Credit to Author: cbibe| Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2019 06:02:13 +0000
If the Philippines is too weak to go to war with China, don’t “advertise” it, Senator Panfilo Lacson said Wednesday.
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Read moreCredit 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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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Tue, 02 Apr 2019 04:02:54 +0000
Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares is calling on groups and personalities to join protest movements against the Chinese occupation of the WPS.
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Read moreCredit 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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Credit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 09:18:59 +0000
After the exchange of stinging words, Presidential Spokesperson Panelo and Senior Associate Justice Carpio found themselves in “small talk.”
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Read moreCredit to Author: kadraneda| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 09:21:15 +0000
Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano filed Wednesday a resolution prodding the Duterte administration to disclose the Philippine assets or natural resources that were made “collateral” under its loan agreements with China.
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Read moreCredit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 21:18:57 +0000
The Philippines is bent on filing a diplomatic protest if it is proven that the Chinese Coast Guard is driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo said on Monday.
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Read moreCredit to Author: cbibe| Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:57:58 +0000
Malacañang believes the filing of a complaint by two former officials against Chinese President Xi before the ICC is more a political move.
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2019 23:21:34 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday renewed his call for a review of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the Philippines and the United States, saying the accord needed to be cleared of ambiguities that could cause confusion during a crisis. In a statement, Lorenzana said the ambiguities must be cleared to prevent the […]
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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Mon, 04 Mar 2019 21:34:01 +0000
Malacañang is leaving it to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to decide whether to lodge a diplomatic protest to stop Chinese vessels from driving away Filipinos from fishing grounds close to Philippine-occupied Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the South China Sea.
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