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Category: South China Sea: Waters of Contention

Microsite to provide a deeper understanding of the South China Sea issue.

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    China takes the offensive

    By Ellen T. Tordesillas  |  Apr 18, 2023 8:28 AM

    It was short and clear. And combative.

    China, EDCA, taiwan

  • Categories Commentary South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    China -outlaws of the sea

    By Antonio J. Montalvan III  |  Feb 18, 2023 7:25 PM

    On October 13, 1995, state parties meeting in Vienna, Austria agreed on what is known as the Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons. Since it was a treaty and which by United Nations procedure meant that each country would deposit its individual country consent at the UN headquarters in New York, the new protocol entered into force on July 30, 1998. As of 2018, 109 countries have deposited their consent.

    Protocol on Blinding Laser Weapons., South China Sea

  • Categories Commentary Editor's Pick South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    Will the MDT be operationalized in Ayungin Shoal clash?

    By Ellen Tordesillas  |  Feb 15, 2023 11:48 PM

    The assurance of U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Feb. 2 that the Mutual Defense Treaty is applicable on the West Philippine Sea will be tested in Ayungin Shoal as Chinese ships become more determined to block any more attempts by the Philippine Navy to repair the dilapidated BRP Sierra Madre, which is holding out as a block to China’s expansionism in the South China Sea.

    Ayungin Shoal, BRP Sierra Madre, EDCA

  • Categories FACT CHECK NED FC South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    VERA FILES FACT CHECK: China’s foreign ministry spokesman falsely claims Ayungin Shoal is part of China

    By VERA Files  |  Feb 15, 2023 11:35 AM

    Ayungin Shoal, internationally known as Second Thomas Shoal and called Ren’ai Reef by China, is part of the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf of the Philippines, according to the July 12, 2016 decision of the Permanent Court of Arbitration.

    Ayungin Shoal, BRP Malapascua, China, China Coast Guard, exclusive economic zone, Philippine Coast Guard, Ren'ai Reef, South China Sea, UNCLOS

  • Categories News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    SC declares unconstitutional a joint exploration deal by PH, China and Vietnam in the South China Sea 

    By Ellen Tordesillas  |  Jan 10, 2023 11:47 PM

    The Supreme Court declared as unconstitutional today a 2005 agreement on joint exploration by the Philippines, China, and Vietnam of an area in the disputed South China Sea.

    JMSU, South China Sea

  • Categories Editor's Pick News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    Experts: Filipinos will only prioritize territorial integrity as national concern based on ‘signals’ from the government

    By Ivel John M. Santos  |  Jan 05, 2023 6:13 PM

    As leader of the nation, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. must place the defense of Philippine territory against foreign intrusion at the forefront of his administration to make it a top national concern by the public who are more worried about high prices, low wages, and unemployment.


  • Categories Commentary South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    Taxpayers to shoulder P800M price for cowardice of leaders

    By Theresa Martelino-Reyes  |  Nov 10, 2022 3:31 PM

    When former president Rodrigo Duterte buckled under China’s bullying and reimposed a 2014 moratorium on drilling in the Reed Bank, off the coast of Palawan, in April, he and his advisers most likely did not realize that it would cost the government at least $13.78 million (about P800 million with today’s exchange rate) in unnecessary spending.

    PXP Energy, Rodrigo Duterte, SC72, SC75, South China Sea

  • Categories Editor's Pick News South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    Carpio urges Marcos to protect Philippine oil exploration vessels in Recto Bank

    By Ivel John M. Santos  |  Nov 10, 2022 9:43 AM

    Retired Justice Antonio Carpio has urged President Ferdinand Marcos to provide security for the drilling operations of Forum Energy Ltd. when the company resumes its stalled oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea.

    Antonio Carpio, Forum Energy, Recto Bank, Reed Bank, South China Sea

  • Mga kalituhan tungkol sa arbitral award ng Pilipinas sa South China Sea
    Categories Podcast South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    Mga kalituhan tungkol sa arbitral award ng Pilipinas sa South China Sea

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 19, 2022 7:00 AM

    Sa ika-pitong episode ng What the F?! podcast ng VERA Files, alamin ang mga tamang impormasyon tungkol sa mga kalituhan at disinformation tungkol sa arbitral award na nakamit ng Pilipinas noong 2016.

    #WhatTheF?! podcast, 2016 Arbitral Award, arbitral win, South China Sea, west philippine sea

  • VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Anim na maling kuro-kuro tungkol sa arbitral award ng Pilipinas sa West Philippine Sea
    Categories FACT CHECK Fact Sheet South China Sea: Waters of Contention

    VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Six misconceptions about the Philippines’ arbitral award on the South China Sea

    By VERA Files  |  Jul 13, 2022 11:39 AM

    Six years after the Philippines’ arbitral tribunal victory against China regarding the South China Sea, mis- and disinformation about it continue to spread.

    2016 Arbitral Award, South China Sea, west philippine sea

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