Browsing by Place "Whitsun Reef"

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    • 200 Chinese vessels remain in WPS—intel firm; PH sets another sea drill 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, May 7, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      A geospatial intelligence firm on Thursday revealed that some 200 Chinese ships are still moored in the West Philippine Sea as the Philippine Coast Guard announced it will hold the second leg of its joint maritime exercise ...

    • 220 Chinese vessels with militia sighted in WPS 

      (SunStar Philippines, March 22, 2021, on page 4)
      Over 200 fishing vessels believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia were sighted in line formation at the Julian Felipe Reef (Whitsun Reef) on March 7, 2021, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea ...

    • 240 Chinese vessels spotted lingering in West Philippine Sea 

      PR (SunStar Philippines, April 15, 2021, on page 5)
      The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) on Tuesday, April 13, denounced the continued swarming of Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) and Maritime Militia vessels, which Chinese authorities have claimed to be ...

    • 287 Chinese militia ships still in WPS 

      Punongbayan, Michael; Ramirez, Robertzon; Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Felipe, Cecille Suerte; Porcalla, Delon (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2021, on page 2)
      Despite increased patrols and the filing of multiple diplomatic protests, some 287 Chinese maritime militia (CMM) vessels remain scattered all over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and the South China Sea, both within and ...

    • Beijing claims Julian Felipe Reef as EU slams China 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Paolo (The Philippine Star, April 26, 2021, on page 4)
      China asserted over the weekend its claim over Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, calling it Niu’E Jiao and stating it is part of Nansha Islands (Spartly Islands)which it insists are within its maritime territory. Beijing’s ...

    • Beijing says its carrier group doing drills in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 3, 2021, on page A7)
      China’s Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea, the country’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Sunday. China has repeatedly complained about United States Navy ships ...

    • Build outposts, research stations in WPS-Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2022, on page A4)
      Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday suggested building permanent civilian installations at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal and other parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to enforce ...

    • Business groups to China: Remove ships from WPS 

      Desiderio, Louella; Lee-Brago, Pia; Cabrera, Romina; Romero, Alexis; Romero, Paolo; Porcalla, Delon; Felipe, Cecille Suerte (The Philippine Star, April 15, 2021, on page 1-4)
      Eight business organizations have expressed support for calls made to China to pull out its vessels from Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a joint statement yesterday, business groups Philippine Chamber of ...

    • Cabinet gagged on China; ex-generals assert sea rights 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, May 19, 2021, on page 9)
      President Duterte banned his Cabinet on Monday from talking about sea disputes amid months of China’s escalating incursions. “This is my order now to the Cabinet, and to all and sundry talking for the government, to refrain ...

    • China claims PH deal on sea issue 

      Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel V.; Macon-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 12, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      China on Tuesday bared a consensus has already been reached with the Philippines to “properly and peacefully handle” issues on maritime disputes in the South China Sea disputes through "dialogue and negotiation." When asked ...

    • 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 ...

    • China twists Locsin: Mind your manners 

      Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito; Ramos-Araneta, Macon (Manila Standard, May 5, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Chinese foreign ministry rebuked Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin, Jr. on Tuesday, telling him to mind his manners and act in a way that suited his status despite the simmering issues between the countries in ...

    • China warns PH against patrolling Panatag Shoal 

      Santos, Tina G.; Salaverria, Leila B.; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2022, on page A1-A4)
      China has warned the Philippines against “interfering” with its patrols at Bajo de Masinloc, saying the shoal and its waters are part of Chinese territory. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) earlier reported that a China ...

    • Chinese maritime militia invasion a hoax; Duterte should fire Lorenzana and Locsin 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, April 23, 2021, on page A1-A5)
      A month after the hysterics, sadly participated in by our own Defense and Foreign Affairs secretaries, the so-called “intrusion” by 200 Chinese “maritime militia in our territory” is turning out to be a hoax. It is a hoax ...

    • Chinese ships moored at Julian Felipe Reef since November 2020 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 27, 2021, on page A4)
      The presence of Chinese vessels at a reef within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ), which had aroused the concern of President Rodrigo Duterte, was detected by a US-based research company as early as November ...

    • Chinese vessels inch closer to Pagasa Island 

      Sadongdong, Martin A. (Manila Bulletin, November 22, 2021, on page 3)
      Dozens of Chinese vessels have recently been frequenting the waters near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a military commander reported on Sunday, Nov. 21. Vice Admiral Ramil Roberto Enriquez, commander ...

    • Coast Guard, BFAR drive away Chinese vessels from PH shoal 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 6, 2021, on page A2-A3)
      The Philippines on Wednesday said its maritime patrols had twice driven Chinese vessels away from a shoal within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It was the first time since President Duterte took office in ...

    • Del Rosario lost Panatag to China 

      Tiglao, Rigoberto D. (The Manila Times, April 26, 2021, on page A1-A5)
      The gall of former foreign affairs secretary Albert del Rosario to even open his mouth on the Whitsun Reef brouhaha and to admonish the Duterte administration to do this or that in dealing with China. In an article prominently ...

    • DFA demands withdrawal of China vessels from reef 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Punongbayan, Michael; Villanueva, Rhodina (The Philippine Star, March 24, 2021, on page 2)
      The Philippines yesterday demanded that China withdraw its maritime militia vessels from Julian Felipe (Whitsun) Reef, saying their continued presence and activities in the area “blatantly infringe upon Philippine sovereignty, ...

    • DFA fires off protest vs. 220 Chinese vessels' presence off Palawan 

      Requejo, Rey E. (Manila Standard, March 22, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      More than 200 Chinese fishing vessels believed to be crewed by militia have been spotted “in line formation” near a disputed reef west of Palawan Island, the National Task Force on the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said, ...