
Philippines ends China talks for joint exploration in disputed sea
The Philippines said on Thursday it has terminated talks with China for a joint energy project in the South China Sea after President Rodrigo Duterte
The Philippines said on Thursday it has terminated talks with China for a joint energy project in the South China Sea after President Rodrigo Duterte
Manila has suspended oil and gas exploration in the South China Sea, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s spokesman said Wednesday, as it tries to strike a
by Beiyi SEOW Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday condemned the latest flare-up in the disputed South China Sea after Chinese coastguard ships fired water
Royal Dutch Shell said Thursday it has sold its entire stake in the Malampaya natural gas field off the Philippines for up to $460 million.
The Philippines’ top diplomat unambiguously told Beijing where to go on Monday, as the government insisted Chinese vessels were still illegally lingering in the disputed South China Sea.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has said he will not withdraw navy and coast guard boats patrolling the disputed South China Sea, insisting the country’s sovereignty over the waters is not negotiable.
The Philippine foreign ministry said Tuesday it had confronted Beijing’s envoy over the “illegal lingering” of Chinese boats at a contested reef in the South China Sea, stepping up the diplomatic row.
The third typhoon to hit the storm-battered Philippines in as many weeks caused major flooding in Manila on Thursday, trapping people on rooftops and claiming at least two lives in another part of the country.
The United States’ decision to sanction at least 24 Chinese companies over their involvement in the South China Sea’s militarization may adversely affect the proposed P10 billion Sangley Point International Airport (SPIA), led by bilyonaryo Lucio Tan’s MacroAsia Corp.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced plans Thursday for a sweeping lockdown of the capital’s 12 million people, including a halt to domestic travel, in a bid to contain the deadly new coronavirus.