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MANILA, Philippines — President Marcos will visit the Indo-Pacific Command during his weeklong trip to the United States next week, where he may discuss the West Philippine Sea dispute with American security officials.
Vietnam filed on July 18 a claim with the United Nations (UN) for an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the South China Sea. Actually, Vietnam was just following the lead taken a month ago by the Philippines, which first initiated this. The Vietnamese Foreign Ministry announced their submission that seeks also to reaffirm Vietnam’s sovereign claims over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos spread out in the South China Sea (SCS).
MANILA: The Philippines will resupply a beached naval ship in the South China Sea with food and provisions on its own, despite an offer from the United States for help, Manila security officials said on Sunday. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Friday the US "will do what is necessary" to ensure its treaty ally can resupply the Sierra Madre on the Second Thomas Shoal.
MANILA, Philippines — After major clashes between Chinese and Filipino vessels, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has been trying to marshal support from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to take a more active role and lead diplomatic proceedings to ease tensions in the region.
MANILA, Philippines — Deluded into believing that its military and economic might “can make its actions right,” China continues its “blatant disregard” for the 2016 arbitral ruling that nullified its vast sea claims and reaffirmed Manila’s maritime entitlements, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Commodore Jay Tarriela said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines on Tuesday rejected Chinese state media's claim that its dilapidated warship grounded at Ayungin Shoal had wrecked the coral reefs in the area, saying instead that it is Beijing that has "jeopardized the natural habitat and the livelihood of thousands of Filipino fisherfolk" through its illegal island-building activities.
MANILA, Philippines — Eight years after the arbitral award that delivered a stinging rebuke of China's sweeping claims in the South China Sea, the Philippines renewed its committed to peace and rule of law despite facing "unlawful actions" in the tense waterways.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will "stand our ground" in a dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea, a top security official said Friday, eight years after an international ruling against China in the territorial contest.
Senate Majority Leader Francis 'Tol' Tolentino reported on Thursday (July 11) that the town councilor who first alerted him about the case of the two fishers who figured in the 'hit-and-run' incident in Bajo De Masinloc, has passed away.