Watch more in iWant or TFC.
tv MANILA - The Philippines filed diplomatic protests against China over two developments in the South China Sea that Manila assert as violations of the country's sovereignty and of international law, Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Wednesday.
"At 5:17 pm today the Chinese embassy received 2 diplomatic protests: 1. on the pointing of a radar gun at a Philippine Navy ship in PH waters & 2. declaring parts of Philippine territory as part of Hainan province—both violations of international law & Philippine sovereignty," Locsin said on Twitter.
China created two districts in the South China Sea, where, aside from Beijing and Manila, competing claims are also made by Taiwan, Brunei, Malaysia, and Vietnam. China included a chain of islands belonging to the Philippines, a move that experts said should be protested in the international court. The Philippines won an arbitration award in 2016 from the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague, declaring China's sweeping claims over almost the entire South China Sea as having no legal basis.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sampaloc, Manila under 48-hour shutdown starting ThursdayLOOK: Police officers man a checkpoint along Espana Blvd., in Sampaloc, Manila. Sampaloc district will be on 'hard lockdown' for 48 hours beginning Thursday to curb the spread of the COVID-19 disease 📸 Anton Amosco & Rodel Rollo/CNN Philippines
Read more »
Water supply in Metro Manila enough amid COVID-19 spread: NWRB
Read more »
Metro Manila cities to have 'case-to-case' window hours for markets
Read more »
Manila barangays with most quarantine violators face ‘hard lockdown’MANILA, Philippines – Barangays in Metro Manila with the most number of quarantine violators can be subjected to a “hard lockdown,” the Manila Police District (MPD) said on Monday. The Manila Public Information Office (MPIO) made the announcement in a Facebook post, where it also identified the 135 barangays that are under the jurisdiction of […]
Read more »
Presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo to arrive in Manila on April 24MANILA, Philippines — Presidential yacht Ang Pangulo, which was converted into a coronavirus quarantine facility and docked in Davao City, is expected to arrive in Manila on Friday, April
Read more »
Presidential yacht BRP Ang Pangulo to arrive in Manila on April 24MANILA, Philippines — Presidential yacht Ang Pangulo, which was converted into a coronavirus quarantine facility and docked in Davao City, is expected to arrive in Manila on Friday, April
Read more »