China, SEA hold maritime drills
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The navies of China and Southeast Asia held their first maritime exercise this week, Singapore’s defense ministry ...
Tag: South China Sea
We are not giving up our rights in WPS
CHIEF Justice Antonio Carpio has long been critical of the Philippines’ stance on its claim to islands in the South ...
Malaysia to be ‘firm’ in S. China Sea row
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) – Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah said Wednesday that Malaysia’s new government will adopt a firmer stand ...
Do what is right
By Robert B. Roque, Jr. The Philippines marked recently the second anniversary of its landmark 2016 victory in the United ...
Palace: Administration ‘not guilty’ of inaction on SCS row
The administration is “not guilty” of inaction in addressing the country’s dispute with China in the South China Sea or ...
Palace says PH won’t give up rights to SCS
PRESIDENT Duterte discusses urgent national matters with the Cabinet, Armed Forces, Philippine National Police, senators, and congressmen during a meeting ...
Duterte: China seeks oil to advance dev’t
China is interested in finding oil resources to advance its industrial development, President Duterte said recently, amid the Asian superpower's ...
Panatag is back in the news
PANATAG Shoal – also known locally as Bajo de Masinloc and internationally as Scarborough Shoal – was again in the ...
US weighs more patrols in South China Sea
The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing ...
US continues to send warships to SCS
THE United States Navy sent two warships – the guided missile destroyer USS Higgins and the guided missile cruiser USS ...
Esperon denies PH being remiss on China
The country's top security official assured the nation yesterday that the government has not been remiss in taking diplomatic steps ...
We will put dev’t loans to good use
AT a briefing on the sidelines of the 51st Asian Development Bank (ADB) Annual Meetings early this month, ADB Vice ...
Beijing protests US warship operation in S. China Sea
China has voiced “strong dissatisfaction” after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South ...
Roque wants to deploy pro-US critics of Rody in battle vs China
If he had his way, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said he would deploy pro-American critics of President Duterte to the ...
US uninvites China from major military exercise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon on Wednesday uninvited China from a major US-hosted naval drill in response to what it ...
PH won’t antagonize China
The government prefers to avoid antagonizing China despite concerns raised about its increased military buildup in the South China Sea.