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US Pacific chief to meet PH officials
The Commander of the United States Armed Forces in the Pacific is in the country for discussions amid China's expansion activities in the South China Sea. "The purpose is to discuss bilateral security concerns and gain a ...
- August 26, 2015
Armed conflict in sea row feared
Diplomats and experts warned Wednesday of a heightened risk of armed conflict in disputed waters in the South China Sea due to a lack of cohesion among members of the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean). ...
- August 4, 2016
CHINA-ASEAN code of conduct nears: rough outline of legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea drafted, to be presented to foreign ministers for consideration in August
China and the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed on the rough outline of a legally binding code of conduct designed to prevent clashes in the strategic South China Sea, ...
- May 20, 2017
Bloodless 'military' victory possible in South China Sea
Since Spain first conquered the Philippines 495 years ago, this country’s destiny has too often been determined by great foreign powers. However, then President Benigno Aquino III’s suit at the Permanent Court of Arbitration ...
- July 26, 2016
DFA photos shows Sino building up reef on PH waters
China's reclamation of land on Mabini Reef (Johnson South Reef) in the West Philippine Sea is a progressive undertaking and is likely for military use, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Military ...
- May 16, 2014
New US stealth fighters train on carrier in Philippine Sea
The US military on Friday launched its new vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) F-35Bs from the deck of the USS Wasp amphibious carrier in the waters around Okinawa, Japan, in its first show of stealth aircraft force at ...
- March 25, 2018
Cayetano Defends Granting China Research Access to Benham Rise
Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has defended the Duterte administration’s move allowing China to conduct marine research in Benham Rise off eastern Luzon, indicating that the grant of permission did not break any ...
- January 14, 2018
Don’t block red sea shipping lane, Israel warns Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran it would join military action against an attempt by Tehran to block international shipping lanes. Netanyahu made the warning as Iran prepared a naval exercise in the ...
- August 3, 2018
Chinese jets intercept US spy plane, says Pentagon
Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a US military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, a further escalation of tensions in and around the contested ...
- May 20, 2016
Supply boats to sail anew to Ayungin-DND
The government will send another supply mission to the disputed Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal this week after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana was assured by China that it would not harass vessels bound for the Philippine-held ...
- November 22, 2021