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US warship sails near South China Sea reef
China on Thursday accused the US of trespassing after an American warship sailed near a reef claimed by Beijing in the South China Sea, the first such operation by President Donald Trump’s administration in the disputed ...
- May 26, 2017
‘Pag-asa Island is ours’
The Department of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday issued a strong statement dismissing the claim of Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua that the Philippines’ planned improvement works at Pag-asa Island would be illegal. “Pag-asa ...
- May 3, 2017
'China to build on Phl's Panatag'
The Philippines expects China to try to build on a reef off its coast, the country’s defense secretary said yesterday, a move he said would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview with AFP, Delfin ...
- February 8, 2017
China seen fortifying shoal off PH coast
Manila expects China to try to build on a reef off the Philippines’ coast, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday, a move he said would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview, Lorenzana said ...
- February 8, 2017
Duterte tells troops to stake a claim in PHL sea
PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. Duterte has ordered the military to occupy and build facilities on maritime features in the South China Sea that is within the Philippine territory. His remarks also came on the heels of a US think ...
- April 7, 2017
Duterte open to South China Sea deals
President Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had no immediate ...
- May 17, 2017
DU30 open to deal in South China Sea
President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, contradicting Foreign Secretary designated Alan Peter Cayetano, who said on ...
- May 17, 2017
China protests US warship near reef
Beijing voiced displeasure on Friday after a US warship sailed near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, an operation that prompted the Chinese navy to warm off the American destroyer. The USS John S. ...
- August 12, 2017
PH has sovereign rights over Benham Rise: Justice Carpio
While Benham Rise is not part of Philippine national territory, “we have sovereign rights over it because we have exclusive right to explore and exploit the oil, gas and other mineral resources in the area,” Supreme Court ...
- March 15, 2017
US faces stiff China pushback in S. China Sea: experts
The US president and his team have made much of their desire to put Beijing in its place, including in the strategically vital waterway, which China claims almost entirely and where it has reclaimed — and fortified — ...
- January 26, 2017