President Benigno Aquino III
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New China ambassador tries to mend fences with Philippines
Arbitration, China, Memorial, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA: China’s new ambassador to the Philippines on Tuesday met President Benigno Aquino to try to mend relations strained by a festering territorial dispute. Zhao Jianhua, who arrived in the Philippines over a month ago, briefly met Aquino after presenting his credentials, said presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte. “It went well,” she told reporters. Valte said […]
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Phl confident of getting int’l support on sea row
MANILA, Philippines – Malacañang reiterated yesterday that right is might as the Philippines fights for its territorial integrity and sovereignty through peaceful means. Speaking to reporters, Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the Philippines is confident of getting the continued support of the international community. “We are doing what we are capable […]
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PNoy: We provoke not
Arbitration, Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, China, Memorial, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSPRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III said the Philippines has no intention to provoke a military confrontation with China, after challenging its claims over the West Philippine Sea in a formal pleading before the United Nations tribunal in The Hague. “We are not here to challenge China or to provoke them into any action. But I do […]
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Malaysia joins forces with Philippines and Vietnam against China in sea dispute
China, Diplomatic Relations, Foreign Policy, Malaysia, Militarization, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, USA, VietnamThe submerged reef would be easy to miss, under turquoise seas about 80 km (50 miles) off Malaysia’s Borneo island state of Sarawak. But two Chinese naval exercises in less than a year around the James Shoal have shocked Malaysia and led to a significant shift in its approach to China‘s claims to the disputed […]
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Appeasement: The lessons of history
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, China Fishing Laws, Expansionism, Hitler, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea DisputeFilm buffs familiar with the works of Mel Brooks probably know “To Be or Not to Be,” where he did an amusing impersonation of Adolf Hitler and launched into a musical number that went: “I don’t want war, all I want is peace… A little piece of Poland, a little piece of France, a little […]
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Call them Chinese
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, China, Coast Guard, Diplomatic Relations, Hitler, Naval Patrols, Nine Dash Line, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, UNCLOS, USAAs expected, President Benigno “Noy” Aquino III renewed his administration’s vow to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). At the same time, President Aquino reiterated his push for more improvements in the benefits being received by each and every man and woman in uniform. The twin promises were made during the latest change […]
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China intentions perplexing – Noy
Arbitration, ASEAN, China, Code of Conduct, Hitler, Munich, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA, Philippines – Beijing’s intentions in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are perplexing, but would not distract the Philippines from its resolve to defend its territory through peaceful means, President Aquino said in an interview with The New York Times last Tuesday. In the interview, Aquino also said he would like the […]
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Might doesn’t make right – Phl
ASEAN, China, Congress, EEZ, Nine Dash Line, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOSMANILA, Philippines – Right is might, and not the other way around, Malacañang said yesterday amid a territorial row with China. “There is a need for all to stand up for what is right,” Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said, stressing that “it should be right is might.” The sentiment was echoed […]
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Tangling With China
The Philippines is resisting China’s claims in the South China Sea by filing its case with the United Nations arbitration tribunal of judges, which has agreed to hear the case in March at The Hague. President Benigno S. Aquino III has appealed to the international community to support his effort to settle the territorial dispute […]