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China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...
- May 18, 2017
What explains Duterte's behavior toward China?
It’s hard to imagine how any Filipino can be supportive of President Duterte’s submissive, fawning behavior toward China notwithstanding the latter’s belligerent claim over a huge area of our marine-rich waters. No matter ...
- May 10, 2021
Paje stresses need to save Coral Triangle
Environment Secretary Ramon Paje on Saturday said more action was needed to save the reefs of the Coral Triangle, an important marine area encompassing Asia Pacific countries including the Philippines, amid growing threats ...
- August 25, 2013
‘What’s wrong with China sending research ships to Benham Rise?’
“What is harmful about having a research ship there?”. National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon posed the question to reporters on Wednesday, defending the Government’s decision to allow China to send ships to Benham ...
- March 30, 2017
Coast Guard, BFAR drive away Chinese vessels from PH shoal
The Philippines on Wednesday said its maritime patrols had twice driven Chinese vessels away from a shoal within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). It was the first time since President Duterte took office in ...
- May 6, 2021
Photos show China building new islands
Beijing’s “illegal” island building in the South China Sea moved center stage at an Asian summit on Wednesday after the Philippines produced evidence it said showed fresh construction activity at a flash point shoal. Beijing ...
- September 8, 2016
DFA chief spews profanity at China over sea row
The Philippines’ top diplomat on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of the West Philippine Sea, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities ...
- May 4, 2021
Chinese warships enter West Philippine Sea
Chinese naval vessels entered Philippine waters on Feb. 1 amid efforts by the Philippines to peacefully resolve its territorial dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea through arbitration in the United Nations. China’s ...
- February 5, 2013
China warns PH against patrolling Panatag Shoal
China has warned the Philippines against “interfering” with its patrols at Bajo de Masinloc, saying the shoal and its waters are part of Chinese territory. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) earlier reported that a China ...
- March 30, 2022
Palace: the president will definitely raise Hague ruling in meeting with Xi
There is no stopping President Rodrigo Duterte from speaking his mind about the 2016 arbitral ruling on the South China Sea dispute and other issues affecting the country’s interests. The President’s longtime aide, Sen. ...
- August 27, 2019