West Philippine Sea deal with China denied by Duterte

Charie Abarca - @inquirerdotnet 04/12/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Former President Rodrigo Duterte finally broke his silence over the deal he supposedly forged with China regarding the West Philippine Sea, and he denied making the deal. Duterte said nobody – not even the…

PH, allies conduct joint maritime drills in WPS

Frances G. Mangosing 04/08/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines, along with its key security allies — the United States, Australia, and Japan — on Sunday held their inaugural joint maritime exercises in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), responding to rising tensions…

PH, US, Japan, Australia ‘cooperative activity’ set in WPS on April 7

Luisa Cabato 04/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The Philippines, Australia, Japan, and the United States will conduct a Maritime Cooperative Activity (MCA) within the Philippine Exclusive Economic Zone on Sunday, April 7. In an April 5 joint statement released by the…

Pimentel: Duterte-Xi ‘gentleman’s agreement’ unconstitutional

Marlon Ramos 04/06/2024

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III said that the supposed “gentleman’s agreement” between former President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the West Philippine Sea issue is unconstitutional and should not hold any weight for…

Pimentel: Duterte’s undocumented China pact not binding for PH

Charie Abarca 04/06/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III has decried former President Rodrigo Duterte’s supposed deal with China. “A single Filipino, no matter the position in the government, cannot bind the country in an informal,…

Imee: EO 57 draws foreign interference, harmful to PH

Charie Abarca 04/01/2024

MANILA, Philippines —  The measure beefing up the country’s maritime security, recently signed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., is seen by the President’s elder sister, Senator Imee Marcos, as welcoming ‘many Trojan horses’ of foreign interference.…

Marcos signs EO reinforcing PH maritime security in WPS

Faith Argosino 03/31/2024

MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed an executive order geared at strengthening the country’s maritime security and domain awareness in light of China’s recent aggressive threats in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Executive Order…

Marcos: PH sets ‘countermeasures’ against China’s WPS aggressive acts

Nestor Corrales 03/31/2024

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has asserted that the Philippines will take action through unspecified “countermeasures” against China’s aggressive acts towards Filipino troops and fishermen in the West Philippine Sea. He instructed the Department of National Defense (DND)…

Marcos warns of countermeasures in response to Chinese aggression at sea

03/29/2024

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president said Thursday that his government would take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying…

China: PH is ‘straying down a dangerous path’

Jean Mangaluz 03/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — China continued to blame the Philippines and its ally, the United States, for the continued tensions in the disputed West Philippine Sea. In a statement on Thursday, Chinese Ministry of National Defense spokesperson Wu…

Akbayan to Sara: You don’t have to be president to speak vs China

Gabriel Pabico Lalu - @inquirerdotnet 03/28/2024

MANILA, Philippines — Party-list group Akbayan said on Thursday that Vice President Sara Duterte does not have to be a president of the country for her to call out China’s intrusive actions over the West Philippine Sea…

Hontiveros calls on gov’t to take prompt action vs China

Maila Ager 03/07/2024

MANILA,  Philippines — Sen. Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday called on the Philippine government to hasten the filing of a resolution to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),  urging China to stop the rampant harassment of Filipinos in…

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