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The controversy over the presence of Chinese ships in the Philippine EEZ has led to criticism of President Rodrigo Duterte’s alleged softness toward China.
China’s Deep-Sea Motivation for Claiming Sovereignty Over the South China Sea At the bottom of the contested waters lies a supply of the rare earth minerals crucial to China’s tech ambitions. By May 06, 2021 In this March 31, 2021, file photo provided by the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea, Chinese vessels are moored at Whitsun Reef, South China Sea. Credit: National Task Force-West Philippine Sea via AP, File Advertisement In March of this year, over 200 Chinese marine militia ships gathered at Whitsun Reef in the Spratly Islands. Their presence was an ...
Published May 2, 2021, 3:30 PM As the maritime dispute between the Philippines and China heats up, there is but one strategy that must be done to defend the country’s interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS): military build up. This was bared by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. on Sunday, May 2, as Beijing continues to defy calls by top defense and foreign affairs officials to recall their vessels in the WPS. “In all honesty, what the Philippines needs to do is to build up its military capability,” said Esperon, chairman of the National Task Force for the West Philippi...
PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ KING RODRIGUEZTHE PHILIPPINES won’t end patrols in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo R. Duterte said on Wednesday night, adding that the country’s sovereignty is nonnegotiable.
Basilio Sepe/BenarNews Philippine opposition senators, in a resolution Tuesday, accused Beijing of “creeping hegemony” in the South China Sea through what they described as the illegal presence of Chinese ships in Manila’s exclusive economic zone. The 11 senators, mostly critics of President Rodrigo Duterte, released Resolution 708 that hit out at the lingering presence of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the Spratly Islands, despite multiple diplomatic protests lodged by the Department of Foreign Affairs this month. “While China’s increasing dominance as region...