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China says WPS reef is part of its Nansha Qundao
What the Philippines calls the Julian Felipe Reef within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the Niu’e Jiao, a part of the Nansha Qundao or Spratly Islands, to China. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Chinese fishing ...
- March 24, 2021
Arbitral court member has advice to PH, China
A member of the five-man Permanent Court of Arbitration that handed down the decision in favor of the Philippines against China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea has urged countries in ...
- November 24, 2021
Welcome to China
It surprises us why the sudden courage for the Philippines to officially launch a beaching ramp in Pag-asa, one of the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. In a gesture most ironic as we are supposed to celebrate ...
- June 11, 2020
China ships use water cannon vs Phl supply boats
The Philippines yesterday condemned in the “strongest terms” an incident on Tuesday wherein three Chinese Coast Guard vessels “blocked and water cannoned” two Philippine boats on their way to transport food supplies to ...
- November 19, 2021
China Looms Large on Philippine Campaign Trail
A month ahead of Philippine presidential elections, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged the democratic Southeast Asian nation to steer clear of any “disturbances” in its broadly friendly relations with China under ...
- April 11, 2022
US-China tensions in disputed sea escalate with ballistic missile tests
UnitedStates-China tensions over the South China Sea escalated on Wednesday, with Beijing firing four missiles into the waters around the same time as the Trump administration took action against Chinese companies that ...
- August 28, 2020
Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud
The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, June 9, to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the “full-blast” development of the territory in a move ...
- June 11, 2020
Biz community backs call on China to withdraw vessels from PH reef
The business sector has joined calls urging China to withdraw its vessels from Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea. In a joint statement, business groups said they "support Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana, ...
- April 16, 2021
Foreign chief says DoJ still assessing damage cost for 22 fishermen hit by Chinese vessel
The Department of Justice has yet to determine the compensation that will be demanded for the 22 Filipino fishermen in the June 9 sinking of their boat after colliding with a Chinese vessel, Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro ...
- June 23, 2020
China has taken P9.7 trillion in reefs, fish - and counting
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) ...
- February 17, 2021