South China Sea, Philippines

Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims.
South China Sea: can Manila make Beijing pay US$1 million fines for trespassing?
A Philippine senator says sanctions of up to US$1 million are possible under new maritime laws, but analysts doubts they are enforceable.
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
Philippines enacts laws safeguarding territory in South China Sea
The move was lauded by the US and Australia for upholding international law in accordance with the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and a 2016 arbitration by the UN that found China was illegally infringing upon territory belonging to the Philippines, per PNA .
Philippines: Philippine president's South China Sea move heightens bilateral tensions, deflects domestic pressure
Philippines - 09, 2024 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr's recent South China Sea move is an attempt to redirect public attention from domestic challenges, which heightened the country's tension with China,
Philippines Says It's Under Pressure From China to Cede Claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
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What are the PH Maritime Zones Act, Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act all about?
The Philippine Maritime Zones Act sets the limits of the Philippines maritime entitlements, or the extent of the Philippines’ ...
Marcos Signs Laws Rejecting China's Expansive Sea Boundary Claims
The two laws reaffirms Philippines' maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, angering ...
South China Sea: new Philippine laws that sparked Beijing’s fury to ‘stress’ foreign ships
Analysts say the Maritime Zones Act and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act don’t expand Manila’s claims in the waterway, but China is ...
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Philippines' so-called laws complicate situation in South China Sea
Various parts of the "Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act" are incompatible with international law and resolutions of ...
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Two Acts, One Message: Will the new sea laws fend off China in the West Philippine Sea?
The “West Philippine Sea” is finally enshrined in the country’s law following the passage of two landmark measures that fully ...
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New Philippine Laws Define Maritime Zones in the South China Sea
Philippine Navy personnel aboard the Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) demonstrate a boat transfer exercise from the BRP ...
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Marcos inks laws on PH Maritime Zones, Archipelagic Sea Lanes
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Friday signed laws declaring the maritime zones under Philippine jurisdiction and ...
China Reaffirms Boundaries Of Sea Near Flashpoint Reef
China reasserted its territories around a flashpoint reef in the South China Sea on Sunday, two days after the Philippines defined its own sea boundaries in the contested waters.