DAVAO CITY (MindaNews / 12 April) – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte denied claims he entered into a “gentleman’s agreement” with Chinese President Xi Jinping that surrendered the country’s rights to portions of the West Philippine Sea to the People’s
On December 22, Jun Abines posted on his Facebook page, where he describes himself as a writer, an item from quora.com containing a reply to the question “Do you believe the Philippines should give up its claims to China?” The
Manila Times columnist Rigoberto D. Tiglao has echoed China’s claim that the Philippines had an agreement with Beijing to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from the Ayungin Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea, even if the Chinese government could
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 19 December) — During our journey to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), I wrote four running articles online, published short notes with pictures, and also took video footages to mark where we were and the
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 12 December) – Once again, the Philippines has filed a diplomatic protest against China over its aggressions on the West Philippine Sea over the weekend, said a spokesperson of the Department of Foreign Affairs on
There is no official record to prove that the Philippine government has promised to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, contrary to a statement issued on August 7 by China’s Foreign Ministry. China has insisted that Ayungin
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 18 August) – The WWII vintage naval vessel BRP Sierra Madre was deliberately grounded in Ayungin shoal in 1999 which has served as advanced outpost of the Philippine Marine Corps to assert Philippine sovereignty in
NAAWAN, Misamis Oriental (MindaNews / 27 November) — Just a day after the virtual summit of US President Biden and China President Xi to defuse the rising tension between their nations in their economic and political fronts, three Chinese coast
In the giant cake with a Philippine map on it presented to the public as part of Cagayan de Oro City’s celebration of Philippine Independence Day on 12 June 2014, the Ayungin Shoal, or Ren’aiu Reef to China, is clearly
DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/08 July) — During my long, informal chat with Chinese lady Ambassador MA KEQING in Manila sometime ago, I learned that there are about 14 countries that abut China where they share common borders. And of those, there
