Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "military operations"
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The ‘heroes’ of Pagasa Island: Preserving PH sovereignty
(Manila Bulletin,April 23, 2017 , on page 1-15)If the Filipinos on the remote West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) island of Pagasa (Thitu) had binoculars, they might just be envious of how their neighbors on the next island live. Just 15 miles (24 km) across the ... -
India takes a stand for peace in SCS
(Manila Bulletin,February 9, 2018 , on page 8)In the wake of the recent India-ASEAN commemorative summit to mark the 25th anniversary of India-ASEAN relations, the Indian government said early this week that it is ready to pursue defense cooperation with the Philippines ... -
Japan may give planes to Manila for South China Sea patrols
(Manila Bulletin,August 7, 2015 , on page 8)Japan wants to give planes to the Philippines that Manila could use for patrols in the South China Sea, sources said, a move that would deepen Tokyo’s security ties with the Southeast Asian nation most at odds with Beijing ... -
Japan plans to send largest warship to South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,March 15, 2017 , on page 5)Japan plans to dispatch its largest warship on a three-month tour through the South China Sea beginning in May, three sources said, in its biggest show of naval force in the region since World War Two. China claims almost ... -
Joint exploration of oil-rich sea with China Proposed
(Manila Bulletin,October 12, 2016 , on page 4)The Philippine government should press China into agreeing that they enter into joint exploration of the oil-rich South China Sea without mentioning the United Nations (UN) arbitration court decision that China's historical ... -
Joint exploration with China in WPS is the better approach — JPE
(Manila Bulletin,March 17, 2018 , on page 1-7)The United Nations arbitral court had issued a decision rejecting China’s historical claim over most parts of the SCS and favoring the Philippine claim over parts of the Spratly island chain and the Scarborough (Panatag) ... -
Leave PH Rise alone – Duterte
(Manila Bulletin,February 7, 2018 , on page 1-6)Insisting the Philippine Rise is ours, President Duterte is putting a stop to the marine research and other exploration activities by foreign groups in the area. The President has decided that only Filipinos would be allowed ... -
Lorenzana visits Pagasa Island, announces P1.6-B airfield, port, other projects
(Manila Bulletin,April 22, 2017 , on page 1-12)Lorenzana said that P1.2 billion will be used to repair the 1.3 kilometer runway of Rancudo Airfield on the island while the P400 million will go to the construction of the port. He said Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) ... -
Maritime dispute exposes rifts in China's foreign ministry
(Manila Bulletin,December 19, 2015 , on page 1-6)A debate in China’s foreign ministry on how to respond -- or whether to respond -- to a court case over the disputed South China Sea highlights how tensions over policy are complicating President Xi Jinping’s efforts to ... -
Massive effort to remove Navy flagship from shoal
(Manila Bulletin,September 1, 2018 , on page 2)All vessels of the military’s Western Command have been mobilized in the operation to remove Philippine Navy (PN) flagship BRP Gregorio del Pilar which ran aground in Hasa-Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal in Palawan Wednesday night. ... -
Mattis to visit Beijing as Taiwan, South China Sea tensions rise
(Manila Bulletin,June 25, 2018 , on page 4)US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, who has accused China of “intimidation and coercion” in the South China Sea, is visiting Beijing this week as the countries increasingly spar over US arms sales to Taiwan and Beijing’s ... -
Mattis warns of consequences if Beijing keeps militarizing the South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,June 5, 2018 , on page 5)The US and China appear to be headed for a more confrontational relationship in Southeast Asia as Washington warns of a more aggressive response to the militarization of disputed islands in the South China Sea. Speaking ... -
McCain: US should ignore China's claims in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,September 19, 2015 , on page 1-6)Republican Senators pressed the Pentagon on Thursday to flex US military muscle by sailing Navy ships within 12 miles of artificial islands Beijing is building to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea. John ... -
Military backs joint exploration of EEZ with China
(Manila Bulletin,August 10, 2018 , on page 4)Malacañang said that the military is supporting the proposed joint exploration with China in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque made the statement after Foreign Affairs ... -
No 'provocation' can stop China's military drills
(Manila Bulletin,January 23, 2017 , on page 5)China’s military will carry out drills regardless of foreign provocations and pressure, the Communist Party’s paper said on Sunday, adding that exercises far out at sea like those conducted recently by its sole aircraft ... -
No island lost under Duterte gov't - Esperon
(Manila Bulletin,May 2, 2021 , on page 5)The administration of President Duterte has not allowed even a single inch of the country’s maritime territory to be seized by China unlike his predecessor, the Aquino administration, National Security Adviser Hermogenes ... -
No need to fight China; We can share - Duterte
(Manila Bulletin,May 21, 2018 , on page 1-12)President Duterte said that the Philippines and China do not need to go to war over the disputed West Philippine Sea when the two countries can share the resources found in the area. Duterte made the statement in Cebu over ... -
No new reclamation by China under Duterte's watch - Palace
(Manila Bulletin,February 6, 2018 , on page 1-4)Malacañang reiterated yesterday that the Philippine government will continue to rely on China’s good faith and insisted that the Asian giant has not made any new reclamation in disputed areas in the South China Sea (West ... -
Official warns of military purpose in S. China Sea reclamation
(Manila Bulletin,December 16, 2015 , on page 5)A top Japanese defense official warned Monday that China has a military purpose in its creation of islands in the South China Sea, citing the possibility of Beijing declaring an air defense identification zone, or ADIZ, ... -
Pagasa visit alarms China: Beijing to probe reported harassment of Filipino fishers
(Manila Bulletin,April 23, 2017 , on page 1-15)China has expressed grave concern over the visit of Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and military officials to the disputed Pagasa Island As this developed, Lu said China will also look into reports that ...