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Pentagon: Row raises demand for US presence
Disputes over territory in the South China Sea are causing countries in the region to increase their demand for an American security presence, the US defense chief said on Sunday. A US warship sailed within the territorial ...
- November 2, 2015
For farmers, 'Tuwid na daan' not enough
In the Agriculture Fisheries 2025 (AF2025) Conference in February 2011, the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), a think tank connected to the National Economic Development Authority, received 23 road maps ...
- September 30, 2015
China opens lighthouses on 2 PH reefs in Spratlys
China has started operating lighthouses on two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. The two reefs are ...
- October 11, 2015
Vietnam accuses China of attacking its fishermen
A Vietnamese official on Wednesday accused China of attacking its fishermen in three separate incidents over the past week in the disputed South China Sea. Vietnam claims sovereignty over the Paracels, which were occupied ...
- June 18, 2015
G7 to express concern over sea row, says paper
Group of Seven (G7) leaders will express their concern over any unilateral action to change the status quo in the East and South China Seas amid tensions between China and a number of Asian countries, Japan's Yomiuri ...
- June 8, 2015
US admiral joins surveillance flight over West Philippine Sea
A top US Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China Sea on Saturday and that the United States was committed to freedom of navigation in the region. Adm. Scott Swift, commander ...
- July 21, 2015
Golez: China building defense triangle at sea
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 ...
- October 14, 2015
PH, Taiwan coast guard ships in standoff near Batanes
Philippine and Taiwanese Coast Guard vessels engaged in a standoff near Batanes last week, an official of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed on Wednesday. PCG spokesman Cmdr. Armand Balilo said the incident happened ...
- June 4, 2015
China extending reach in sea, says US admiral
The commander of US forces in the Pacific said Wednesday that major land reclamation by China a-at outpost in the south china sea could allow it to exert more influence over the contested area of deploy military asset such ...
- April 17, 2015
PH Japan hold first antipiracy exercise
Both nations face a challenge from China’s growing assertiveness over territorial claims in the South China Sea and the East China Sea, where it uses coast guard and fishing vessels to press into disputed areas. Wednesday’s ...
- May 7, 2015