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SAN Juan, Philippines (Eagle News) — Inalok ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte si dating Pangulong Fidel V. Ramos para maging Special Envoy sa China. Ang pahayag ay ginawa ng pangulo sa isang testimonial dinner na ginanap sa Club Filipino sa San Juan. Una rito, nanawagan ang kapatid ni FVR na si Dating Senador at Foreign Relations Committee Chairperson Leticia Ramos-Shahani kay Pangulong Duterte na huwag ibenta ang bansa sa sandaling masimulan na ang negosasyon sa Beijing […]
by Ayee Macaraig MANILa, Philippines (AFP) — The Philippines urged Beijing on Thursday to respect an international tribunal’s ruling that rejected Chinese claims to most of the South China Sea, escalating a row that has raised the prospect of conflict. China reacted furiously to the verdict by a UN-back tribunal on Tuesday, insisting it will ignore the decision while warning its rivals too much pressure on the issue could turn the resource-rich and strategically vital […]
(Eagle News) — Nilinaw ni Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay na hindi mapapaalis ng bansa ang China sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa Scarborough shoal kahit na pumabor ang arbritral tribunal sa bansa. Dagdag pa ni Yasay na dapat malaman ng bawat filipino sa bansa na ang desisyon ng international tribunal ay para kilalanin na bahagi ng economic zone ng bansa . Muling idiniin nito na ang Panatag Shoal ay bahagi ng international waters na […]
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States on Thursday urged respect for a decision on territorial disputes in the South China Sea set to be handed down by an international arbitration court next week. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Dutch city of The Hague is set to make its final decision on Tuesday in the case between the Philippines and China. “We urge both parties to comply with the ruling and urge […]
THE official China Daily reported that, China is ready to start negotiations with the Philippines on South China Sea-related issues if Manila ignores an arbitration ruling expected next week on their long-running territorial dispute. The China daily said negotiations between china and the Philippines could cover “issues such as joint development and cooperation in scientific research if the new government puts the tribunal’s ruling aside before returning to the table for talks”. China’s main, government-run […]
China’s Foreign Ministry called for a long-term solution on the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. China also added that such a solution can be achieved through a dialogue between the disputing countries. This in the wake of the Philippines’ step in filing a case in the United Nations Arbitral Tribunal as well as the other countries taking their own steps in order to remove Chinese presence in their claimed territories. (Eagle News Service […]
QUEZON CIty, Philippines – President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said that the Philippines will not depend on the United States of America to defend Philippine interest in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte plans to promote multilateral talks between affected countries to resolve the issue. He also asked China to respect the 200 nautical miles exclusive economic zone as laid down by international law. Duterte added that he is waiting for the decision of the international arbitral tribunal […]
HANOI , Vietnam (AFP) — US President Barack Obama called Tuesday for territorial disputes in the South China Sea to be “resolved peacefully” as Vietnam baulks at Chinese actions in the bitterly contested waters. “Big nations should not bully smaller ones, disputes should be resolved peacefully,” he told an audience in Hanoi, referring to the disputed maritime region. His remarks won loud applause from more than 2,000 delegates including top Vietnamese leaders. Washington and Hanoi […]
ISINULONG ng mga mambabatas sa Amerika ang dagdag na pagpapatrolya sa West Philippine Sea o South China Sea. Sinabi ni Senator Bob Corker, chairman ng U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, dapat mas maraming operasyon ang gawin ng Estados Unidos sa mismong reclamation ng China sa pinag-aagawang mga teritoryo. Bagamat aminado ang mambabatas na sa kabila ng mga pagpapatrolya na ginawa ng U.S. at pag-deploy ng military assets sa rehiyon, hindi nito napigilan ang reclamation ng […]
The United States military is betting on a new technology to help retain its edge as china build up its presence in the South China Sea, one reclaimed island at a time. During the past six months, the pentagon has started to talk publicly about a once-secret program to develop unmanned undersea vehicles, the term given to the submarine drones that are becoming part of its plan to deter China from trying to dominate the […]
by Laurent BARTHELEMY The United States is still inviting China to take part in a mammoth, multinational naval exercise in the Pacific later this year despite growing bilateral tensions, Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Friday. Carter, who just concluded a visit to the Philippines to show Washington’s continued commitment to maintaining security in the region, said China was still welcome to attend the biannual Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise off Hawaii in June and […]
MANILA, Philippines – All of the vice-presidential candidates are in favor of the peaceful resolution regarding the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China regarding the West Philippine Sea. All are also in favor of the action of the Aquino administration in asking for the United Nations to arbitrate said dispute. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/XzHPahpoWxk
