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𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖? The earliest recorded name of what is now widely known as Scarborough Shoal was 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐭 a term derived from local Filipino language roots meaning “𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫.” …
In his speech, 𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐌. 𝐀𝐧𝐨 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚, describing it as “𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒊𝒕𝒉, 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒖𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆,” and reaffirmed his 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 …
The Chinese Embassy’s latest statement recycles the same tired distortions, false historical accounts, and misinterpretations of international law that the international community has repeatedly rejected. The Philippines will not allow …
For context, Bajo de Masinloc is a triangular coral reef/atoll located approximately 124 nautical miles west of Luzon in the Philippines and 448 nautical miles from mainland China. Under the …
𝐒𝐞𝐜. 𝐀𝐧̃𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚 NSA Eduardo M. Año has reaffirmed the transparency policy as cornerstone of Philippine strategy in countering …