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(Eagle News) — Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on Thursday, July 12, said “enemies of the government” were behind the banners calling the Philippines a “province of China” and which were seen hanging from some footbridges in Metro Manila “It’s absurd, and I’m sure it’s (them behind it),” Roque said. According to Roque, those behind the banners, which were seen on the second anniversary of the Philippines’ win in its arbitration case filed against China, were […]
SAN FERNANDO CITY, April 11 – The Philippine government expects an international tribunal hearing an arbitration case it filed to invalidate China’s claims in the South China Sea to issue a decision in the coming weeks. Department of Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Charles Jose said the United Nations Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague will decide whether the Philippines will keep or lose 80 percent of its exclusive economic zone and 100 percent of it […]
Several countries send observers to the arbitration case of the Philippines against China regarding their disputed claims in the West Philippine Sea. Malaysia and Vietnam were two of the countries that sent observers and both also have territorial claims in the said area. While Indonesia has no territorial claims, it sent observers to find out China’s explanation regarding its claim over the whole territory. Other countries that sent observers are Australia, Japan, Singapore and Thailand. […]
JULY 8 (Reuters) — China said on Tuesday (July 7) that it opposed the arbitration case brought up by the Philippines against Beijing over territorial disputes in South China Sea. Manila has sent a legal team of experts and high ranking officials in the Hague this week to fight in an unprecedented arbitration case under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Philippine foreign ministry said. It said Philippines will present […]
The Philippines aims to seek a faster ruling on the arbitration case it filed against China concerning the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea.
