
Ball in China’s court
“The negotiating table, however, is bereft of goodwill.
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“The negotiating table, however, is bereft of goodwill.

“A well-crafted CoC should align with UNCLOS principles, reinforcing the rule of law in resolving maritime disputes.

The government should stop pandering to these small, noisy groups because the safety and convenience of millions of commuters are at stake.

China can show good faith by removing all obstacles to the binding Code of Conduct that has been languishing in dead-end negotiations for…

We teach our children to follow the rules and to play fairly, and yet we do not apply the same standards to ourselves.

A tradeoff for a base build-up, however, would be inviting reprisals from an increasingly assertive China.

There have been no indications of coercive economic reprisals by China since the Philippines started publicizing China’s aggressive…

Their triumphs perfectly mirror the resilience of Filipinos and their readiness to bounce back from heart-crushing losses.

The atrocities presented at the UN last Monday have never really been documented or given much attention by human rights groups and media…

Deceit led to the failure of earnest peace efforts as the communists merely exploited the democratic space to strengthen their efforts to…

“Terror groups have shown their capacity for evil, but this is among the worst displays of profiting from the sufferings of humanity.

“It’s a country that has learned to embrace the chaos, where resilience is not just a virtue but a way of life.

“The delay in the fulfillment of that promise has resulted in rising dissatisfaction with the government that the terror groups are trying…

“While the Philippines and Vietnam share commonalities in terms of historical influences and geographical location, they have pursued…

“Without an internationally recognized basis, China said what it does near Ayungin Shoal is justified and lawful.

The enforcement of Republic Act 11934, or the Subscriber Identity Module Registration Act, has inadvertently spawned a twisted irony — a…

“Law enforcers are referencing the 2019 attack on the Jolo Cathedral in the latest incident.

“Before the pandemic, US and allied maritime and air forces patrolled the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to stop pirates from pillaging…

“The negotiating table, however, is bereft of goodwill.

“A well-crafted CoC should align with UNCLOS principles, reinforcing the rule of law in resolving maritime disputes.

The government should stop pandering to these small, noisy groups because the safety and convenience of millions of commuters are at stake.

China can show good faith by removing all obstacles to the binding Code of Conduct that has been languishing in dead-end negotiations for…

We teach our children to follow the rules and to play fairly, and yet we do not apply the same standards to ourselves.

A tradeoff for a base build-up, however, would be inviting reprisals from an increasingly assertive China.

There have been no indications of coercive economic reprisals by China since the Philippines started publicizing China’s aggressive…

Their triumphs perfectly mirror the resilience of Filipinos and their readiness to bounce back from heart-crushing losses.

The atrocities presented at the UN last Monday have never really been documented or given much attention by human rights groups and media…

Deceit led to the failure of earnest peace efforts as the communists merely exploited the democratic space to strengthen their efforts to…

“Terror groups have shown their capacity for evil, but this is among the worst displays of profiting from the sufferings of humanity.

“It’s a country that has learned to embrace the chaos, where resilience is not just a virtue but a way of life.

“The delay in the fulfillment of that promise has resulted in rising dissatisfaction with the government that the terror groups are trying…

“While the Philippines and Vietnam share commonalities in terms of historical influences and geographical location, they have pursued…

“Without an internationally recognized basis, China said what it does near Ayungin Shoal is justified and lawful.

The enforcement of Republic Act 11934, or the Subscriber Identity Module Registration Act, has inadvertently spawned a twisted irony — a…

“Law enforcers are referencing the 2019 attack on the Jolo Cathedral in the latest incident.

“Before the pandemic, US and allied maritime and air forces patrolled the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden to stop pirates from pillaging…