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Coast Guard installs outposts in West Philippine Sea

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 20 06:24 PM

The Philippines' coast guard on Friday announced that it has established multiple outposts in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Isko eyes naval buildup if he wins in 2022 elections

Kyodo News
Posted at Dec 13 08:00 PM

Presidential aspirant Isko Moreno said he wants to beef up the country's naval forces amid China's expansive maritime claims in the South China Sea. Read more »

China protests Indonesian drilling, military exercises

Tom Allard, Kate Lamb and Agustinus Beo Da Costa, Reuters
Posted at Dec 01 06:10 PM

The unprecedented demand, which has not previously been reported, elevated tensions over natural resources between the two countries. Read more »

PH to China: We won't be stopped from exercising rights in WPS

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 08:23 PM

The Philippines will not be stopped from exercising its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. Read more »

PH protests new Chinese 'provocative acts' in S. China Sea

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Posted at Oct 20 08:30 PM

The Philippines protested what it regards as fresh 'provocative acts' by Chinese vessels in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday. Read more »

South China Sea: Calls to honor Hague ruling 5 years on, but Beijing digs in

Sarah Zheng and Rachel Zhang, South China Morning Post
Posted at Jul 26 02:41 PM

China has asserted itself more aggressively in the disputed waters since the tribunal ruled against it, while the US has challenged its ‘excessive claims’. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has faced pressure to enforce the ruling more firmly, but has largely preferred to maintain friendly ties with Beijing. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: July 12, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:08 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

How the late former President Aquino reacted on the day PH won arbitral case vs China

Ronron Calunsod, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:07 PM

The late former President Benigno Aquino III was promptly notified about the upcoming decision then on the Philippines' arbitration case against China on the South China Sea on the day it was set to be issued, but he was not keen on issuing an immediate statement until "he understood it fully," one of his former spokespersons said Monday. Read more »

'West Philippine Sea is ours!'

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 12 11:49 AM

Members of different progressive groups led by Akbayan Partylist hold a rally in front of the Chinese Consulate in Makati on Monday, to mark the 5th year of the country’s historic victory at the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in favor of Philippines’ claim on the West Philippine Sea.  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 »

IBP urges PH gov't to uphold 2016 arbitral win vs China

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Posted at May 27 07:38 PM

The Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) on Thursday urged President Rodrigo Duterte's government to uphold the legality of a 2016 United Nations-backed ruling invalidating China's expansive claims on the South China Sea, as the country continues to disregard it. Read more »

Ex-DFA chief: 'National tragedy' that Duterte 'takes the side of China' on S. China Sea ruling

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Posted at May 06 06:44 PM

This, after President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday night likened the country's victory as a piece of "paper" that belonged to the "wastebasket."  Read more »

China rejects Hague ruling anew, cites 'agreement' with Duterte to 'close the old chapter'

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 25 06:15 PM

China reiterated Friday it does not recognize the 2016 arbitral ruling by a Hague court invoked by President Rodrigo Duterte in his speech during his United Nations General Assembly debut last Wednesday. Read more »

Ex-justice Carpio tapped to boost case vs China's Xi over sea row

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 16 02:00 PM

Former Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has joined 2 former Philippine government officials in a landmark case seeking to punish Chinese President Xi Jinping over his country's destructive activities in the South China Sea.   Read more »

Duterte invokes UNCLOS in Chinese defense minister's visit

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Updated as of Sep 11 10:57 PM

During the Chinese official's visit to Malacañang, Duterte invoked the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims in its entirety. Read more »

Lorenzana raises arbitral ruling in meeting with Chinese counterpart

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 11 07:14 PM

MANILA - Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday restated the Philippines’ adherence to the arbitral ruling on its claim in the West Philippine Sea during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart.  Read more »

Duterte admin urged to stand firm with West PH Sea award

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 04:35 PM

A maritime expert on Monday urged the Duterte administration to maintain its stand of reaffirming the Philippines' arbitration victory against China which has been "long coming." 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 »

Bakit pinababago ni Duterte ang kasunduan ng gobyerno sa Maynilad, Manila Water?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 04 10:17 PM

Ipinababago ni Pangulong Duterte ang concession agreement o kasunduan ng gobyerno sa Maynilad at Manila Water. Read more »

'Milked by billions': Duterte threatens economic sabotage case vs water distributors

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 03 08:13 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Tuesday an international court order requiring the government to pay water concessionaires billions in fines as he claimed that Filipinos are "milked by billions." Read more »