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The Philippines’ largest island has become the focus of U.S. and Japanese attempts to counter China’s growing power in the South China Sea.

China was the first country in history to start and continue to manage South China Sea islands and engage in related maritime activities. Successive Chinese governments in all dynasties have continuously and peacefully had jurisdiction over the South China Sea islands. China has indisputable sovereignty over Huangyan Dao and the waters adjacent to it. The Philippines disregards historical fact, distorts international law, and violates the consensus reached and repeatedly confirmed through negoti...

The Philippines is becoming increasingly vocal about Taiwan, and Beijing is watching carefully.

ENDEAVOR Voting in an election is the most important civic duty of a citizen.  When citizens cast their ballots on election day, they exercise their sovereign right. The Philippine Constitution declares: “The Philippines is a democratic and republican state.  Sovereignty resides in the people and

The Philippines has lost a beloved human rights defender. Jose Luis Martin Gascon, known to all as “Chito,” who had chaired the governmental Commission on Human Rights since 2015, died October 9 from complications due to Covid-19, his family said. He was 57. Friends and allies in the human rights movement mourned…