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Coast Guard: Chinese ships leave when challenged

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 06:21 PM

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to conduct patrols in the West Philippine Sea, the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the disputed South China Sea, with spotted Chinese vessels leaving the area when challenged, an official said. Read more »

Chinese research ship goes to S. China Sea amid tension

Laura Zhou, South China Morning Post
Posted at Sep 07 01:23 PM

The Shiyan 6 geophysical and seismic survey ship left Guangzhou on Monday for assignment in the estuary of the Pearl River and northern South China Sea. The ship will improve China’s ability to develop resources and safeguard national sovereignty and maritime rights and interests, according to state media. Read more »

'ASEAN must be vigilant of Beijing on S. China Sea COC'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 26 05:43 PM

ASEAN is urged to be vigilant of China's alleged attempt to undermine the Philippines' arbitral win in crafting the COC on the South China Sea. Read more »

Chinese boats head to S.China Sea for fishing season

Liu Zhen, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 13 03:13 PM

Hundreds of Chinese trawlers are expected to head out into the disputed South China Sea on Monday with the start of a new fishing season. Read more »

China thanks PH for role in ASEAN-China Dialogue

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 10 02:43 PM

China thanked the Philippines for its "great contributions" as the country coordinator for ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations for the past 3 years. Read more »

China mum on German navy's Shanghai port call request

Amber Wang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Aug 07 10:34 AM

A German warship is heading to the Asia-Pacific following US calls to its allies to take more interest in the region. China’s response to the vessel’s application to stop in Shanghai could show the direction of bilateral relations, observers say. Read more »

Locsin: Arbitral award helpful in clarifying maritime issues

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 04 03:28 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. said disputes in the South China Sea should be resolved peacefully in accordance with international law, citing the 2016 arbitral award as “most helpful in clarifying maritime issues.” Read more »

Man in Hong Kong hacks son with knife in dispute over bathroom use

Jasmine Siu, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 29 11:21 PM

The man says he attacked his son in moment of anger after he ignored request to let him use the bathroom, where the younger man was smoking at the time. The son ultimately required emergency surgery, and had to be hospitalized for 27 days to be treated for gashes and fractured skull. Read more »

Del Rosario scores Duterte for alleged 'failure of leadership' over West PH Sea

Willard Cheng and Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 12 06:20 PM

Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario on Monday scored President Rodrigo Duterte for his alleged "failure of leadership" and "abysmal" record in asserting the country's rights in the West Philippine Sea over the last five years. Read more »

On anniversary of PH's arbitral win, Robredo laments 5 years of 'missed opportunities'

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 12:01 PM

Vice President Leni Robredo lamented "missed opportunities" as the country marked the fifth anniversary of its arbitral victory invalidating China's claim over the West Philippine Sea.   Read more »

Chinese coast guard swaps Filipino fishers' best catch with instant noodles, liquor: fisherman

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 11 02:11 PM

Members of the Chinese Coast Guard pick the best catch of Filipino fishermen and leave liquor and a pack of instant noodles in exchange, a fisherman recalled on Sunday, the eve of the fifth anniversary of Manila's arbitral victory on the South China Sea against Beijing.   Read more »

House panel OKs bill declaring portion of Benham Rise protected; solon hits partial coverage

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 07 05:39 PM

Deputy Speaker and Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza voted against the bill and questioned why its current version only covers a smaller portion of the Benham Rise compared to the one filed by Muntinlupa Rep. Ruffy Biazon.   Read more »

Duterte lauds China's Communist Party on 100th anniversary

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 06 11:31 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday paid tribute to China's Communist Party as its celebrated its centenary, adding that the Manila trusts Beijing would "use its newfound strength in defense of what is good and just for all humanity."  Read more »

July 12 eyed as National West Philippine Sea Victory Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 10:26 AM

A senator has filed a resolution seeking to declare July 12 the National West Philippine Sea Victory Day to celebrate the country's arbitral win against China's sweeping maritime claims.   Read more »

Filipino female radio operators to become voice of peace in West PH Sea

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 29 06:10 PM

Eighty-one female officers have completed a special radio operators course to become the country's "voice of peaceful and rules-based order at sea," the Philippine Coast Guard said Tuesday. Read more »

PH must educate citizens on West PH Sea arbitral victory: group

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 27 11:09 AM

Government should educate its citizens on the country's arbitral victory against China on the South China Sea and internationalize the development, a multi-sectoral group said Sunday. Read more »

PH suing China over sea claims is PNoy's lasting legacy: Jardeleza

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 04:26 PM

Former President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino III will be best remembered for bringing China to court over its expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea -- a landmark case that Manila has won against Beijing, a former magistrate said Thursday. Read more »

Over 100 more ships, most likely from China, spotted in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 11:00 PM

A senator urges the Philippine government to summon the Chinese ambassador over this latest incursion in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Over 100 more ships spotted in West Philippine Sea, geospatial intel firm says

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 23 10:53 AM

More than 100 additional vessels were spotted within the country's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea this month, a geospatial intelligence firm has said, adding that the vessels were "likely Chinese ships". Read more »

Quoting Irish poet, Biden ends EU trade war in renewal of transatlantic ties

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 15 08:37 PM

Quoting Irish poet W. B. Yeats at the start of his first EU-US summit as president, Biden also said the world was shifting and that Western democracies needed to come together. Read more »