PH didn’t surrender “a single inch of territory” August 31, 2021 MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Tuesday said the Philippines has not surrendered a single inch of territory amid the country’s longstanding dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).Locsin made the statement […]
July 12, 2021 MANILA – The United States of America (US), the European Union (EU), and several other western countries have reaffirmed their support to the Philippines’ claim in the South China Sea on the fifth anniversary of The Hague’s Arbitral Tribunal ruling.In a statement, Antony Blinken,… Read […]
June 10, 2021 MANILA – The Philippines and China celebrated 46 years of bilateral ties on Wednesday, with Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. touting the “unbreakable ties” between the Filipino and Chinese people.In a message during a virtual conference hosted by the Federation of Filipino Chinese… Read More […]
June 9, 2021, 5:13 pm MANIA – The “win-win” cooperation between the Philippines and China helps maintain “greater peace, progress, and prosperity,” President Rodrigo Duterte said on Wednesday.In a taped video message, Duterte said the celebration of the 46th anniversary of Philippine-China… Read More
Life goes on for fisherfolk around WPS June 8, 2021 With the increased presence of the Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR) and the Philippine Coast Guard in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Filipino fisherfolk are able to continue their activities.On Tuesday, DA-BFAR reported that […]
We will not move an inch backward “I’d like to put a notice on China. I have two ships there. I tell China now, as I said before, I am not ready to withdraw.” “I will not retreat. Kill me if you want to kill me. I will […]
“Shout out to President Duterte that China is not in possession of the WPS. Shout out loud so that President Duterte will wake up from his deep sleep under the kulambo and admit to the nation the truth — that China is not in possession of the WPS,” […]
PRRD to PH ships: Do not retreat President Rodrigo Roa Duterte said he will not order Philippine ships to retreat from the West Philippine Sea, after Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin asked the Philippines to halt its moves that can worsen the tension in the WPS. President […]
China ‘good friend’ but I won’t compromise WPS April 29, 2021 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday reassured Filipinos that the Philippines’ sovereign rights over the hotly-contested West Philippine Sea (WPS) would not be compromised, even if China is the country’s “friend.”“China, let it be known, is […]
By ROGER M. BALANZA China has told the Philippines to “stop actions complicating the situation and escalating disputes” in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as the Philippines stepped up maritime patrols in the area amid continued encroachment by Chinese vessels. The WPS, declared as part of Philippine territory […]
