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Reclamation causing grave harm to coral reef system
The Philippines has accused China of inflicting "close to catastrophic" damage on the coral reef system in the South China Sea with its aggressive and unlawful reclamation works in the area. China's activities, including ...
- November 28, 2015
Marcos: PH won't give up West Philippine Sea
President-elect Bongbong Marcos underscored Thursday, May 26 that his administration won’t give up any part of the Philippines’ coastal territory to foreigners, but at the same time noted that it he wants to avoid a war. ...
- May 27, 2022
Dead whales today - it could be humans tomorrow
A dead sperm whale washed ashore in Wakatobi National Park in southwest Sulawesi province, Indonesia, last Wednesday with six kilos of plastic waste in its stomach – 115 plastic cups, four plastic bottles, 25 plastic ...
- November 26, 2018
Esperon tells Filipino fishermen: Go out and fish in West PH Sea
National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. urged on Wednesday, April 21, Filipino fishermen to go out and fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as he assured that military, coast guard, and fisheries assets are ...
- April 22, 2021
US, China trade accusations over disputed South China Sea
China’s Foreign Ministry said last Friday the United States was trying to influence a South China Sea arbitration case filed by the Philippines after a senior US official said China would be obligated to abide by the ...
- July 26, 2015
Maritime dispute exposes rifts in China's foreign ministry
A debate in China’s foreign ministry on how to respond -- or whether to respond -- to a court case over the disputed South China Sea highlights how tensions over policy are complicating President Xi Jinping’s efforts to ...
- December 19, 2015
Duterte to China: Let Filipinos fish in peace
Fish, not war. With no plan to go to war over the West Philippine Sea dispute, President Duterte has appealed to China to just allow Filipinos to “fish in peace.” The President maintained that there was “no reason for ...
- May 5, 2021
PH caught in a maritime battle for world power
Control of the sea by maritime commerce and naval supremacy means predominant influence in the world. The concept of sea power, a doctrine championed by the most important American Strategist of the 19th century Alfred ...
- May 25, 2015
Doing something different about the West Philippine Sea
It’s often been said that doing the same thing again and again but expecting different results is sheer insanity. Thus, some people ask, do the hundreds of diplomatic protests filed by the Philippines against China reflect ...
- February 21, 2023
South China Sea islands expanded 'reasonably' - report
China has “reasonably” expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (72 acres), according to a new government ...
- December 26, 2017