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2 US warships sail in disputed China Sea
(Malaya,February 12, 2019 , on page B2)Two US warships sailed near islands claimed by China ion the South China Sea on Monday, a US official told Reuters, a move likely to anger Beijing at a time of tense relations between the world's two biggest economies. The ... -
5 more Chinese warships monitored illegally passing PH territorial waters
(Malaya,August 15, 2019 , on page B2)Five more Chinese warships were monitored to have passed the country's territorial waters in Sibutu Strait over the past weeks without informing local authorities. In a phone interview, AFP Western Mindanao Command chief ... -
Carpio: Duterte's statement on passage of foreign ships violates UNCLOS
(Malaya,August 23, 2019 , on page B4)Following reports by the military two weeks ago about five Chinese warships passing through Philippine waters, President Duterte last Tuesday issued a statement requiring all foreign vessels to notify Philippine authorities ... -
Chinese frigate spotted at Scarborough Shoal
(Malaya,June 11, 2019 , on page B3)A Philippine Coast Guard ship spotted a Chinese Navy frigate at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal and Bajo de Masinloc, off Zambales, the PCG reported yesterday. Coast Guard spokesman Capt. Almand ... -
'Chinese vessels not required to get PH clearance'
(Malaya,August 22, 2019 , on page B1-B5)A senior military official yesterday said China is not required to get clearance from the Philippines when its vessels pass through international waters like Sibutu and Balabac straits, under the United Nations Convention ... -
Lorenzana: China a bully: 'Nothing new in China's peace remark'
(Malaya,July 31, 2019 , on page B1-B3)Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana yesterday backed survey findings that showed China is the country least trusted by a majority of Filipinos, noting China has been "bullying" the Philippines. China, the Philippines, ... -
More civilian focus, less military, in South China Sea would ease fears: Chinese paper
(Malaya,November 22, 2018 , on page B5)China should put more focus on building civilian facilities on islands in the South China Sea and less emphasis on the military to better sooth regional fears about China's intentions, an influential state-run paper said ... -
P150B retail bond proposed for PH military modernization
(Malaya,January 12, 2016 , on page A3)Congress yesterday asked the Philippine government to study a proposal to issue a 150 billion peso ($3.2 billion) retail bond to fund a long-term military modernization plan to secure its strategic reserves in the South ... -
US eyes more patrols in South China Sea
(Malaya,June 4, 2018 , on page B1-B6)The United States is considering intensified naval patrols in the South China Sea in a bid to challenge China’s growing militarization of the waterway, actions that could further raise the stakes in one of the world’s most ... -
US sails warship near disputed reef
(Malaya,May 11, 2016 , on page B3)A US navy warship sailed close to a disputed reef in the South China Sea on Tuesday, a US Department of Defense official said, days after China warned criticism of its claims in the crucial waterway would rebound like a ... -
US, Japan, India, PH hold drills in South China Sea
(Malaya,May 10, 2019 , on page B1-B3)Warships form the Philippines, US, Japan, and India are conducting a series of naval drills in the South China Sea where a disputed chain of islands, islets, and features are located. The naval drills are far from the ... -
US: China's South China Sea buildings could house missiles
(Malaya,February 23, 2017 , on page B1-B6)China, in an early test of US President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...