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Philippines ‘cannot yield’ in territorial disputes: Marcos

July 22, 2024 admin

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | Photo Credit: AP The Philippines “cannot yield” in territorial disputes, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Monday, after a series of escalating confrontations with Beijing in the South China Sea. Manila is locked in a longstanding territorial row with Beijing over parts of the strategic waterway through which trillions of…

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Philippines boosts maritime security as China tension rises

March 31, 2024 admin

President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. | Photo Credit: Reuters Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront “a range of serious challenges” to territorial integrity and peace, as a dispute with China escalates. The order, signed on Monday and made public on March…

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Philippines Foreign Minister urges China: ‘stop harassing us’

March 4, 2024 admin

In this photo released by ASEAN via the Australian Government, Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Philippines Enrique A. Manalo addresses a forum on maritime cooperation at the ASEAN Special Summit, in Melbourne on March 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo told AFP on Monday that his country wants to…

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