Tag: United Nations arbitral tribunal

Philippines should exert its rights on Pag-asa Island, says international expert

QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) — It is about time that the Philippines exert its sovereign rights over the Pag-asa Islands, this according to Dr. Renato De Castro, an international relations expert. The expert from Dela Salle University also said that the Philippines should fund projects to construct facilities in the island in order to match the aggressiveness of China and Vietnam in the disputed territories, especially with the ruling of the United Nations arbitral tribunal holding […]

China calls for long-term solution of territorial dispute

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 […]

China US row regarding West Philippine Sea intensifies

BEIJING, China – According to China’s Foreign Ministry, they will not tolerate what they perceive is the meddling of the United States of America in their claimed territories in the West Philippine Sea and denied accusations of militarization in the said area. China also declared that since 2006 they have consistently held that they will not follow the ruling of the United Nations arbitral tribunal regarding the territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. (Eagle […]