Browsing Aquatic News Index by Author "Balana, Cynthia D."

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    • PH outgunned in China's island-building frenzy 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 14, 2015, on page A4)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr., looks worried as he surveys the rusted cranes and eroded runway on the tiny island of Pag-asa, now on the front line of a rapidly intensifying ...

    • PH troubled by China arms buildup in Spratlys 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 18, 2017, on page A4)
      China’s recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was “very troubling,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing’s activities. ...

    • PH trying to 'rope in' other countries to sea row - China 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 26, 2015, on page A6)
      China military yesterday accused the Philippines of trying to "rope in" other countries the dispute over ownership of the South China Sea and stir regional tension after Japan joined a military drill with the Philippines ...

    • Unesco asked to help assess damage to reef 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 3, 2013, on page A3)
      An official of the Climate Change Commission on Saturday asked the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (Unesco) to assess the damage wrought on the Tubbataha Reefs by the USS Guardian which ran ...

    • Vietnam wants more fun and games in Spratlys 

      Balana, Cynthia D. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 29, 2015, on page A3)
      Vietnam wants to conduct more friendly engagements with the Philippines following the successful holding of ball games and other sports activities on Wednesday in Parola Island (Northeast Cay) in the West Philippine Sea. ...