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PH lags behind in race to grab reefs
Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang looks worried as he surveys the rusted cranes and eroded runway on the tiny island of Thitu, now on the front line of a rapidly intensifying construction war in the South ...
- May 14, 2015
Asean urged: Stand up to China
Beijing is moving toward "de facto control" of the South China Sea, the Philippines warned on Sunday as it called on fellow Southeast Asian countries to stand up to their massive neighbor. China's unabated reclamation in ...
- April 27, 2015
41 vessels sunk for fishing in Indonesia
Indonesia has sunk 41 foreign boats across the archipelago, reports said Thursday, as part of an ongoing push to stop illegal fishing in its waters. Authorities sank the vessels in public displays at several sites Wednesday, ...
- May 22, 2015
Obama puts maritime dispute on agenda as gathering begins
US President Barack H. Obama affirmed Washington's commitment to the Philippines security and to freedom of navigation in Asia on Tuesday, squarely putting tension over Beijing's claims to the South China Sea onto the ...
- November 18, 2015
Japan slams China reclamations in disputed sea
Japan slammed China's bid to reclaim land in the South China Sea as a "coercive attempt" to force sweeping maritime claims, in a defense paper coinciding with Tokyo's bid for legislation to expand the Japanese military ...
- July 22, 2015
PHL seeks ASEAN push vs China reclamation
The Philippines on Sunday has called on its fellow members in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to push for a halt against Beijing's "massive reclamation in the South China Sea". Department of Foreign ...
- April 27, 2015
Del Rosario: China bent on taking 'de facto control of S. China Sea'
The Philippines called on other Southeast Asian countries to "stand up" as Beijing is poised to take "de facto control" of the South China Sea. Parts of South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea is being claimed by the ...
- April 27, 2015
China warns US on sea patrols in disputed sea
Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocations" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US Defense ...
- October 16, 2015
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ...
- June 8, 2015
Summit to urge 'self-restraint' in South China Sea dispute
A Southeast Asian summit will urge "self-restraint" in the South China Sea but avoid directly criticizing Chinese actions that have fanned tensions in the contested waters, a diplomatic source with knowledge of a draft ...
- April 25, 2015