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US warships transit Taiwan Strait for second time this month

Reuters
Posted at Dec 31 09:47 AM

Two US warships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait on Thursday, the US Navy said, the second such mission this month and coming almost two weeks after a Chinese aircraft carrier group used the same waterway. Read more »

PH gov't urged to enhance maritime domain awareness

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 25 11:33 PM

A retired Philippine Supreme Court magistrate is cautiously optimistic about a possible peaceful resolution regarding the South China Sea dispute.   Read more »

Japan and China to restart business travel, coordinate on East China Sea

Kiyoshi Takenaka and Ju-min Park, Reuters
Posted at Nov 24 10:30 PM

Japan and China agreed on Tuesday to restart coronavirus-hit business travel this month and to continue talks on disputed isles in the East China Sea, in the first high-level dialogue since Japan picked a new leader in September. Read more »

PH, Japan seek halt in provocations in disputed S. China Sea

Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 24 06:27 PM

The Philippines and Japan on Friday emphasized the need for countries to stop any activities that might generate tension on the disputed South China Sea, saying the declaration of conduct (DOC) negotiated by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China should be upheld.  Read more »

Locsin shares plan to revive a bureau in DFA dedicated to PH's Sabah claim

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 15 09:38 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. told lawmakers on Tuesday he has decided to revive the North Borneo Bureau in the Department of Foreign Affairs to uphold the country's claim to Sabah, a plan that already drew objection from a former Malaysian official. 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 »

US to partner with ASEAN in post-pandemic economic recovery: Pompeo

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 09:31 PM

US State Secretary Michael Pompeo promised Thursday that Washington will team up with ASEAN bring about recovery of their economies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more »

China calls for early conclusion of talks on South China Sea with ASEAN

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 10 01:06 AM

A code of conduct has long been discussed, with China and the ASEAN nations agreeing in 2002 on a loose set of guidelines known as the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea. Read more »

Hontiveros slams Palace for keeping deals with Chinese companies tagged in West PH Sea reclamation

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 07 03:47 PM

Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Monday criticized Malacañang's decision to continue several projects involving Chinese firms that allegedly took part in illegal reclamation activities in the disputed South China Sea.   Read more »

Sabah is unequivocally part of Malaysia, asserts Anwar

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 03 07:14 PM

Malaysia's former deputy prime minister on Thursday rejected the Philippines' claim over the state of Sabah, joining the two countries' foreign ministers in publicly asserting their respective positions on the disputed territory. Read more »

PH, Malaysia top diplomats in heated exchange over Sabah issue

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 30 10:56 PM

A heated tit-for-tat between the top diplomats of the Philippines and Malaysia amid a long-standing dispute over the territory of Sabah. Read more »

'Whims, caprices of foreign power' can't make Beijing's 'unlawful claims' in South China Sea legal: Sotto

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 04:50 PM

"What is unlawful can never be made lawful by the whims and caprices of a foreign power which treats the entire South China Sea as its territory," Sen. President Tito Sotto said on Tuesday.  Read more »

US sends carriers to S. China Sea during Chinese drills

Matthew Tostevin, Reuters
Posted at Jul 04 01:20 PM

Two US aircraft carriers were conducting exercises in the disputed South China Sea on Saturday, the US navy said, as China also carried out military drills that have been criticized by the Pentagon and neighboring states.   Read more »

Forced into self-reliance, Taiwan unveils local trainer jet

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 22 03:49 PM

Taiwan unveiled a new locally-built training jet on Monday, a boost for the island's push to manufacture its own defense weapons as it faces off against an increasingly belligerent China.   Read more »

US patrol in South China Sea not linked to VFA u-turn, says Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 23 10:10 AM

MANILA — The Philippines' top diplomat denied Monday that the reported presence of 3 US aircraft carriers in the disputed South China Sea was linked to President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to keep a troop deployment agreement with Washington.  Read more »

Make China pay for sea damage? DFA chief to 'give it some thought'

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 05:59 PM

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Monday he would give "some thought" to a proposal to demand billions of pesos in damages from China for its destruction of reefs in the West Philippine Sea.    Read more »

Philippines to prod China again over compensation for GEM-VER fishermen

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 22 12:10 PM

The Philippines will again bring to China's attention the payment of damages to the crew of a Philippine boat that a Chinese vessel sunk last year in waters where Manila has exclusive rights over resources.  Read more »

Chinese fighter jets buzz Taiwan again, stoking tensions

Reuters
Posted at Jun 18 03:51 PM

Chinese air force aircraft approached Taiwan on Thursday for the fifth time in 10 days, before being warned away by Taiwanese fighters, the island's air force said, in a further ratcheting up of tensions across the sensitive Taiwan Strait. Read more »

PH can go to UNCLOS tribunal over 2019 boat-ramming incident in Recto Bank: Carpio

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 11 03:28 PM

The Philippines can go to an international tribunal to demand reparation from China over last year's ramming incident by a Chinese fishing vessel of a Philippine fishing boat in the Recto (Reed) Bank in the West Philippine Sea, retired Supreme Court senior associate justice Antonio Carpio said Thursday.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 9, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 01:20 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »