Browsing The Philippine Star by Subject "land reclamation"
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China navy ‘restrained’ during US provocations: admiral
(The Philippine Star,November 21, 2015 , on page A-21)China’s top admiral said his forces have shown “enormous restraint” in the face of US provocations in the South China Sea, while warning they stand ready to respond to repeated breaches of Chinese sovereignty. Beijing, ... -
China paper: Phl is cute little US submissive
(The Philippine Star,April 22, 2015 , on page 1-16)Beijing claims sovereignty over most of the resource-rich and strategically important South China Sea, including areas close to other Asian nations, using vague demarcation lines that first appeared on Chinese maps in the ... -
China rejects demands by US over reclamation
(The Philippine Star,June 1, 2015 , on page 1-14)China yesterday rejected US demands to stop all reclamation works in the South China Sea, saying it was exercising its sovereignty and using the outposts to fulfill international responsibilities. Admiral Sun Jianguo, ... -
'China to build on Phl's Panatag'
(The Philippine Star,February 8, 2017 , on page 1-7)The Philippines expects China to try to build on a reef off its coast, the country’s defense secretary said yesterday, a move he said would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview with AFP, Delfin ... -
China to build permanent structure on Panatag
(The Philippine Star,March 18, 2017 , on page 7)China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a move likely to renew concerns over Beijing’s robust assertions of its claims ... -
China to end reclamation, start building structures
(The Philippine Star,June 17, 2015 , on page 14)China will complete land reclamation projects on its disputed South China Sea territorial claims as planned within "upcoming days," the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. However, in a sign that developments were far from ... -
China to project power through artificial islands
(The Philippine Star,February 20, 2015 , on page 6)China’s creation of artificial islands in the South China Sea is happening so fast that Beijing will be able to extend the range of its navy, air force, coastguard and fishing fleets before long, much to the alarm of rival ... -
China to start civilian flights from disputed isle
(The Philippine Star,March 13, 2016 , on page 1-3)China will begin civilian flights to and from a disputed South China Sea island within a year, state media reported on Friday, as the government expands infrastructure on islands and reefs also claimed by other countries ... -
China unfazed by US bomber trip over S. China Sea
(The Philippine Star,June 7, 2018 , on page 13)No military ship or aircraft can scare China away from its resolve to protect its territory, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday after two U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers were reported to have flown near disputed islands ... -
China's airfields on Spratlys meant for fighter jets - US
(The Philippine Star,March 30, 2016 , on page 2)A senior US State Department official yesterday disputed China’s claims that the airstrips built on its artificial islands of the South China Sea were meant for flights for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. “The ... -
China-claimed reef rises from obscurity
(The Philippine Star,June 18, 2015 , on page 1-9)Zamora (Subi) Reef, once recognizable from a distance with only a small bunker and a lighthouse, is now highly visible from the Philippines’ Pag-Asa island as China begins building large structures on what is now an ... -
Chinese exclusion zone looms in Spratlys?
(The Philippine Star,March 19, 2016 , on page 1-6)The United States is worried about the possibility of China declaring an exclusion zone in the South China Sea if it loses in a maritime arbitration case filed by Manila before an international court. Admiral John Richardson, ... -
Chinese ship fires flares at PAF plane over Kalayaan
(The Philippine Star,April 24, 2015 , on page 1-11)A Chinese frigate fired illumination rounds or flares at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane on reconnaissance patrol over the country’s Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the disputed Spratlys last Sunday. Top defense and ... -
'Cute US, submissive? China insecure
(The Philippine Star,April 23, 2015 , on page 1-4)China is showing its insecurity with its behavior toward the Philippines, Malacañang said yesterday as it lashed back at a Chinese tabloid for calling the Philippines a “cute submissive” partner of the United States. The ... -
Destructive China reclamation hit
(The Philippine Star,April 14, 2015 , on page 1-12)Citing a study of the United Nations Environment Program, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday said China's massive reclamation activities in the South China Sea have destroyed 300 acres of coral reefs systems, ... -
Ecotourism site to rise in MM
(The Philippine Star,March 4, 2017 , on page 5)Sen. Cynthia Villar made this declaration Thursday, as project proponents have already withdrawn to pave the way for the full development of the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat Eco-tourism Areas (LPPCHEA). Earlier, ... -
Fisherfolk group denounces PRA's reclamation plans.
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2017 , on page B4)A small fisherfolk folk group from Manila Bay under the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) trooped to the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) office in Makati to call for the abolition ... -
G7 hits large-scale reclamation at sea
(The Philippine Star,June 10, 2015 , on page 1-4)The leaders of the Group of Seven nations issued a communiqué on Monday voicing opposition to island-building and other coercive activities in the West Philippine Sea, South China Sea and East China Sea. “We strongly oppose ... -
G7 to address West Philippine Sea dispute
(The Philippine Star,June 8, 2015 , on page 5)Regional alarm is growing as China aggressively stakes its claim to most of the sea, including a large-scale island-building program. The United States has also urged China and other nations to halt reclamation. Presidential ... -
Gazmin, US counterpart agree to hold meeting over sea row
(The Philippine Star,May 29, 2015 , on page 14)Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and his US counterpart Ashton Carter have agreed to hold a “2 plus 2” meeting on exploring ways to peacefully resolve the South China Sea row. “Secretaries Carter and Gazmin agreed to hold, ...