Browsing Aquatic News Index by Place "Burgos Reef"
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240 Chinese vessels spotted lingering in West Philippine Sea
(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 ... -
Beijing permanently stations rescue ship in spartlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 3, 2018 , on page A6)China is stationing a search and rescue ship on its man-made island on Philippine-claimed Zamora Reef in the Spratly archipelago, in a “gray zone tactic” to assert its ownership of the disputed feature in the South China ... -
China builds ports, helipads on Spratly islands
(The Philippine Star,January 12, 2015 , on page 1-11)China’s reef reclamation and development projects in the disputed Spratly islands in the West Philippine Sea last year have progressed by leaps and bounds, and security officials expect them to be turned into man-made ... -
China destroyer nearly rams US warship
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 3, 2018 , on page A1-A12)A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer — forcing it to change course — in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said ... -
China has taken P9.7 trillion in reefs, fish - and counting
(The Philippine Star,February 17, 2021 , on page 9)The CCP is stepping up sea aggression. Seven Philippine reefs have been landfilled into Chinese island-garrisons. From there gunboat-backed Chinese poachers overfish Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal and mineral-rich Recto (Reed) ... -
China military again lands plane on PH reef
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 11, 2018 , on page A1-A12)Malacañang need no more wait to acquire technology to verify and protest China’s violation of the Philippines’ sovereignty in the Spratly archipelago. Satellite imagery has shown the first confirmed landing by China of a ... -
China military planes land on PH reef
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 18, 2018 , on page A1-A6)Two Chinese military transport planes have been photographed on Panganiban Reef, marking the first reported presence of this type of aircraft in Philippine territory in the South China Sea and raising the prospect that ... -
'China sea claim hopeless'
(The Philippine Star,November 27, 2015 , on page 1-14)China's expansive claim in South China Sea and West Philippine Sea is "hopeless and indefensible" and without legal or historical basis, the Philippines told an international arbitration court on Wednesday. The Permanent ... -
Chinese ships that left Julian Felipe Reef remain in PH's EEZ - US data analyst firm
(Manila Bulletin,May 26, 2021 , on page 1-5)Some of the 220 Chinese ships that withdrew from Julian Felipe Reef when the Philippine government filed diplomatic protests last March remain in the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), ... -
'Most Pinoys reject Rody's WPS policy'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 12, 2019 , on page A6)There is a growing clamor for the government to resolve the territorial conflict in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), with an overwhelming support among Filipinos for seizing back Philippine reefs occupied by China, results ... -
No need to be nasty, Rody tells Chinese patrols
(The Philippine Star,August 19, 2018 , on page 10)With the Philippines and China supposedly friends, the Chinese military does not have to be “nasty” by threatening Filipinos conducting maritime patrols in the West Philippine Sea especially around the Spratlys where the ... -
Palace: Filing protest over China ships up to DFA
(The Philippine Star,May 26, 2021 , on page 2)It’s up to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to officially protest the presence of about 120 Chinese vessels particularly on the side of Tizard Bank that is within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in ... -
PH files 2 more diplomatic protests against China
(Panay News,April 24, 2021 , on page 6-14)Two new diplomatic protests were filed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) against China on Wednesday due to the “continued deployment, lingering presence, and activities” of the Chinese vessels in the West Philippine ... -
PH urges ASEAN: Unite to halt 'de facto control' of disputed sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 27, 2015 , on page 1-14)The satellite images included the artificial island built by China in Gaven Reef (Burgos Reef) as well as its possible military base on Fiery Cross Reef (Kagitingan Reef). Del Rosario pointed out that China’s massive ... -
Phl relies on China's good faith amid expansion in SCS
(The Philippine Star,December 26, 2017 , on page 3)The Philippines will still rely on China’s good faith even as the Asian power has expanded and fortified the islands it is occupying in the South China Sea and West Philippine Sea. Asked to comment on a report from Beijing ... -
Phl territorial defense shored up
(Daily Tribune,May 20, 2021 , on page A3)The Philippines’ territorial defense capabilities are getting more enhancements this year as agencies are already collaborating on a satellite-aided maritime monitoring system and the expected delivery of a ground-based ... -
Rody: Phl-China bond 'improving' daily
(The Philippine Star,January 11, 2018 , on page 1-2)The bond between the Philippines and China is “improving every day,” President Duterte said in the face of concerns over the militarization of artificial islands built and occupied by the Chinese in the South China Sea. ... -
'Silent diplomacy' keeps peace at WPS
(Daily Tribune,April 16, 2021 , on page A2)No confrontation marked the approach of a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and another vessel owned by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) towards the Chinese militia vessels swarming at the Julian Felipe ...