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 […]
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 […]
Cites Japan support in maritime claim, bats for rule of law May 28, 2021 MANILA – The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), thanked the Japanese government for its call for peace and stability in the South China Sea as well as its support for […]
May 26, 2021 MANILA – Long-standing disputes between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) can only be addressed through negotiations, a political analyst said Wednesday.Ramon Casiple, vice president of Novo Trends PH, backed President Rodrigo Duterte’s firm stance that the… Read More Malacañang leaves issue […]
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 […]
Chinese ships sighted in latest PH maritime patrol May 12, 2021, 2:47 MANILA – The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF WPS) on Wednesday said a maritime patrol on May 9 spotted the presence of 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels scattered over the various […]
MANILA, Philippines — Chinese vessels scampered away from a shoal within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) onWednesday after being warned by Philippine maritime authorities. In what is seen as a victory for the Philippine claim of ownership over the West Philippine Sea, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) […]
May 4, 2021 MANILA – President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday night appealed to China to just allow Filipino fishermen to “fish in peace” amid the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS).Recalling a previous conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Duterte said he told Xi that there […]
