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Cecille Suerte Felipe – The Philippine Star November 25, 2024 | 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Task Force Ayungin would enhance the Philippines’ capability to protect its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Senate President Pro-Tempore Jinggoy Estrada said yesterday. Estrada, chairman of the Senate committee on national defense, admitted that he has yet to get a briefing […]
MANILA, Philippines – China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the signing into law of the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act, adding that it summoned the Philippine Ambassador to China to “make serious protests” against the move. In a press conference on Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Mao Ning […]
KZN officials are calling for calm after territorial conflicts in Nongoma left 10 people dead, with five suspects arrested in connection with the violence. The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) has called for peace and stability in Onyango villages in Nongoma, where territorial feuds led to 10 deaths. Five men were […]
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recognition of the 1898 Treaty of Paris and the 1900 Treaty of Washington as the basis for defining Philippine sovereignty reinforces the country’s territorial claims amid international disputes, specifically in the West Philippine Sea, said former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Monday. Carpio was referring to Marcos’ […]