The dispute between the Philippines and China over a South Pacific island group known as the Spratlys heated up when Philippines President Benigno Aquino III declared that his country would defend its sovereign territory. According to the Associated Press , Aquino said to a meeting of the Philippines House of Representatives in an address broadcast …
Read more »The dispute between the Philippines and China over a South Pacific island group known as the Spratlys heated up when Philippines President Benigno Aquino III declared that his country would defend its sovereign territory. According to the Associated Press , Aquino said to a meeting of the Philippines House of Representatives in an address broadcast …
Read more »CALIFORNIA – In an unprecedented show of support for the Philippines’ territorial claim over the Spratly islands, thousands of Filipinos in over 170 cities all over the US and other parts of the world held a Day of Prayer. As they commemorated the 28th death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino, members of the US Pinoys for …
Read more »CALIFORNIA – In an unprecedented show of support for the Philippines’ territorial claim over the Spratly islands, thousands of Filipinos in over 170 cities all over the US and other parts of the world held a Day of Prayer. As they commemorated the 28th death anniversary of Ninoy Aquino, members of the US Pinoys for …
Read more »— PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: President Benigno Aquino pledged in a major policy speech yesterday to defend the Philippines’ territorial claims to the Spratly Islands, and said he plans to elevate the dispute to the United Nations’ International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea. ‘We do not wish to increase tensions with anyone, but …
Read more »— PHOTO: AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE MANILA: President Benigno Aquino pledged in a major policy speech yesterday to defend the Philippines’ territorial claims to the Spratly Islands, and said he plans to elevate the dispute to the United Nations’ International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea. ‘We do not wish to increase tensions with anyone, but …
Read more »MANILA, Philippines – China is ready to sit down with the Philippines in one-on-one talks regarding their ownership dispute over portions of the Spratly Islands, Beijing’s envoy to Manila said Monday. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao said the issue is a bilateral one and China is ready to discuss with the Philippines how …
Read more »MANILA, Philippines – China is ready to sit down with the Philippines in one-on-one talks regarding their ownership dispute over portions of the Spratly Islands, Beijing’s envoy to Manila said Monday. Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Liu Jianchao said the issue is a bilateral one and China is ready to discuss with the Philippines how …
Read more »MANILA, Aug. 5 (PNA) — Chinese firms, including state-owned China National Offshore Oil Company Ltd. (CNOOC), remain bullish of investing in the country’s oil and gas industry despite the ongoing territorial dispute between the Philippines and China regarding Spratly Islands. Department of Energy Undersecretary Jay Layug told reporters that three Chinese firms expressed interest to …
Read more »MANILA, Aug. 5 (PNA) — Chinese firms, including state-owned China National Offshore Oil Company Ltd. (CNOOC), remain bullish of investing in the country’s oil and gas industry despite the ongoing territorial dispute between the Philippines and China regarding Spratly Islands. Department of Energy Undersecretary Jay Layug told reporters that three Chinese firms expressed interest to …
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