<!–AS THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS…–> BY JP LOPEZ SENATORS yesterday said President Aquino’s second state of the nation address was straightforward and carried a clear message, especially on corruption, the dispute in Spratly Islands, and the corresponding need to modernize the military to defend the country’s integrity. “I am glad there was not too much of …
Read more »Friday, July 22, 2011 FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario reiterated that countries claiming the Spratly islands wholly or partly should adhere to international law, specifically the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). Del Rosario made the call after leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) signed an accord …
Read more »Friday, July 22, 2011 FOREIGN Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario reiterated that countries claiming the Spratly islands wholly or partly should adhere to international law, specifically the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). Del Rosario made the call after leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) signed an accord …
Read more »Monday, July 25, 2011 IFUGAO Representative Teodoro Brawner Baguilat went with a group of lawmakers to visit the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Despite opposition from Chinese officials and the House leadership, Baguilat, with Eastern Samar Representative Ben Evardone and Akbayan Representatives Walden Bello and Arlene Bag-ao, flew to …
Read more »Monday, July 25, 2011 IFUGAO Representative Teodoro Brawner Baguilat went with a group of lawmakers to visit the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). Despite opposition from Chinese officials and the House leadership, Baguilat, with Eastern Samar Representative Ben Evardone and Akbayan Representatives Walden Bello and Arlene Bag-ao, flew to …
Read more »MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Benigno Aquino III warned China in a major national speech Monday that the Philippines was ready to defend its Spratly Islands claims by acquiring more weapons and would elevate the territorial feuds to a U.N. tribunal. In his State of the Nation Address to Congress, Aquino also announced a new …
Read more »MANILA, Philippines (AP) — President Benigno Aquino III warned China in a major national speech Monday that the Philippines was ready to defend its Spratly Islands claims by acquiring more weapons and would elevate the territorial feuds to a U.N. tribunal. In his State of the Nation Address to Congress, Aquino also announced a new …
Read more »MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and Vietnam each received warships Tuesday to beef up their navies as they face tensions with China over disputed islands, raising the prospect of a deepening arms race in the South China Sea. The two Southeast Asian nations also are shopping for additional military assets, including submarines for Vietnam …
Read more »MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines and Vietnam each received warships Tuesday to beef up their navies as they face tensions with China over disputed islands, raising the prospect of a deepening arms race in the South China Sea. The two Southeast Asian nations also are shopping for additional military assets, including submarines for Vietnam …
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