Browsing Manila Bulletin by Subject "Security"
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8 of 10 Pinoys for asserting rights in West Philippine Sea
(,January 28, 2017 , on page )Eight of 10 Filipinos still think that the government should continue asserting its rights in the disputed West Philippine Sea, the latest. Pulse Asia survey showed Friday, even with President Duterte warming up the country’s ... -
ASEAN militaries commit to South China Sea peace
(,March 12, 2018 , on page )Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero confirmed over the weekend that he and nine other chiefs of Defense Forces of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirmed ... -
ASEAN rejects use of force: leaders underscore importance of peace, stability in South China Sea
(,April 27, 2017 , on page )Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed concern over the maritime dispute in the South China Sea, but were silent on the Philippines’ victory in the United Nations (UN)-backed Arbitral ... -
Benham Rise: Nurturing our God-given blessings
(,April 2, 2017 , on page )There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ... -
Benham Rise: what is at stake?
(,March 20, 2017 , on page )In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ... -
China seeks peaceful resolution of disputes
(,June 2, 2015 , on page )China seeks a peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea but will not subjugate its national interest, Admiral San Jiaguo told a regional defense forum in Singapore. There is no change to China's interest in ... -
Despite tension, shipping on S. China Sea not disrupted
(,January 16, 2016 , on page )China's growing military presence in the South China Sea has drawn warnings from the United States that Beijing is seeking to exert control over one of the world's most important sea lanes, but so far the shipping industry ... -
Duterte plans visits to China to settle maritime disputes
(,September 23, 2016 , on page )President Duterte is also eyeing frequent trips to China not only to resolve the lingering maritime dispute but also to boost trade ties between the two Asian neighbors. The next wave of the President's international trips ... -
From sea of conflict to sea of cooperation, friendship
(,April 12, 2018 , on page )In a bid to turn the South China Sea into a “sea of cooperation and friendship,” Chinese President Xi Jinping has proposed a joint exploration of the waterway between the China and the Philippines “at an appropriate time.” ... -
Int'l community watching China's next move after sea ruling
(,September 25, 2016 , on page )The Philippines should not fear that it is alone in its effort to uphold the rule of law in its territorial dispute with China over parts of the contentious South China Sea, according to a renowned Japanese foreign policy ... -
PH, Australia hold naval exercise in Palawan
(,July 17, 2018 , on page )The Armed Forces of the Philippines- Western Command's naval component, the Naval Forces West and the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) is conducting a Maritime Security Activity (MSA) in Palawan starting yesterday, July 16, to ... -
PH, US navies open weeklong 'Samasama' maritime training
(,July 11, 2018 , on page )The Philippine Navy (PN) and the United States Navy (USN) formally opened over the weekend the Maritime Training Activity (MTA) Samasama 2018 aboard BRP Tarlac (LD601) at Poro Point, San Fernando City, La Union. Lt. Jose ... -
Phl is 6th extremely vulnerable to climate change
(,April 22, 2016 , on page )Among 16 nations extremely vulnerable to climate change, the Philippines ranked 6th owing to it's archipelagic nature and it's location, according to the global risk advisor Maplecroft. This point was stressed further by ... -
Scarborough Shoal taken!
(,September 15, 2016 , on page )National security observers view the move as part of the chain of event in the Bamboo Curtain's initiative to re-balance the United State's pivot to Asia, covering a rich and most internationally traveled trade route in ... -
South China Sea tensions flare at Asia security talks
(,August 5, 2015 , on page )China was a diplomatic collision course with some of its neighbors and the United States over its controversial island-building, as regional security talks opened Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur. Beijing is expanding tiny reefs ... -
US policy on South China Sea remains
(,May 6, 2017 , on page )The United States, under a new government, has not changed its policy on the issue of the South China Sea as previously espoused by the Obama administration: That the disputes cannot hinder the rights of all countries to ... -
US, PH express concern over China's 'provocative, unilateral actions'
(,January 15, 2016 , on page )Longtime allies the Philippines and the United States (US) jointly expressed their concern over the "provocative unilateral actions" undertaken by China that aim to change the status quo in the South China Sea. The South ...