Sabah Consulate proposal treason -Locsin A proposal to open a consulate in Kota Kinabalu is “treason” as it will effectively recognize Malaysian sovereignty over Sabah, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said yesterday.
PH has claim to Sabah, Palace tells Malaysia’s Mahathir Malacañang on Thursday disputed Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad’s statement that the Philippines has no claim to Sabah, a territory in southern Philippines. Palace counters Mahathir: Philippines has claim over Sabah The Philippines has a claim over Sabah, Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said this Thursday after visiting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad declared that the country has “no claim” over the disputed territory. Analysts: Talks with Misuari may revive Sabah claim NEGOTIATIONS on federalism between the Philippine government and the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) led by Nur Misuari may revive…
PH to contest China’s naming of features in PH Rise The Philippines plans to contest China’s naming of five features in the Philippine Rise, commonly known as Benham Rise, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Wednesday. Sovereign markers to float in PH Rise Floating “sovereign markers” will be placed in shallow portions of the Philippine Rise to assert the country’s sovereignty over the 13-million-hectare undersea plateau before Independence Day on June 12. Local, foreign study in PH Rise for ‘national interest’ — Esperon It is within the Philippines’ “national interest” to encourage both Filipino and foreign marine scientific researches…
Death sentence on 9 Pinoys in Sabah appealed The Sultanate of Sulu has appealed for a review of the decision of a Malaysian court sentencing nine Filipinos to death over the attack on Lahad Datu in 2013 Gov’t extends legal help to Filipinos sentenced to death for Sabah standoff The Philippine government will be offering legal assistance to the 9 Filipinos sentenced to death by Malaysia’s Court of Appeals for being involved in the Sabah siege four years ago. Nine Filipinos in Sabah standoff sentenced to death in Malaysia The Appeals Court here overturned the natural life sentence of nine…
Nene urges government to reassert Sabah claim Former senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr. has urged the government to assert its claim on the disputed territory of Sabah in North Borneo and to include this in the proposed amendments to the 1987 Constitution
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