Mattis rejects US China military move
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday played down any need for major US military moves in the South China ...
Tag: South China Sea
Lunar New Year of the Fire Rooster
ALONG with the United States and the rest of the Western world, we celebrated New Year’s Day last January 1, ...
Duterte says he’ll set aside Hague ruling
President Duterte said Saturday he would “set aside’’ a ruling by an international arbitration tribunal that invalidated Beijing’s claims to ...
Thousands stranded by ‘Marce’
Tropical depression “Marce’’ (international name: “Tokage)” dumped heavy rains and stranded thousands in the Visayas and parts of Luzon yesterday.
DA donates 100 boats
Fisherfolks from this province received 100 fiberglass-reinforced plastic (FRP) boats, including the motors, triggers, and bottom set gillnets from the ...
FVR, China exec meet
Former President Fidel Ramos said yesterday that China has welcomed him to visit Beijing for discussions in the wake of ...
Images suggest China militarizing Spratlys
When President Xi Jinping of China visited President Obama at the White House last September, he startled many with reassuring ...
Let’s step back; we have made our point
The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague ruled that “China violated the Philippines’ sovereign rights in its exclusive economic ...
Duterte to US: ‘Are you with us?’
President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday that he recently asked the US ambassador whether Washington will support the Philippines in case ...
ASEAN countries retract statement
Southeast Asian countries withdrew a statement that expressed the region’s deep concerns over rising tensions in the disputed South China ...
China open to dialogue with PH
China has welcomed Manila’s intention to reboot dialogues and negotiations with Beijing over their territorial dispute in the West Philippine ...
China’s Xi calls for mutual trust with US
President Xi Jinping said China and the US needed to trust each other more as both sides sought to minimize ...
But China does not fear trouble
China on Sunday denounced US “provocations” in the South China Sea and said it does not fear “trouble” over its ...
Kerry warns Beijing
US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday the United States would consider any Chinese establishment of an air ...
Step up our defense modernization program
THE American, Philippine, and Malaysian navies begin today a training exercise in the Sulu Sea as part of the US ...
China slams PH’s definition of South China Sea ‘reef’
As Asia’s biggest security summit is set to convene, China on Friday accused the Philippines of seeking to negate its ...