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FONOPS to counter China in WPS has failed - experts
The United States’ Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) in the hotly-disputed West Philippine Sea is a failure, as the approach specifically aimed at countering China’s octopus-like creeping aggression has not altered ...
- October 6, 2019
China Coast Guard entering foreign waters via artificial islands
China is now capitalizing on its artificial island military bases in the West Philippine Sea to advance its massive maritime and territorial claims deeper into Indonesian, Malaysian and Brunei waters in the South China ...
- February 1, 2020
Phl fires off diplomatic protest over boat sinking
The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest over the sinking of a fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank on June 9, with the Chinese abandoning the Filipino fishermen in the sea. Presidential spokesman Salvador ...
- June 14, 2019
China installs cruise missiles on Phl reef
The move, if confirmed, would mark the first Chinese missile deployments in the Spratly Islands, where several Asian countries including the Philippines, Vietnam and Taiwan have rival claims. Chinese officials did not ...
- May 4, 2018
'Sea dispute should be an election issue'
The country’s dispute with China over the West Philippine Sea should be made an election issue, with each presidential candidate obliged to make public his or her stand, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio ...
- November 7, 2015
Photos reveal stages of China reclamation at reef
The Philippines released yesterday several photographs showing different stages of reclamation work being done by the Chinese on Mabini (Johnson South) Reef, apparently in preparation for construction of an airstrip. In a ...
- May 16, 2014
China takes Phl atoll
The Chinese have taken over another traditional Filipino fishing ground near Palawan where they have stationed up to five ships to keep local fishermen at bay, sources said. Now effectively under Chinese control is Quirino ...
- March 2, 2016
Phl sets naval drills with US, Japan
The Philippines is to hold simultaneous naval drills next week with key allies the United States and Japan, the military said yesterday, as Chinese buildup continues on the disputed South China Sea reefs. The annual joint ...
- June 19, 2015
PHl plants flag underwater to assert maritime rights
Combined military and civilian divers, battling strong underwater currents and other life-threatening challenges, succeeded in hoisting a Philippine flag underwater as the country celebrated Monday its 119th Independence ...
- June 14, 2017
Phl won't stop China action on reefs
The Philippines will not stop China from building military structures on disputed islands in the South China Sea, Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. said yesterday. “We cannot, we cannot stop China at this point ...
- December 17, 2016