Browsing by Subject "Satellite mosaics"
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3rd Sino airstrip rising on PH reef
September 16, 2015 , on page A1-A19)The photographs taken for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank on Sept. 8 show the construction of an airstrip on Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef), one of several artificial ... -
China destroyed $100m in reclamation, DFA says
April 15, 2015 , on page A4)The Philippines on Monday slammed China’s massive reclamation activities which are causing irreversible and widespread damage to the biodiversity and ecological balance of the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. The ... -
China lands aircraft on another PH reef
May 11, 2018 , on page A1-A2)A Chinese military aircraft has landed on the last of three airstrips it had built at the disputed Spratly Islands, at a reef claimed by the Philippines that is close to an island occupied by Filipino troops. The Asia ... -
China military again lands plane on PH reef
May 11, 2018 , on page A1-A12)Malacañang need no more wait to acquire technology to verify and protest China’s violation of the Philippines’ sovereignty in the Spratly archipelago. Satellite imagery has shown the first confirmed landing by China of a ... -
China reclamations 'damaging' disputed waters
April 14, 2015 , on page A2)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday slammed China on its massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) that it said have caused ecological damage to some 300 acres of coral reef ... -
China respects PH rights: Survey mulled on Benham Rise to check on resources – Lorenzana
March 16, 2017 , on page 1-9)China said it fully respects the Philippines’ rights over the continental shelf in the Benham Rise located northeast of Luzon and vowed not to challenge those rights. This statement was issued after the Philippines sought ... -
China ship seen in Benham Rise
March 10, 2017 , on page 7)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Thursday said that there is a big possibility that China is looking to explore mineral-rich Benham Rise which is located off the Isabela coastline. Lorenza said following the incident, ... -
China to project power through artificial islands
February 20, 2015 , on page 6)China’s creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coastguard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival ... -
China unfazed by US bomber trip over S. China Sea
June 7, 2018 , on page 13)No military ship or aircraft can scare China away from its resolve to protect its territory, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday after two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers were reported to have flown near disputed islands ... -
China urged to answer for ecological damage
July 3, 2015 , on page A4)Malacañang urged China on Thursday to take responsibility and answer for the impact of its reclamation activities in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea in line with its agreement with the Association of Southeast ... -
China wants 'de facto' control of sea, says PH
April 27, 2015 , on page A1-A19)Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Sunday urged the Asean to stop China’s “destabilizing activities” in the South China Sea, warning that Beijing was poised to take “de facto control” of the area. At the ... -
China warships, planes sighted at PH-claimed reefs since 2017
May 15, 2018 , on page A1-A6)Chinese warships and aircraft have been frequenting Philippine territory in the Spratly archipelago since 2017, indicating a steady pace of development toward “operational status” of Beijing’s military bases in the hotly ... -
China: new satellite to protect its sea bases
August 12, 2016 , on page A11-A12)A newly launched satellite will help China protect its maritime interests, the official China Daily newspaper reported on Thursday, as Manila and Tokyo urged Beijing to respect maritime law and security, and the rule of ... -
China’s ‘new islands’ in disputed seas alarming
February 20, 2015 , on page A27)China’s creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival ... -
Coast Guard confirms Sino water attack on PH fishermen
April 21, 2015 , on page A7)The Philippine Coast Guard has "verified and confirmed" that a Chinese vessel fired a water cannon to drive away Filipino fishermen from Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal) off Zambales province on April 9, Malacañang said ... -
Del Rosario: China bent on taking 'de facto control of S. China Sea'
April 27, 2015 , on page 11)The Philippines called on other Southeast Asian countries to "stand up" as Beijing is poised to take "de facto control" of the South China Sea. Parts of South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea is being claimed by the ... -
How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea
April 2, 2018 , on page B4-B5)Earlier last March, the USS Carl Vinson became the first American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Coming alongside the news that a record 23 nations from Southeast Asia and beyond ... -
Panatag Fishermen told: enjoy while it lasts
November 3, 2016 , on page A1-A15)There are no guarantees on how long Filipinos can fish at Panatag Shoal without being stopped by Chinese authorities, but the Philippine government is proceeding along the “friendly” agreement with China that they can go ... -
PH asserts sovereignty over Benham Rise
March 11, 2017 , on page 1-12)The Philippine government has expressed concern over the intrusion of a Chinese ship into Benham Rise and pledged to continue to assert the country's ownership over the area. The DFA is currently studying and consulting ... -
Scientists alarmed over China island in disputed sea
July 7, 2015 , on page B5)Concern is mounting among some scientists that China’s reclamation work in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has done severe harm to one of the most important coral reef systems in Southeast Asia. ...