Batanes amid Beijing’s lawfare
Diplomacy without leverage is theater, but repeated, coordinated legal pressure is how smaller states have always fought larger ones without firing a shot.
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Diplomacy without leverage is theater, but repeated, coordinated legal pressure is how smaller states have always fought larger ones without firing a shot.
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday underscored that Philippine sovereignty over Batanes is “settled and not up for debate,” rejecting a Chinese…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Friday rejected claims by Chinese scholars that Batanes falls under Chinese sovereignty, insisting that the…
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The National Security Council (NSC) on Friday rejected as baseless claims by Chinese scholars that Batanes belongs to China, stressing that the province is an…
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China is testing the world’s tolerance for nonsense. How much garbage can Beijing spew before newspapers, diplomats, academics stop laughing and start saying…
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Armed Forces of the Philippines Special Spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad (Ret./Res.) on Thursday rejected claims by…
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The Metrobank Foundation Inc. (MBFI) brought the Guro, Pulis, Sundalo na may Galing, Puso, at Sigasig (GPS²) outreach program to Batanes to address the…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has officially declared Batanes as an “Organic Farming Practitioner Province,” a designation that is expected to enhance…
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NOLCOM remains committed to its role as a ready, reliable and community-focused force, defending Northern Luzon while working closely with local leaders and…
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‘Classics and Ivatan’ featured six artists from the Yaru nu Artes Ivatan, an artist collective based in Batanes, and visual expressions of their culture and…
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Families in Ilocos Region, Cordillera and Cagayan Valley were affected by the rains brought by Typhoon ‘Bising’.
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‘So far as the LPA moves to Taiwan, it is currently directly affecting the Batanes and Cagayan region.’
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The inaugural deployment of the U.S.-made anti-ship missile system, designed for mobile, land-based strikes against enemy maritime targets, marks a significant…
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True to its tagline “Beyond Sceneries…Stories,” every delegate of the Department of Tourism’s (DoT) Philippine Experience Program (PEP) was astonished upon…
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The Department of Tourism (DOT) in Region II, which includes the splendid island province of Batanes, has advised travelers to avoid “do-it-yourself” (DIY)…
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The provincial government of Batanes and the private sector are collaborating to revive the island province’s traditional weaving industry, an effort…
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The provincial government of Batanes and the private sector are reviving the province’s weaving industry, with the effort being pushed and spearheaded by the…
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