Philippines China

• Philippines raises alarm as Chinese boats increase presence in disputed sea

  The Philippines won a 2016 arbitration case that invalidated China's expansive claims in the South China Sea, where about US$3 trillion worth of sea-borne goods pass every year.

  World

  Jul 7, 2023
  
• Philippines calls for Beijing to follow ruling on South China sea dispute

  Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. issued the call on the anniversary of the July 12, 2016, ruling by an international tribunal in The Hague.

  World

  Jul 12, 2020
  
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• Philippines to keep close ties with US, but will not be subservient: officials

  The United States remains the "closest friend" of the Philippines but Manila wants to break away from a "mindset of dependency and subservience" and forge closer ties with other nations, the Philippine foreign minister said on Saturday.

  Politics

  Oct 22, 2016
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• South China Sea: Tribunal rules against China’s vast claims

  A tribunal ruled in a sweeping decision Tuesday that China has no legal basis for its vast claims in the South China Sea and had aggravated the seething regional dispute with its extensive construction of artificial islands.

  World

  Jul 12, 2016