China excluded from AFP, PNP procurement deals
August 4, 2016
President Duterte is looking at government-to-government procurement as a means to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP), but indicated any deals would not include China.
“We...
Duterte refuses to acquire substandard equipment for AFP
(philstar.com) | Updated August 3, 2016 - 7:55pm
MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday stressed he would not follow the rules of the Commission on Audit (COA) in acquiring equipment for the Armed Forces of the...
Petition Urging the Philippine Government to File in the US Legal Actions Against China
China has violated and continues to violate Philippine sovereignty as determined by the
Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague. And China just ignores the numerous protests by
the Philippine Goverment...
Itu Aba isn’t an island on the account that it doesn’t support a “stable community of people
http://thediplomat.com/2016/07/5-takeaways-a-closer-look-at-the-historic-south-china-sea-arbitration-award/
In 1993, two complete desalination machines were placed on the island, which operate for...
TAIPING ISLAND: AN ISLAND OR A ROCK UNDER UNCLOS
In its Memorial and supplemental information submitted to the arbitral tribunal in The Republic of the Philippines v. The People’s Republic of China, the Philippines argues that all features in the Spratly archipelago are incapable of sustaining...
5 Takeaways: A Closer Look at the Historic South China Sea Arbitration Award
By Ankit Panda
July 13, 2016
We’re hardly 12 hours out from the release of today’s historic award by a five-judge tribunal in The Hague on maritime entitlements in the South China Sea. The Tribunal, among other things...
Chinese vessel blocks Pinoy fishermen in Scarborough Shoal
Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 2016 05:56 PM | Updated as of Jul 14 2016 07:31 PM
An ABS-CBN News team joined Filipino fishermen in their attempt to enter the area.
"Nakisabay kami dito sa isang grupo ng mangingisdang...
KEY FINDINGS ON SOUTH CHINA SEA | Highlights of the UN tribunal ruling
By: Agence France-Presse
July 12, 2016 6:36 PM
HE HAGUE, Netherlands - A United Nations-backed tribunal on Tuesday issued a damning ruling against China on its long-running dispute with the Philippines in the South China...
Singapore returns, Phl keeps faulty Chinese MRT trains
Updated July 8, 2016 - 12:00am
Recent news in Singapore and the Philippines similarly are about trains. That is, defective commuter coaches were delivered to the island state, as in Manila, from China. Crony capitalism plagues the neighbor...
Indonesia defends opening fire on Chinese boat
Posted 20 Jun 2016 19:53 Updated 20 Jun 2016 20:02
JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday (Jun 20) defended opening fire on Chinese sailors as an action aimed at stopping illegal fishing, after the latest confrontation between the nations in the South...
‘Malaysians freed for P130M ransom’
June 19, 2016 9:34 pm
by JOEL M. SY EGCO, SENIOR REPORTER
Families and friends of four Malaysian sailors abducted in April this year by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) have paid a ransom of P130 million (RM12 million), but only P100 million has reached the...
China condemns Indonesian navy's attack on Chinese fishermen
Jun 19th 2016,21:38CCTVNEWS
China has condemned an attack by Indonesian naval ships on Chinese fishermen on the waters of the South China Sea.
One crew member was injured and seven other fishermen were detained on Friday after...
Filipinos, American sail to Scarborough Shoal; harassed by China
Frances Mangosing | Inquirer.net/ANN
Mon, June 13 2016| 11:02 am
A group of mostly Filipino protesters sailed to Philippine-claimed Scarborough Shoal (Panatag Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) on Sunday...
Sabah claim: Duterte unfazed by Malaysian leader's comment
Updated June 1, 2016 - 7:18pm
MANILA, Philippines — President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday maintained that he was not fueling the Sabah dispute when he said that he would pursue the Philippines’s claim to the area.
Duterte said he...