KEY POINTS The Pentagon called the continued Chinese militarization of the South China Sea “truly disturbing” on the heels of a CNBC and NBC News report. Over the weekend, the Chinese carried out an anti-ship ballistic missile test and fired at least one missile into the South China Sea. Home to more than 200 specks […]
The warm waters of the South China Sea are rich, which make them highly contested fishing grounds. China is the largest littoral state around this body of water, and it has a huge population to feed. It has built several supporting harbors and infrastructure in the last few years in the area, enabling it to […]
MANILA, Philippines — A group of Filipino scientists is calling on all concerned parties to stop all activities that would further harm marine resources in the West Philippine Sea. The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) pointed out that exclusive access for Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea would be the key […]
MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s remarks on the West Philippine Sea row are confusing the public, Malacañang said Sunday, as it maintained that President Rodrigo Duterte is fulfilling his constitutional duty to serve and protect the public. Carpio, a known advocate of the Philippines’ interests in the West Philippine Sea, […]
Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday thanks Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for inhibiting from participating in the decision making whether to grant the petition seeking the issuance of a Writ of Kalikasan to protect from environmental degradation areas in the West Philippine Sea. “It’s just right he’s inhibiting,” Calida said yesterday. A […]
MANILA, Philippines — Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has inhibited from the environmental protection case filed with the Supreme Court (SC) by Zambales and Palawan fishermen aimed at compelling the government to protect marine resources in the West Philippine Sea and stop Chinese environmental depredation in Philippine waters. Carpio confirmed that he has voluntarily inhibited […]
Rodrigo Duterte wishes China to guarantee Filipino fishers’ rights and safety, Malacañang stated yesterday. That shows China is boss. The President was referring to Recto Bank, in Philippine exclusive economic zone, where a Chinese steel vessel rammed a Filipino wooden boat. By Constitution and world law the Philippines is the one accountable in its maritime […]
The sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by a Chinese vessel has dealt a heavy blow to Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s shift towards Beijing and highlighted the risks to the region from China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea, according to analysts. Duterte has been criticised in the Philippines for his response to what […]
MANILA- President Rodrigo Duterte was not belittling the Philippine charter when he described as “thoughtless and senseless” a constitutional provision stating that the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the country must be protected by the state, Malacañang said Tuesday. Presidential Spokesman Salvador Panelo said Duterte, in likening the Philippine constitution to a piece of toilet […]
THE US has demanded that Cambodia explain why the country has turned down Washington’s offer to repair a naval base – sparking fears that China’s vast military could be present in the region. The White House was put on high alert when the Cambodian government abruptly refused to allow the US to repair a training […]