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    • 5 important facts about China's alleged incursion in Pag-Asa Island 

      Heydarian, Richard (The Daily Guardian, August 29, 2017, on page 5)
      Not long after the Philippines hosted the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) ministerial meetings, reports emerged that Chinese vessels have been gathering near Pag-Asa (Thitu) island in the West Philippine ...
    • 5 key facts on Benham Rise 

      (The Daily Guardian, February 6, 2018, on page 5)
      Around a year ago, the obscure Benham Rise was catapulted to the center of national discourse, when Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the suspicious presence of Chinese vessels within our Exclusive Economic Zone ...
    • Duterte seeks to affirm Asean code of conduct 

      Bencito, John Paolo (Manila Standard, March 22, 2017, on page A2)
      Despite Beijing’s plans to build monitoring stations in the South China Sea, President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday vowed to finish within the Philippine chairmanship the final crafting of a framework for a legally binding ...
    • How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea 

      (The Daily Guardian, April 5, 2018, on page 5)
      Earlier this month, the USS Carl Vinson became the first American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Coming alongside the news that a record 23 nations from Southeast Asia and beyond ...
    • Satellites over Benham eyed 

      Ramos-Araneta, Macon; Bencito, John Paolo; Fabunan, Sara Susanne D. (The Daily Guardian, March 30, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      A top security official on Wednesday recommended the procurement and use of satellites to better monitor marine activity in Benham Rise, an undersea region 250 kilometers east of the northern coastline of Dinapigue, Isabela. ...
    • Scientists alarmed over China’s island building 

      Torode, Greg (The Daily Guardian, June 26, 2015, on page 5-11)
      Equal importance had been given to “construction and protection”, he said, adding China would honour its obligations under the UN conventions on Biological Diversity and International Trade in Endangered Species. One marine ...