Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Subi Reef"

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    • China will of course merely ignore you 

      Santos, Gil H. A. (The Manila Times, May 7, 2018, on page B6)
      The latest geopolitical development in the tension-filled South China Sea is Beijing’s installation of ballistic missiles launching pads in three atolls in the West Philippine Sea—Zamora, Kagitingan and Panganiban Reefs—all ...

    • China won't occupy Pag-asa Island: Beijing also reassures that traditional fishing rights of Filipino fishers will be safeguarded 

      Kabiling, Genalyn D. (Manila Bulletin, April 25, 2019, on page 1-11)
      China has committed not to occupy Pag-asa Island and continue to safeguard the traditional fishing ground in the disputed South China Sea, a Filipino diplomat here said Wednesday. Philippine Ambassador to China Jose Santiago ...

    • China's airfields on Spratlys meant for fighter jets - US 

      Flores, Helen; Sapnu, Ric; Ronda, Rainier Allan; Laude, Jaime (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's islets ready for arms 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 1, 2017, on page A2)
      Three of Beijing’s outposts on contested South China Sea reefs are close to being ready for the deployment of military assets including mobile missile launchers, a US think tank reported Thursday. Analyzing satellite ...

    • 'Chinese fishing vessels manned by military' 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, January 13, 2019, on page 4)
      Many of the Chinese fishing vessels around the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the Spratlys archipelago are manned by militia and soldiers disguised as fishermen, a defense department insider said yesterday. “We know for a ...

    • Chinese frigate spotted at Scarborough Shoal 

      Reyes, Victor (Malaya, June 11, 2019, on page B3)
      A Philippine Coast Guard ship spotted a Chinese Navy frigate at the disputed Scarborough Shoal, also known as Panatag Shoal and Bajo de Masinloc, off Zambales, the PCG reported yesterday. Coast Guard spokesman Capt. Almand ...

    • DFA chief says China should not be praised over coral restoration 

      ABS-CBN (Panay News, April 23, 2019, on page 8)
      Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said China should not be praised for restoring coral reefs it previously destroyed. Beijing is "now the poster boy of environmental restoration" in its recovery work in reefs ...

    • ‘DFA should handle sea row’ 

      Tamayo, Bernadette E. (The Manila Times, May 31, 2019, on page A2)
      Sen. Loren Legarda on Thursday said she had decided not to conduct any public hearing on alleged Chinese incursions in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) because the “sensitive issue” must be handled by the Department ...

    • Duterte to assert PH win in sea row 

      Barcelo, Vito; Cruz, Maricel (Manila Standard, May 6, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte said he would assert the Philippines’ victory in an international court before his term ends in 2020 to get back the territory now occupied by China, as he blamed former President Benigno Aquino ...

    • Enforcement of UNCLOS tribunal award by world naval powers 

      Soliven, Preciosa S. (The Philippine Star, December 13, 2018, on page 12)
      The world naval powers will enforce the Award by sailing and flying and conducting military activities, in the high seas and EEZs of the South China Sea: The US has declared that its military forces will continue to operate ...

    • Esperon confirms presence of Chinese ships near Pag-asa 

      Reyes, Victor; Hachero, Ashzel (Malaya, August 1, 2019, on page B4-B5)
      National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. yesterday said 113 Chinese fishing vessels were seen lat week at Sandy Cay in the South China Sea, for which he has recommended that the Philippine take "diplomatic action" ...

    • Esperon: PH can't stop China buildup on isles 

      Avendaño, Christine (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A2)
      The government is fully aware that China has nearly completed construction work on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the South China Sea but cannot do anything about it, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said ...

    • FVR mission to focus on tourism, fishing 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A13)
      Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Tuesday said he wanted to focus on points of common interest with China such as tourism and commercial fishing as part of efforts to smooth relations with Beijing roiled by the South China ...

    • Golez: China building defense triangle at sea 

      Cabacungan, Gil C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 14, 2015, on page A12)
      China's incursion into disputed islands in the South China Sea is part of a triangle aimed at expanding its military influence close to the US trust territory of Guam in the Western Pacific, former National Security Adviser ...

    • Hanoi to Beijing: Pull out missiles 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Vietnam has requested China to withdraw its weapons from disputed territory in the South China Sea, while security experts have urged the Philippine government to upgrade the country’s defenses in the Spratly archipelago ...

    • Holding ground, building hope on Pag-asa Island: (First of two parts) 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 12, 2020, on page A1-A6)
      Chinese ships in their line of vision have become part of the daily life of Filipinos who call this speck of land smack in the middle of the South China Sea home. The island’s name means “hope” in the native tongue, and ...

    • Joint exploration with China in the West Philippine Sea 

      Masigan, Andrew J. (BusinessWorld, June 18, 2018, on page S1/7)
      Shock waves rippled through the land when the President said that “China should turn the Philippines into a Chinese province.” These words were uttered before the Chinese Filipino Business Club. To many, it was as if our ...

    • Lack of resolve 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2018, on page A12)
      President Duterte has a standard response to critics who point out that despite the government’s deferential stance toward China, it has virtually taken over several reefs and islets within the Philippines’ exclusive ...

    • Lorenzana refutes Carpio's claims on Sandy Cay 

      Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, July 26, 2019, on page 8)
      The Philippines is still in control of Sandy Cay, contrary to claims by Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio that it has been taken over by the Chinese, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday. ...

    • Manila begins legal proceedings over South China Sea claims 

      Poling, Gregory (The Philippine Star, February 2, 2013, on page 14)
      On January 22, the Philippines fired a legal shot across China’s bow with Secretary of State Albert del Rosario’s announcement that Manila had submitted a motion to the United Nations requesting that China’s South China ...