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    • Brawner calls out Chinese propaganda 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean; Garner, Jom (Daily Tribune, October 11, 2023, on page A1-A6)
      Armed Forces of the Philippines chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Tuesday dismissed China's claim that it drove away a Philippine Navy ship from Scarborough Shoal. "It came from Beijing, right? Then that's Chinese propaganda. ...
    • Bringing up SCS arbitral ruling before UN futile - Palace 

      Romero, Alexis; Diaz, Jess; Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, September 20, 2019, on page 8)
      Bringing up the 2016 arbitral court ruling on the South China Sea before the United Nations General Assembly would be a “futile exercise,” as the international body has no power to enforce it, Malacañang said yesterday. ...
    • British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, September 7, 2018, on page 4)
      While the U.S. Navy has conducted Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the same area in the past, this British challenge to China’s growing control of the strategic waterway comes after the United States has said ...
    • 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 ...
    • Carpio's, Del Rosario's suspicious silence on Sabah 

      (Daily Tribune, July 24, 2022, on page A5)
      During the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio and ex-Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario were very vocal in their criticism of the way President Duterte ...
    • Carpio: Chinese ships in PH's reef could be a 'prelude' to occupation 

      Co, Adrian Stewart (Panay News, March 25, 2021, on page 5)
      Former Supreme Court associate justice Antonio Carpio warned that the presence of Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe Reef should be a cause of concern as it may prelude to occupation and building of a naval base. The Chinese ...
    • Carpio: Marcos stand a 'welcome sea change' 

      Cabalza, Dexter (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 29, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      Retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio lauded the recent pronouncement by President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr. that he would assert the 2016 decision by the Permanent Court of Arbitration favoring Manila against ...
    • Cayetano to sign framework deal with China for joint exploration 

      Pazzibugan, Dona (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2018, on page A11)
      Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano intends to sign next month a framework agreement with China for joint exploration for oil and natural gas in the West Philippine Sea. West Philippine Sea is the local name of the waters ...
    • China angered by young campers on disputed isle 

      Tuyay, Francisco (Manila Standard, December 29, 2015, on page A2)
      BEIJING expressed anger Monday after a group of young Filipinos camped out on Pagasa, an island in the South China Sea that both China and the Philippines claim as their own. The voyage of the group, which calls itself ...
    • China begins new construction work on disputed island 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 16, 2017, on page A10)
      China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway. An image of North ...
    • China building surveillance facilities on Kagitingan reef 

      Laude, Jaime; Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2018, on page 1-13)
      China has new communications facilities at a military base it built over Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef, indicating its intention to use the fortified feature for its forward signal and surveillance operations in the South ...
    • China builds maritime rescue hub; PH unfazed 

      Mariano, Nat (Manila Standard, January 31, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      China has established a “maritime rescue center” in the West Philippine Sea, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday. The rescue center was opened Tuesday in Fiery Cross Reef or Kagitingan Reef, one of the ...
    • China calls reported reclamation activities in Spratlys 'fake news' 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, December 22, 2022, on page S1/12)
      China on Wednesday denied allegations that it is conducting reclamation activities in unoccupied features of the resource-rich Spratlys Island, parts of which are claimed by the Philippines and calls it the Kalayaan Island ...
    • China carrier sails amid tensions 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 7, 2021, on page B3)
      Chinese aircraft carrier group conducted exercises near Taiwan as a mighty US naval strike force sailed into the South China Sea for maneuvers. The sailing on Sunday of the the Liaoning, accompanied by five escort ships, ...
    • 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 condemns US for S. China Sea freedom of navigation operation 

      Reuters (Malaya, October 3, 2018, on page B5)
      China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. Beijing ...
    • China confirms end to shoal blockade 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, November 1, 2016, on page 1-6)
      China has confirmed it is no longer driving away Filipino fishermen from Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal. Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters in Beijing her government made “proper arrangements” ...
    • China damaged reefs in disputed sea - US official 

      Delizo, Michael Joe T. (The Manila Times, March 30, 2016, on page A1-A8)
      The United States will work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and other countries with claims to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to address the colossal destruction perpetuated by China on ...
    • China delaying sea code – Duterte 

      Valente, Catherine S. (The Manila Times, August 9, 2019, on page A1-A8)
      President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday slammed China for delaying the passage of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China (West Philippine) Sea and vowed to discuss the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing ...
    • China demands end to US surveillance after intercept 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 21, 2016, on page A2)
      Beijing demanded an end to U.S. surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an “unsafe” intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China ...