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MANILA, Philippines – President Benigno Aquino III is willing to share with other countries in the region the benefits of the natural gas deposits in the disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea. But he said he will not be a party to the ceding of portions of the Philippine archipelago to a foreign . . . → read more 
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines plans to raise anew its territorial dispute with China at an upcoming meeting among senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the United States. This was indicated in a dialogue fact sheet furnished by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) which said participants at the . . . → read more 
LONDON – Some 65 Chinese students protested in front of the Philippine Embassy in London on Monday morning. The students began to congregate along Suffolk St. as early as 9 a.m., and staged a rally that started at 11 a.m. and lasted for 3 hours. The students refused to be identified with any political . . . → read more 
ILOILO CITY, Philippines — Resorts and hotels on Boracay Island have been hit by booking cancellations by tourists from China amid the ongoing standoff over the Scarborough Shoal. The Department of Tourism in Western Visayas (DoT-6) has monitored cancellations of bookings for at least 65 rooms in four hotels on the island-resort since Friday, Tourism . . . → read more 
SAN FRANCISCO — They came, about 150 of them, most in bright yellow T-shirts emblazoned with a map of the Philippines and the disputed specks of land known as the Scarborough Shoals. At the back were the words “Never Shall Invaders Trample Our Sacred Shoals,” a take on the English lyrics of the Philippine national . . . → read more 
The Chinese foreign ministry has confirmed the “restoration of diplomatic contact” between Manila and Beijing as the two sides try to work out a solution to their dispute over Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). In a report posted on its website, the Chinese Embassy in Makati City quoted remarks made . . . → read more 
LOS ANGELES, California – Filipino Americans denouncing China as a big bully on Friday (Saturday in Manila) accused the Chinese consulate here of harassing them by releasing toxic sewage while they held their rally in front of the consulate building. About 50 demonstrators noticed a foul odor and traced it to sewage flowing through . . . → read more 
NEW YORK CITY – Across the street from the Chinese Consulate in Manhattan, numerous Filipinos gathered to oppose China's intrusions in Scarborough Shoal. The mass action is just one of at least 20 other similar protests held by Filipinos in major cities around the world on Friday. Demonstrators are demanding for China to get out . . . → read more
While the government presses for a diplomatic solution to its territorial dispute with China, the conflict continues to spill to cyberspace. This week, the Department of Science and Technology (DoST) instructed government agencies to tighten security on their websites in the light of hack attacks traced to foreign sources, including supporters of China in the . . . → read more 
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Consulate in Shanghai, China has advised Filipinos to be careful amid the row between Manila and Beijing over ownership of Scarborough Shoal. In an advisory, the consulate urged Filipinos in China to remain calm and vigilant and refrain from engaging local Chinese in heated arguments about the Scarborough dispute . . . → read more |
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