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    • Arroyo blames Aquino for Chinese activity in SCS 

      Vigilia, Wendell; Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, April 21, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      Rep. Gloria Arroyo (Lakas-CMD, Pampanga) yesterday said China’s island-building in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea (SCS) did not happen during her administration but during the time of her successor, Benigno S. ...
    • Asean, Biejing reach 'milestone' in SCS talks 

      Reuters (Malaya, August 3, 2018, on page B1-B2)
      Southeast Asia and China have agreed on a working text to continue long drawn-out negotiations over a code of conduct in the disputed South China sea, with officials on Thursday lauding it as a “milestone” and “great ...
    • China condemns US for S. China Sea freedom of navigation operation 

      Reuters (Malaya, October 3, 2018, on page B5)
      China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. Beijing ...
    • China eyes 8 cruise ships to serve S. China Sea 

      Reuters (Malaya, July 22, 2016, on page A7)
      Up to eight Chinese ships will offer cruises to the South China Sea over the next five years, a state-run newspaper said on Thursday, as Beijing continues to promote tourism to the disputed waters. Sanya International ...
    • China fishing rule defied 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, January 17, 2014, on page B1-B6)
      Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin yesterday said the Philippines will not recognize a fishing ban reportedly imposed by China in the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). " We will not ...
    • China putting up new structures in Spratlys; it's ours, says Beijing 

      Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, May 15, 2014, on page A13-B6)
      The Department of National Defense yesterday said China has been putting new structures at Johnson South Reef or Mabini Reef in the Spratlys. It is known by the Chinese as Chigua. This activity contravenes the spirit of ...
    • Del Rosario: Joint probe with China won't work 

      (Malaya, June 25, 2019, on page B1-B3)
      Former Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del Rosario yesterday said a joint inquiry by Manila and Beijing into the June 9 sinking of a Filipino fishing boat by c Chinese vessel at the Recto Bank in the South China Sea is a ...
    • Duterte to China: Relax, no weapon in PH-occupied areas 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, April 11, 2017, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday urged China to “relax” as he said he meant no harm when he ordered the military to start occupying islands within the countries’ territory in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). He said ...
    • Duterte: No fishing in PH Rise or there will be war 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, March 1, 2018, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday warned that war could break out any group, especially foreigners, would conduct research explorations and fishing activities within the Philippine Rise without the Philippine government's ...
    • Ex-Chinese general wants Beijing to launch attack on Ayungin 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 16, 2014, on page 11)
      A retired Chinese general has called on Beijing to order an attack on Ayungin Shoal and arrest the Filipino Marines stationed aboard the grounded Philippine Navy vessel BRP Sierra Madre. Retired People's Liberation Army ...
    • How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea 

      Apps, Peter (Malaya, April 2, 2018, on page B4-B5)
      Earlier last March, 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 ...
    • No territorial nego with China: Duterte 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn; Hachero, Ashzel; Reyes, Victor (Malaya, July 20, 2016, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte yesterday assured the United States that the Philippines would neither negotiate nor trade its territorial rights with China. Connecticut Senator Christopher Murphy, in his Twitter account (@ChrisMurphyCT), ...
    • PH awaits decision on sea dispute 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, December 2, 2015, on page B1-B6)
      The Philippines on Monday wrapped up a week of arguments before the arbitral court at The Hague in its case against China over the hotly disputed South China Sea. Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a statement, ...
    • PH draws ire of Beijing over Spratlys 

      (Malaya, April 28, 2015, on page B1)
      Southeast Asian leaders edged closer to open criticism of China's land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit on Monday, as the Philippines drew the ire of Beijing which called its objections to ...
    • PH ready to cut ties with China: Beijing: It's an 'ordinary maritime accident' 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, June 14, 2019, on page B1-B6)
      President Duterte was "outraged" by an incident involving Filipino and Chinese fishing boats at the Recto Bank in the South China Sea, and government is ready to cut ties with China if the Chinese fishermen are found to ...
    • PH, China to discuss joint exploration next month 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, January 16, 2018, on page B2)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano yesterday told critics of President Duterte's move to allow China to explore the Philippine Rise and let the militarization of Fiery Cross Reef pass to take a look at the larger ...
    • The same answer? 

      (Malaya, August 29, 2019, on page B4)
      President Duterte is in China again to pursue various initiatives that should redound to bilateral cooperation in various areas, thus potentially deepening the friendship and warm ties between the Philippines and China ...
    • US envoy: China, not US, to blame for WPS tension 

      Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, December 20, 2018, on page B6)
      US Ambassador Sung Kim said Beijing, not Washington, is to blame for the militarization of the West Philippine Sea. Ki made the remark in response to a request for comment on President Duterte's statement that Washington ...
    • US supports PH, China talks 

      Montemayor, Jocelyn (Malaya, July 27, 2016, on page B1-B7)
      US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday he supported the resumption of bilateral talks between China and the Philippines over the South China Sea, following a ruling against Beijing over the dispute earlier this ...