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    • China denies incursion as 200 ships dock at Phil reef 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, March 23, 2021, on page 14)
      Bad weather prompted more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels to anchor at a reef claimed by the Philippines, Beijing said on Monday (Mar 22), sidestepping accusations from Manila of a move by China's vast South China Sea ...
    • Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 4)
      The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, June 9, to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the “full-blast” development of the territory in a move ...
    • Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud 

      Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 7)
      The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, June 9, to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the “full-blast” development of the territory in a move ...
    • Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 2)
      The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, June 9, to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the “full-blast” development of the territory in a move ...
    • Defense, AFP chiefs deny alleged military's withdrawal of support for Duterte 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, April 19, 2021, on page 2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Sunday, April 18, 2021, denied a social media post alleging that a group of retired and active military officers had threatened to withdraw support for President Rodrigo Duterte over ...
    • From China with love 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 26, 2021, on page 4)
      The Philippines received 600,000 doses of Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccines last month, and recently, we got another shipment of 400,000. In between those two batches of goodwill, our friendly donor moored over 200 Chinese militia ...
    • Lorenzana: China out to occupy other WPS features 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, April 5, 2021, on page 3)
       The continued presence of Chinese maritime militia ships in the West Philippine Sea shows China's intention to occupy other features in the area, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunda ...
    • Navy to increase visibility in disputed West Philippine Sea 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, February 11, 2021, on page 3)
      Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they will increase visibility of naval assets in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to ensure the safety and security of Filipino ...
    • PH gives China 'presumption of good faith' in waste dumping issue 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, July 15, 2021, on page 3)
      Malacañang is awaiting results on the probe into reports that Chinese vessels are dumping raw sewage into contested areas of the South China Sea. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque emphasized that it is important to ...
    • PH protest Chinese Coast Guard's actions 

      (SunStar Philippines, May 4, 2021, on page 5)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has protested the shadowing, blocking, dangerous maneuver and radio challenges by the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels conducting legitimate maritime ...
    • Philippines protests Chinese maritime militia ships in WPS 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, March 23, 2021, on page 3)
      (Updated) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he has filed a diplomatic protest with China over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels believed to be manned by maritime militia in the West Philippine Sea ...
    • Philippines warns it could seek us help amid feud with China 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, April 11, 2021, on page 13)
      The Philippines could seek the help of the United States, with which it has a mutual defense treaty, to protect its interests in the South China Sea, Manila’s defense department said Thursday, April 8, in a veiled threat ...
    • Provocations coming from China, not PH 

      Philippine News Agency (PNA) (SunStar Philippines, August 25, 2020, on page 4)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has said provocations in the hotly disputed areas in the South China Sea are coming from the Chinese, who have illegally occupied some features within the Philippine exclusive economic ...
    • Welcome to China 

      Sunnex (SunStar Philippines, June 12, 2020, on page 4)
      It surprises us why the sudden courage for the Philippines to officially launch a beaching ramp in Pag-asa, one of the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. In a gesture most ironic as we are supposed to celebrate ...
    • Welcome to China 

      (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 6)
      It surprises us why the sudden courage for the Philippines to officially launch a beaching ramp in Pag-asa, one of the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. In a gesture most ironic as we are supposed to celebrate ...