with the 2016 arbitral ruling on the West Philippine Sea. The protest, led by fisherfolk group Pamalakaya, coincides with the 8th anniversary since an arbitral tribunal in The Hague, Netherlands, ruled that […]
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Eights years after an arbitral tribunal unanimously deemed China’s sweeping claim over the South China Sea invalid, the United States and other countries called on Beijing to finally comply with the ruling. The 2016 award was handed down on July 12, 2016 by an arbitral tribunal formed under the 1982 Law […]
MANILA, Philippines – The Stratbase ADR Institute holds a forum on the 8th anniversary of the West Philippine Sea arbitral award on Friday, July 12. The forum brings together government officials, members of the diplomatic community, scholars, and policy experts. It has been eight years since Manila won the arbitral award, and China has been […]