Rappler editor-at-large Marites Vitug tackles how a supposed ‘provisional understanding’ on Ayungin Shoal becomes a source of misunderstanding between Manila and Beijing
In remarks at an event with foreign journalists in Manila, the Philippine leader says there were many instances where the two countries cooperated, including on energy supplies when conflict broke out in the Middle East this year
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says the years-old deal covering rotation and resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre does not involve asking permission from Beijing
‘All we are concerned about is the defense of our territory and the maintenance of peace and stability in the region,’ says Marcos
‘And I can see the distinct possibility that there will be such joint explorations,’ says President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
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Coast Guard spokesman for the West Philippine Sea Rear Admiral Jay Tristan Tarriela and PMA Superintendent Michael Logico warn about disinformation increasingly shaping public understanding of the maritime dispute
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier said over 100 Filipino nationals were ‘taken in accordance with the law’ over alleged migration law violations
A temporary agreement between Beijing and Manila on resupply missions has brought peace to Ayungin Shoal—until it unraveled