Marcos promises to protect Philippine territories, boost economic recovery — Radio Free Asia

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gives his first State of the Nation Address before lawmakers at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Metro Manila, July 25, 2022. He laid out his plans for the country still reeling from the effects of the pandemic and soaring inflation. Credit: FOCAP POOL/Getty Images/BenarNews

In his first speech before the joint houses of Congress, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. promised on Monday to protect the Philippines’ territorial integrity from China, while also asking lawmakers to back programs for boosting an economy ravaged by COVID-19 lockdowns. The new Philippine president delivered his more than hour-long State of the Nation Address mostly

Activists call on Marcos to pursue Philippine maritime claims against China — Radio Free Asia

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (left) and his predecessor, Rodrigo Duterte, cross paths at the Malacañang Palace grounds during the official handover ceremony, June 30, 2022. Credit: BenarNews/FOCAP pool

Filipino nationalists and activists pressed new President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to actively assert their country’s territorial rights, as the Philippines marked the sixth anniversary on Tuesday of an arbitration court’s ruling that invalidated Beijing’s sweeping claims in the South China Sea. About 50 activists assembled outside China’s consulate in Makati, the financial district of the

Philippines deploys buoys as ‘sovereign markers’ in South China Sea — Radio Free Asia

This screengrab from a video clip disseminated by the Philippine Coast Guard on May 20, 2022, shows coast guard personnel near a Filipino navigational buoy deployed in Manila-claimed waters in the South China Sea. Credit: Philippine Coast Guard.

The Philippines has installed buoys and opened some command posts to mark out and assert its sovereignty in waters and islets it claims in the contested South China Sea, the country’s coast guard chief said Friday.   The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) set up five navigational buoys, each one 30-feet long and bearing the national flag,

Report tracks China’s assertiveness at sea over the decades — Radio Free Asia

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China is the source of destabilization in the South China Sea and has been for the last couple decades, but Beijing’s assertiveness has less to do with its rivalry with the United States than is commonly assumed, a new report says. In the report “Dynamics of Assertiveness in the South China Sea” published by the

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