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China may be building anew in Scarborough
President Duterte revealed the other day intelligence reports indicating that China may be planning to start new constructions at disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea, particularly in Scarborough Shoal (also known as ...
- September 4, 2016
China flies 2 commercial jets to man-made island in South China Sea
A pair of Chinese civilian jet airliners landed at a newly created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea in a test to see whether its airstrip was up to standard, state media reported Thursday. The China Daily ...
- January 9, 2016
Lorenzana visits Pagasa Island, announces P1.6-B airfield, port, other projects
Lorenzana said that P1.2 billion will be used to repair the 1.3 kilometer runway of Rancudo Airfield on the island while the P400 million will go to the construction of the port. He said Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) ...
- April 22, 2017
Australia buys high-tech drones to monitor South China Sea, Pacific
Australia will invest Aus$7 billion (US$5.2 billion) to develop and buy high-tech US drones for joint military operations and to monitor waters including the South China Sea, it said Tuesday. Canberra has been embarking ...
- May 27, 2018
Benham Rise potential source of energy
The 24-million-hectare Benham Rise undersea plateau east of Luzon has potential methane hydrates that could be a possible source of energy for the Philippines. This assessment was made yesterday by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, ...
- March 29, 2017
China ship seen in Benham Rise
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, ...
- March 10, 2017
Japanese carrier drills with British warship heading to contested South China Sea
Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan ...
- September 28, 2018
240 Chinese ships swarm in West PH Sea
China should pull out its over 240 ships lingering in the West Philippine Sea and respect the country’s sovereignty, a government task force in charge of looking after the area said Tuesday night. According to the National ...
- April 15, 2021
China denies reports of building on disputed Shoal
China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday denied reports that China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which ...
- March 23, 2017
Trusting China
However since the trust question came after a series of questions related to the West Philippine Sea, I believe that the answers on trust in China were heavily influenced by the answers to these prior queries. Eighty-four ...
- November 26, 2018