West Philippine Sea
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Marcos tells Chinese general: South China Sea peace a ‘world issue’
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday, May 31, that peace and stability in the South China Sea is a “world issue” amid rising tensions between claimant states, including superpower China. “When we talk about the South China Sea, we have to also remember that the South China Sea is the passageway, the […]
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Marcos: Any Filipino death from foreign attack triggers US-PH defense pact
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. expanded the list of people whose potential deaths from a foreign attack would result in Manila invoking its defense pact with the United States, as tensions between the Philippines and China in the West Philippine Sea escalate further. “What would happen if there was an incident that […]
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As South China Sea tensions rise, Philippines turns to its fellow claimants
SUMMARY Surrounded by the opulent gold furnishings of the Brunei Sultan’s Istana Nurul Iman and a lavish arrangement of fresh roses, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, May 28, spoke of how the Philippines and Brunei should “plan together for our own communities… but also for the peace and stability of the region.” Marcos was […]
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As South China Sea tensions rise, Philippines turns to its fellow claimants
SUMMARY Surrounded by the opulent gold furnishings of the Brunei Sultan’s Istana Nurul Iman and a lavish arrangement of fresh roses, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, May 28, spoke of how the Philippines and Brunei should “plan together for our own communities… but also for the peace and stability of the region.” Marcos was […]
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FACT CHECK: No US Navy attack on Chinese warships in Panatag Shoal
SUMMARY Claim: The United States Navy hit Chinese warships during civil society group Atin Ito’s mission to sail towards Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Why we fact-checked this: The YouTube video bearing the claim is titled, “Brutal Attack! US Ally Navy Hits China Warships in Scarborough Shoal.” As of writing, it has 12,254 views and 250 likes. […]
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LIVESTREAM: Marcos’ speech at the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s top defense summit
MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will address hundreds of defense and security experts from over 40 nations on Friday evening, May 31, at the Shangri-La Dialogue, dubbed as Asia’s top defense forum, in Singapore. He becomes the first Philippine president to deliver the keynote speech of the summit since it was first held […]
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Scientists, economists, lawyers want to put price on damage in West Philippine Sea
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – As tensions continue to rise between Beijing and Manila, Filipino scientists, lawyers, and researchers are undertaking studies on the resources in the West Philippine Sea and the laws and policies that could be used to hold perpetrators liable for the environmental damage in the area. The questions they want answered: What’s […]
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Marcos calls new China coast guard rules ‘worrisome’
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday, May 29, new rules outlined by China’s coast guard that could result in the detention of foreigners in the South China Sea were an escalation and “worrisome.” China, which has maritime sovereignty disputes with the Philippines and other countries, issued new rules effective […]
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View from Manila: Kicking diplomats out won’t solve the West Philippine Sea problem
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – As a Senate panel grilled Bamban Mayor Alice Guo last week about her curious life, another committee interrogated Filipino diplomats over what it would take for the Philippines to expel a Chinese diplomat following an alleged wiretapping of his phone call with a military general. Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos, the dismissed […]
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Philippines hits China’s ‘unilateral’ fishing ban for raising tensions in West Philippine Sea
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced on Monday, May 27, that it had filed a protest over China’s “imposition of a unilateral, four-month-long fishing moratorium” that began on May 1 and is expected to stay in place until September 16, 2024. In a statement, the DFA said it “protested the […]