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Time to assert West Philippine Sea claim, says former UN envoy
By Fernan Angeles IF there is one perfect time to assert claim over the West Philippine Sea, that is today, said former Ambassador to the United Nations Lauro Baja. In a radio interview, Baja cited the need for the Philippine government to speak up and take action over its claims in the West Philippines Sea…
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Duterte considering vacation in Spratlys
By Fernan Angeles AFTER “missing in action for weeks,” President Rodrigo Duterte hinted at a plan to go – again, on a vacation, but this time at the Spratlys which forms part of the disputed area off the West Philippine Sea. In his public address, the President said he wanted a vacation, specifically at the…
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Calls to terminate contracts with Chinese rejected
By Fernan Angeles DESPITE sanctions imposed by the United States against China for building artificial islands and firing ballistic missiles off the disputed West Philippine Sea, President Duterte appears bent on keeping government contracts with China. In a press briefing, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said that the Sangley Airport Development Project, which has been awarded…
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Kalayaan mayor tags reefs, sandbars with local names
By Fernan Angeles RECENT actions of Malacañang declining to join other countries in Southeast Asia patrolling at the West Philippine Sea amid an aggressive military assertion by China at the disputed area, could have prompted a lowly mayor of a small island municipality in Palawan to name four sandbars and two coral reefs. Municipal mayor…
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AFP: No backing down on West Philippine Sea claim
By John Clifford Lintao THE military may not be joining other countries in conducting naval exercises in the South China Sea but that does not mean the Philippine government is abandoning territorial claims in the disputed waters, the new chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines said. In a television interview, AFP chief Lieutenant…