Chinese ships ‘standing by’ in disputed waters must leave after filing of diplomatic protest — Palace

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 12:01:08 +0000

HUNDREDS of Chinese vessels reportedly stationed around the Pag-asa Island in the disputed West Philippine (South China) Sea should immediately leave after the government filed a diplomatic protest, Malacanang said…READ

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PH files diplomatic protest vs China over ships around occupied territory

Credit to Author: RALPH VILLANUEVA| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:21:34 +0000

THE Philippine government has filed another diplomatic protest against China, after the military claimed over the weekend that more than 600 Chinese vessels have been circling Pag-asa Island (Thitu Island)…READ

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Foreign ships circling PH-occupied island, confirms military chief

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 09:03:38 +0000

ARMED Forces Chief Benjamin Madrigal Jr. on Monday confirmed the presence of foreign vessels, including Chinese ships, around Pag-asa (Thitu) Island but downplayed their number as mere “sightings.” Speaking in…READ

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Palace ‘threads cautiously’ as it studies ‘win-win’ solution to illegal Chinese workers in PH

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 07:00:10 +0000

MALACANANG is “threading cautiously” and studying how it could come up with a win-win solution to the proliferation of illegal Chinese workers in the country, a day after President Rodrigo…READ

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Fugitive Chinese govt officialnabbed, turned over to Beijing

Credit to Author: CATHERINE A. MODESTO| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 05:25:51 +0000

THE Bureau of Immigration (BI), together with the Presidential Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC), arrested a former Chinese government official wanted in Beijing for allegedly embezzling P11 billion. Immigration Commissioner Jaime Morente…READ

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PH can visit disputed areas in West PH Sea anytime but China can’t be ignored–Lorenzana

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2018 12:13:19 +0000

THE Philippines can visit all of its occupied islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) anytime although China’s claim cannot be ignored, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said….READ

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