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    • China denies designs on Scarborough Shoal 

      Cigaral, Ian Nicholas (BusinessWorld, March 23, 2017, on page S1/11)
      The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Wednesday said the government is maintaining a “close watch” on developments in the South China Sea, as Manila awaits Beijing’s clarification on its reported plan to further build ...
    • China denies reports of building on disputed Shoal 

      Reuters (Manila Bulletin, March 23, 2017, on page 2)
      China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday denied reports that China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which ...
    • China plan bad news for PH fishermen 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 19, 2017, on page A3)
      China’s plan to build a permanent structure on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea is bad news for fishermen in the coastal town of Infanta in Pangasinan province. A permanent Chinese structure there ...
    • China plans to build station on Scarborough near Zambales 

      Associated Press (AP) (Manila Bulletin, March 18, 2017, on page 1-14)
      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 build on Panatag Shoal 

      Uy, Jocelyn (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 18, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      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 build permanent structure on Panatag 

      Associated Press (AP) (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 start civilian flights from disputed isle 

      Reuters (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 told to explain Scarborough radar plan 

      Fabunan, Sara Susanne (Manila Standard, March 23, 2017, on page A1-A2)
      Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed it has filed another note verbale against China asking it to explain its plan to install a radar station in the resource-rich Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. Foreign Affairs spokesman ...
    • Du30: I can't stop China in Panatag 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP); Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 20, 2017, on page A2)
      President Duterte on Sunday said he would not stop China from building on a disputed shoal near the Philippines west coast because it was too powerful. Mr.Duterte made the statement in reaction to reports that China would ...
    • Duterte: US to blame for China sea actions 

      Laude, Jaime; Cervantes, Ding (The Philippine Star, March 25, 2017, on page 1-6)
      It was the inaction of the United States that emboldened China to aggressively assert its claim in the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea, including building artificial islands, many of which have evolved into ...
    • 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 ...
    • No monitoring station on Panatag - Beijing 

      Romero, Alexis; Clapano, Jose Rodel; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2017, on page 1-6)
      China is not building an environmental monitoring station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, its foreign ministry said yesterday, apparently denying remarks made by a local official last week. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying ...
    • No one can stop China on Panatag - Duterte 

      Mendez, Christina; Regalado, Edith; Punay, Edu; Cabrera, Romina (The Philippine Star, March 20, 2017, on page 10)
      President Duterte believes the Philippine government cannot stop China from installing a radar station in Panatag or Scarborough Shoal that has been declared a traditional common fishing ground by an arbitral tribunal, ...