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US, China set for high-stakes rivalry in skies above South China Sea
When the U.S. navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well. The USS Fort Worth, one of the most modern ...
- May 19, 2015
PH docu on South China Sea angers China
China yesterday accused the Philippines of spreading misinformation and “creating the illusion of the victim” in their dispute over the South China Sea after Manila aired a three-part documentary defending its position. ...
- June 30, 2015
Papal text says man betrays God by destroying the environment
Pope Francis waded into the global debate on climate change and the environment on Sunday, saying in the text of a speech that man was destroying nature and betraying God’s calling to be stewards of creation. Francis offered ...
- January 22, 2015
Palace welcomes growing support for maritime case vs China
Malacañang yesterday welcomed the pronouncements of four US senators supporting the Philippines’ maritime case against China. Senators John McCain (Arizona), Jack Reed (Rhode Island), Bob Corker (Tennessee) and Ben Cardin ...
- July 20, 2015
Fisheries to acquire 100 new patrol boats
The Philippines is buying nearly 100 new patrol boats to protect its fisheries, an official said Monday, in a substantial expansion from its current fleet of 20 as it responds to poaching by Chinese and Taiwanese vessels. ...
- June 23, 2015
Climate change head told to shun foreign trips, attend House hearings
Congressman yesterday sent an ultimatum to Lucille Sering, Chairman of the Climate Change Commission (CCC), directing her to stop traveling abroad and show up at the next hearing of a House panel. Led by Ako Bikol Party-list ...
- June 4, 2015
One of rarest sharks caught
One of the extremely rare species of deepwater sharks was accidentally captured by a fisherman in Albay, early morning on Wednesday. Edgar Chavez, a fisherman from Barangay Marigondon, Pioduran, Albay, caught the megamouth ...
- January 30, 2015
Obama puts maritime dispute on agenda as gathering begins
US President Barack H. Obama affirmed Washington's commitment to the Philippines security and to freedom of navigation in Asia on Tuesday, squarely putting tension over Beijing's claims to the South China Sea onto the ...
- November 18, 2015
West Philippine sea in rough waters – WWF
The dredging of coral reefs to build artificial islands in the West Philippine Sea has alarmed conservation group World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). In April 2013, poaching vessel F/V Min Long Yu destroyed 3,902 square ...
- May 19, 2015
PH submits new evidence against China
The Philippines submitted last Monday to a United Nations tribunal supplemental evidence for its arbitration case against China over disputed territories in the South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said ...
- March 18, 2015