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PH preparing diplomatic protest vs China over research vessel off Calayan Island: AFP

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 02 08:42 PM

The Philippine government is preparing to file a diplomatic protest against China over the intrusion of one of its research vessels in Philippine waters in northern Luzon in September, a military official said Wednesday. Read more »

North Korean gov't ship spotted in Japan's EEZ last month

Kyodo News
Posted at Oct 21 06:42 PM

TOKYO - An unidentified ship that was spotted in Japan's exclusive economic zone last month was later found to belong to the North Korean government, Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said Wednesday. Read more »

ANALYSIS: Indonesia’s new diplomatic bombshell vs Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea

Romel Regalado Bagares, VERA Files
Posted at May 30 10:25 PM

In its running territorial tiff with China over the Natuna islands, Indonesia had just lobbed a diplomatic bombshell.    Read more »

Indonesian military says Chinese vessels left disputed waters

Reuters
Posted at Jan 09 06:30 PM

Indonesia stepped up air and sea patrols in the area, and on Wednesday Widodo visited one of the islands to drive home the message that it was Indonesian territory, at which point, his military said, the Chinese vessels quit the area. Read more »

Indonesia’s New Year’s message to China over the Natunas dispute: A game changer?

Romel Regalado Bagares*, VERA Files
Posted at Jan 05 09:31 PM

For the first time, a 3rd party ASEAN member-state invoked the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling in the South China Sea case filed by the Philippines 3 years earlier against Chinese expansionism. Read more »

PH security adviser: Joint oil exploration deal with China a 'fair' agreement

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 26 12:11 AM

Manila's national security adviser is standing by the fairness of the Philippines' proposed exploration deal with China. Read more »

N. Korean projectile may have breached Japan's EEZ: Tokyo

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 02 07:59 AM

One of the projectiles fired by North Korea early Wednesday appears to have fallen into Japan's exclusive economic zone, the top government spokesman said. Read more »

Ex-DFA chief: No need to set aside Hague ruling to have economic activity in EEZ

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 12:04 AM

A former Philippine foreign affairs secretary and a maritime law expert expressed caution over the government's potential joint oil and gas exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Chinese survey ship spotted in PH exclusive economic zone

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 06:25 PM

MANILA - A Chinese survey ship that was seen earlier this month sailing east of the Philippines was spotted once again inside the Philippine exclusive economic zone (EEZ), maritime experts have confirmed. Read more »

US raps China for ‘escalation’ in South China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 23 01:45 AM

China redeployed a government-owned survey vessel — with armed escorts — into the waters off Vietnam earlier this month, the US said.    Read more »

Locsin: Only PH-flagged ships allowed to survey country's waters

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 14 05:00 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Wednesday reiterated only Filipino flagged ships are allowed to survey Philippine waters for now. Read more »

Chinese ship returns to Vietnam's exclusive economic zone

James Pearson and Khanh Vu, Reuters
Posted at Aug 14 06:36 AM

A Chinese survey ship returned to Vietnam's exclusive economic zone off its coast on Tuesday, ship tracking data showed, less than a week after it left the area where vessels from the two countries were locked in a month-long standoff.   Read more »

PH bans Chinese marine survey ships: Locsin

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 01:36 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Monday he has banned marine survey ships even of China, saying granting exception to one country “will automatically lift ban universally” and will “invite bribes.” Read more »

Duterte urged to raise issue of Chinese ships in Philippines' EEZ to Xi

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 11 04:36 PM

Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Sunday urged President Rodrigo Duterte to raise the increasing number of Chinese ships in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone in his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Read more »

DFA 'firing off' diplomatic protest over Chinese vessels in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 12:48 PM

MANILA - Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro "Teddy Boy' Locsin said the Philippines is filing a diplomatic protest following Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s statement questioning the presence of Chinese research vessels and warships in Philippine waters. Read more »

Lorenzana to China: What are Chinese research vessels, warships doing in our waters?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 09 10:07 AM

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday urged the Philippine government to ask Beijing why Chinese research vessels and warships are entering Philippine waters. Read more »

2 Chinese ships conducting marine research in Philippines' EEZ: analyst

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 08 03:52 PM

Two Chinese ships were recently seen operating in the Philippines' exclusive economic zone, a maritime expert said Wednesday. Read more »

OPINION: ‘Possession’ or ‘position’ controversy turns ludicrous

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 27 04:41 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo’s explanation of the President’s declaration of his helplessness about the situation in the West Philippine Sea because China is “in possession” of disputed geographical features in the area has made the mess messier. Read more »

Palace says China won't deplete resources in Philippine waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 23 04:57 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday denied that Beijing would deplete resources in disputed waters if the Philippine government continues to allow them to venture into the area under a verbal deal between President Rodrigo Duterte and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.    Read more »

Analyst: Philippines has nothing to fear if it resists China

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 20 03:08 AM

A maritime security analyst believes the Philippines has nothing to fear if it resists China's harassment at sea.  Read more »