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DFA says China’s fishing moratorium has “no basis in law” and violated PHL sovereign rights (Eagle News) – The Philippine government, through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), has filed a diplomatic protest against China for its unilateral fishing moratorium that was first imposed on May 1 this year in parts of South China Sea. The DFA filed the diplomatic protest against the People’s Republic of China’s “unilateral imposition of a three-and-half-month fishing moratorium […]
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte told the United Nations General Assembly that the Philippine government is standing firm in its “commitment in the South China Sea” including the 2016 Arbitral Award which invalidated the “nine-dash line” claim of China on the South China Sea. Speaking during the High-Level General Debate of the 75th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), President Duterte said that the Philippines is standing firm on its claim […]
(Eagle News) – China’s real intention or “grand design” in establishing air and naval bases in the South China Sea is to continue to enforce the nine-dash line, although this was already invalidated by a recent ruling of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This was according to Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice Antonio T. Carpio who detailed how China increasingly creeped into territorial waters of other countries, including […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — A member of the House of Representatives has expressed his support for a change of the name “Benham Rise” to “Philippine Rise.” “But we must also take every peaceful measure possible to assert our rights as a country following international rule of law. The renaming is well within our rights and is non aggressive. Let’s proceed forthwith,” Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on National Defense and Muntinlupa Representative Ruffy Biazon […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — The Philippine Navy has deployed two planes to patrol the West Philippine Sea and Benham Rise. “The Navy will henceforth regularly patrol Benham Rise partly due to past Chinese activities there but more importantly because it is part of our continental shelf and awarded to us by the (United Nations),” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said. The planes will also be used to enhance the rescue capabilities of the Philippine Navy, […]
(Eagle News) — Posibleng lumabag sa United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos) ang China sa oras na mapatunayang nagsagawa ito ng oil, gas and mineral research sa Benham Rise na bahagi ng exclusive economic zone (EEZ) ng Pilipinas. Ayon kay Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, alinsunod sa Article 60 ng 1982 Unclos, ang Pilipinas lamang na isang coastal state ang may karapatan na magtayo ng mga istruktura o mag-explore […]
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AFP) — A United Nations-backed tribunal issued a damning ruling against China on its long-running dispute with the Philippines in the South China Sea. Here are some of the key findings of the ruling: China’s ‘nine-dash-line’ is invalid — The five member panel found that Chinese fishermen, amongst others, had historically made use of the islands in the South China Sea but “there was no evidence that China had historically exercised exclusive control […]
MANILA, May 16 – A Palace official on Sunday said the Philippines is right in seeking the assistance of the international arbitration court to resolve its case against China over disputed territory in the South China Sea. Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the participation of the Philippines in the arbitration proceedings is in accordance with the principles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). China has refused to take part […]
(Reuters) A Taiwanese group has intervened in the Philippines’ international court case against China’s claims in the South China Sea, pressing Taipei’s position that Taiwan is entitled to a swathe of the disputed waterway as an economic zone. The unusual submission has emerged just as judges at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague are poised to rule on the Philippines’ landmark case, brought under the United Nations’ Convention on the Law of […]
MANILA, Mar. 30 – The Department of Foreign Affairs said that the Philippines welcomes the Declaration made by the European Union on recent developments in the South China Sea. The Declaration, issued by the Union’s High Representative on 11 March 2016, highlights the need to ensure peace, stability, freedom of navigation and overflight, and the rule of law in the South China Sea. In a statement, DFA said the Philippines has long advocated a peaceful, […]
Philippines lead counsel Paul Reichler, complained to a United Nations’-backed arbitral tribunal that China has robbed the Philippines of its right to fish in the disputed West Philippine Sea. Deputy presidential spokesperson Abegail Valte said that at the start of the hearings on the merits of the Philippines’ case against china, “Mr. Reichler mentioned that china has asserted exclusive rights over the areas covered by the 9-dash line and has deprived the Philippines of fishing […]
Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying arrived into Manila on Monday night (November 16) and was welcomed by Filipino officials ahead of the the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit. Apart from attending the APEC Leaders’ Meeting which begins on Wednesday (November 18), Leung is also scheduled to speak at the APEC CEO Summit on Tuesday. Hong Kong and the Philippines maintain close economic ties, with more than 150,000 Filipinos working mostly as domestic helpers in […]
