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Statement from the Department of National Defense on China’s Escalatory Rhetoric (24 January 2026)
AFP statement, China Philippines relations, China rhetoric, Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, defense and security, Department of National Defense, diplomatic tensions, geopolitics Asia, national security Philippines, Philippine foreign policy, Philippine Sovereignty, Philippines, South China Sea Dispute, West Philippine SeaOfficial statement from the Philippine Department of National Defense condemning hostile and threatening remarks from China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and reaffirming the Philippines’ commitment to sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea.
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Protecting Sovereignty: 1Sambayan Urges Government Action on China’s Embassy Conduct
1Sambayan, CCP, China, China-Philippines Relations, Chinese Embassy, disinformation, foreign agents, foreign influence, IMOA, information warfare, national sovereignty, Philippine foreign policy, Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, West Philippine Sea, wolf warrior diplomacy1Sambayan urges the Philippine government to take a firmer stand against China’s “wolf warrior” diplomacy, foreign influence, and disinformation, calling for stronger diplomatic, legal, and policy responses to protect Philippine sovereignty.
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Q&A ON THE STATEMENT OF THE DEPUTY SPOKESPERSON OF THE CHINESE EMBASSY IN THE PHILIPPINES
Arbitral Award 2016, China-Philippines dispute, IMOA, International Law, Maritime Law, Philippine maritime rights, Sabina Shoal, Scarborough Shoal, Second Thomas shoal, South China Sea, UNCLOS, West Philippine SeaClarifying misstatements by the Chinese Embassy on the West Philippine Sea, this Q&A explains UNCLOS maritime zones, the 2016 Arbitral Award, and the Philippines’ rights over Scarborough, Second Thomas, and Sabina Shoals.
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Philippine Sovereign Rights and Jurisdiction in the West Philippine Sea
Arbitral Ruling, International Law, maritime jurisdiction, Maritime Law, Philippines, South China Sea, Sovereign Rights, Territorial Disputes, West Philippine SeaExplore the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea and its position on the South China Sea dispute through a detailed analysis based on international law and the 2016 arbitral ruling.
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PCG: China harassed PH vessel with high-decibel acoustic device
acoustic device, China, Chinese Coast Guard, fishing vessel, harassment, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippines, South China Sea, Sovereign RightsThe Philippine Coast Guard reported that a Chinese Coast Guard vessel harassed a Philippine fishing vessel in the South China Sea using a high-decibel acoustic device. The PCG condemned the CCG’s actions and called for China to respect the Philippines’ sovereign rights in the South China Sea.
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Senior Republican lawmakers ask Biden for options to support Philippines in Beijing standoff
SUMMARY WASHINGTON, USA – Two senior Republican US senators have asked President Joe Biden to provide a complete list of options developed by the Pentagon and State Department to help support the Philippines in recent standoffs with Beijing over a contested shoal in the South China Sea. Central to tensions is the disputed Second Thomas Shoal, where the […]
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Why is the China Coast Guard’s biggest ship still in Escoda Shoal?
SUMMARY For over two months now, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)’s BRP Teresa Magbanua has been keeping watch over Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, because of concerns that China is trying to build yet another “artificial island.” Escoda Shoal is very close – just some 75 nautical miles away – to the […]
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Marcos citing historical treaties boosts PH territorial claims—Carpio
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recognition of the 1898 Treaty of Paris and the 1900 Treaty of Washington as the basis for defining Philippine sovereignty reinforces the country’s territorial claims amid international disputes, specifically in the West Philippine Sea, said former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday. Carpio was referring to Marcos’ […]
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Parliament of the seas
The best general, to paraphrase Sun Tzu anachronistically, is the one who wins without having to fire a shot. In 1995-1996, what is now called the Third Taiwan Straits Crisis took place, which was a turning point in Chinese and American defense strategies. As I wrote elsewhere some years back, for China, what it did […]
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Group says pursuing blue economy may address West Philippine Sea issues
SUBIC BAY, Zambales — Pursuing a “blue economy,” or one that is focused on the conservation and inclusive use of marine resources for economic growth, could address the issues hounding the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a group said on Friday. In a statement, the Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM) also said that the concept of […]