Tag: South China Sea

The defense department said it had directed the armed forces "to strengthen the country's presence in the West Philippine Sea"

China has ignored a ruling from The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration that its historical claim is without basis

The fishing ground, tapped by generations of Filipinos, is one of many potential flashpoints for military conflict over the South China Sea

Both governments have agreed to begin talks on how to evacuate Japanese citizens living on the island in the event of a Chinese invasion

Pamalakaya said the proposed venture will only “institutionalize and further the Chinese plunder” of the country's marine and energy resources

That marker proves that the Shoal, also called Panatag and Bajo de Masinloc, 123 miles off Zambales, is Philippine boundary

In 1938, President Manuel Quezon directed Executive Secretary Jorge Vargas to review the status of Scarborough Shoal

The United States, meanwhile, vowed to preserve “a system where goods, ideas, and people flow freely"

Beijing lies when it says it is Manila’s friend. All its acts are belligerent.

Marcos said he would not "allow a single millimetre of our maritime coastal rights to be trampled upon"