Filipino Film that China Wanted to Cancel Wins at New Zealand Festival

Filipino film that China wanted to cancel wins at New Zealand festival

‘You can cancel a screening, but you cannot cancel a story whose time has come,’ ‘Food Delivery’ director Baby Ruth Villarama says.

Civilian groups fill gaps in WPS response

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino fisherfolk remain vulnerable to harassment and economic hardship, nine years after the 2016 arbitral ruling that invalidated China’s claims to the West Philippine Sea (WPS). But a rising wave of civilian initiatives is filling the gaps left by limited government capacity in asserting the country’s sovereign rights in the WPS. “Has […]...Keep on reading: Civilian groups fill gaps in WPS response

PH highlights legal victory over China

(UPDATE) PHILIPPINE officials on Saturday highlighted the country’s legal victory over China as they marked the ninth anniversary of the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s (PCA) decision that invalidated Beijing’s expansive claims over the South China Sea (SCS) but the Chinese foreign minister used the occasion to question its legitimacy.

2016 South China Sea 'arbitral award' violates intl law, says China's Foreign Ministry

"The 'award' is nothing but a piece of waste paper that is illegal, null and void, and non-binding," said spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Ministry in a statement on Saturday.

PH arbitration win vs China 'unassailable' part of international law: DFA chief

The Philippines' arbitration victory against China is already an "unassailable" part of international law and remains a "cornerstone" of the Philippine Maritime

DND on PCA ruling 9th anniversary: Rule of law matters

The Department of National Defense on Saturday said the Permanent Court Arbitration ruling on the South China Sea in 2016 showed that the rule of law matters.