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 South China Sea Award endures not because it was rendered in The Hague, but because the Republic chose, and continues to choose, to live by it.’
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Every Filipino should know what we won, why we won, and why it matters. Because sovereignty is not defended only by ships and soldiers; it is also defended by…
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The Chinese Embassy in Manila maintained that the award ‘is nothing but a piece of waste paper that Beijing will neither accept nor recognize.’
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A lawmaker on Sunday urged the government to remain steadfast in defending the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as the Philippines marked the 10th anniversary of the…
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Marking the 10th anniversary of the landmark international court ruling on 12 July, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. urged Filipinos to view the West…
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Bonifacio Global City’s fast-paced corporate rhythm just found its new, soulful counterpoint.
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Declaring 12 July National West Philippine Sea Victory Day would cost the government nothing and would lock the arbitral ruling into the nation’s civic memory,…
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Albania's government on Friday defended its payment of four million euros ($4.6 million) to support the upcoming performance by US rapper Kanye West in its…
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The 2016 arbitral ruling remains a landmark legal victory for the Philippines and should be commemorated every year, according to Armed Forces of the…
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The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is tapping local government units to help protect the West Philippine Sea (WPS), launching a…
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Throughout human history, earthquakes have repeatedly resulted in severe loss of life and widespread destruction. As urbanization accelerates and more people…
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The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday condemned China’s recent ballistic missile test in the South Pacific, calling it a provocative display of…
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The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Philippine Army on Monday launched the commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the landmark 2016 Arbitral…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said China’s decision to sanction Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and his family will only heighten tensions in the West…
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Chinese Coast Guard patrols around Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) reached record levels during the first half of 2026, according to the Asian Maritime…
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