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US Ally Receives New Chinese Warnings About South China Sea
Physical clashes between Chinese and Philippine law enforcement vessels have subsided in recent weeks, but political tensions remain high over islands, reefs as well as maritime z
Philippines’ latest South China Sea resupply mission ends smoothly under Beijing deal
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to uphold its mandate of safeguarding Philippine sovereignty and ensuring the welfare of its stationed personnel in the West Philippine Sea,” military spokesperson colonel Xerxes Trinidad said, using the Philippine name for the South China Sea.
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
Philippines enacts maritime laws to strengthen sovereignty amid South China Sea tensions
The Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has enacted two new maritime laws designed to safeguard the nation’s contested territory in the South China Sea, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.
South China Sea: can Manila make Beijing pay US$1 million fines for trespassing?
A Philippine senator says sanctions of up to US$1 million are possible under new maritime laws, but analysts doubts they are enforceable.
China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea
The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims.
New Philippine Laws Define Maritime Zones in the South China Sea
Philippine President Marcos passed two maritime laws last week in a move that Manila says will strengthen its sovereignty over waters within the country’s archipelago and the South China Sea. Using standards set forth by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),
Philippines Says It's Under Pressure From China to Cede Claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
No expectations about Trump’s stance on the South China Sea, DND chief says
The Philippines has no expectations about what President-elect Donald Trump will do regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday during a visit to Australian capital Canberra.
President Marcos names new Navy chief as China urges Philippines to return to right track of resolving South China Sea disputes
Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Friday named Rear Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta as the new chief of ...
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South China Sea: new Philippine laws that sparked Beijing’s fury to ‘stress’ foreign ships
Analysts say the Maritime Zones Act and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act don't expand Manila's claims in the waterway, but ...
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China patrols at disputed shoal; Manila summons Beijing’s envoy
China on Wednesday conducted combat readiness patrols at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea to reinforce its claim ...
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China pushing Philippines to cede South China Sea claims
CANBERRA >> China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila’s ...