Browsing The Manila Times by Place "West Philippine Sea"
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BRP Sierra Madre to stay in Ayungin-AFP
(The Manila Times,December 7, 2021 , on page A9)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that the BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), will remain, despite calls by Beijing to have it removed. We are not moving LT-57 or the ... -
Cabinet official: War awaits any claimant to Benham Rise
(The Manila Times,March 8, 2018 , on page A3)If someone claims the Philippine (Benham) Rise, the government will declare war against the claimant, a Cabinet official said on Wednesday. “The Philippine Rise must be guarded. We will go to war if someone [not only China] ... -
Carpio inhibits self in South China Sea case
(The Manila Times,July 3, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio has recused himself from the West Philippine (South China) Sea case pending before the high court after the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) accused him of being ... -
Carpio's plan to push WPS deal hit
(The Manila Times,July 12, 2021 , on page A1-A2)Former solicitor general Florin Hilbay said retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio was an "outsider" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) case who was pushing an "unethical" plan for a deal with China. Hilbay lashed out ... -
Carpio: PH imports galunggong from China
(The Manila Times,May 13, 2021 , on page A7)Retired Supreme Court justice Antonio Carpio, in a statement aired over DZMM Teleradyo on Monday, said the Philippines is now importing galunggong from China, which sources it from the West Philippine Sea. Galunggong, ... -
China damaged reefs in disputed sea - US official
(The Manila Times,March 30, 2016 , on page A1-A8)The United States will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other countries with claims to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to address the colossal destruction perpetuated by China on ... -
China delaying sea code – Duterte
(The Manila Times,August 9, 2019 , on page A1-A8)President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday slammed China for delaying the passage of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China (West Philippine) Sea and vowed to discuss the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ... -
'China has right to seize islands'
(The Manila Times,November 18, 2015 , on page A1-A8)China has the "right and ability" to seize islands in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) occupied by other countries, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of regional summits expected to discuss the ... -
China lands aircraft on another PH reef
(The Manila Times,May 11, 2018 , on page A1-A2)A Chinese military aircraft has landed on the last of three airstrips it had built at the disputed Spratly Islands, at a reef claimed by the Philippines that is close to an island occupied by Filipino troops. The Asia ... -
China OK's adoption of sea code
(The Manila Times,September 6, 2012 , on page A1-A2)China promised on Wednesday to ensure freedom of navigation in the tense West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton it was willing to work on a code of conduct to manage disputes. ... -
China pivot yields 'modus vivendi' at West PH Sea
(The Manila Times,November 11, 2016 , on page A1-A8)The Duterte administration’s pivot to China will bring about a change in perception on both sides, allowing a “modus vivendi” of “peace” at the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), the country’s next ambassador to China ... -
China reclamations 'damaging' disputed waters
(The Manila Times,April 14, 2015 , on page A2)The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday slammed China on its massive reclamation activities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) that it said have caused ecological damage to some 300 acres of coral reef ... -
China ships still guard shoal as Pinoys return
(The Philippine Star,October 31, 2016 , on page 1-4)Chinese Coast Guard ships are still guarding Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, although they have allowed Filipinos to fish “unmolested” for the first time in years, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and National Security ... -
‘China still willing to go to war over West PH Sea’
(The Manila Times,July 12, 2017 , on page A2)Retired general Victor Corpus said the arbitral ruling was significant because it provided the Philippines basis for its claim on the West Philippines Sea (WPS), it is best if the government will pursue a win-win solution. ... -
China tells PH, Asean to stand up vs West
(The Manila Times,July 26, 2017 , on page A2-A1)The Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries as well as China should stand together and reject “non-regional forces” that don’t want stability in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Chinese Foreign Minister ... -
China to patrol disputed sea
(The Manila Times,February 26, 2013 , on page A2)China will conduct its "routine" fishery patrols in the disputed Kalayaan (Spratly) Islands and Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) amid tensions with its neighbors over the ownership ... -
China wants control of disputed sea - PH
(The Manila Times,March 27, 2015 , on page A3)The Philippines accused China on Thursday of seeking to take control of nearly the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with an expansionist agenda dominated by “massive reclamation” works. Foreign Affairs Secretary ... -
China warns of penalties vs foreigners in West PH Sea
(The Manila Times,August 3, 2016 , on page A1-A8)China has warned of penalties against foreigners caught violating its sovereignty over its territorial seas, including the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). State-run Xinhua news agency reported that the Chinese Supreme ... -
China will of course merely ignore you
(The Manila Times,May 7, 2018 , on page B6)The latest geopolitical development in the tension-filled South China Sea is Beijing’s installation of ballistic missiles launching pads in three atolls in the West Philippine Sea—Zamora, Kagitingan and Panganiban Reefs—all ... -
China won't build structures in Panatag - Duterte
(The Manila Times,March 24, 2017 , on page A1-A2)Amid reports of Chinese construction in the disputed areas in West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), President Rodrigo Duterte said China had assured him it would honor its word not to build structures on Panatag (Scarborough) ...