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PH urges more focus on Spratlys
The Philippine government called on the US government to urgently give more focus to recent developments in the South China Sea and provide substance to its Asia re-balance policy. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert Del ...
- May 15, 2015
PH welcomes US ships in disputed sea
The Philippines on Tuesday welcomed Washington’s plan to send ships near China’s man-made but disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), noting that it is within the concept of international law. In a ...
- October 14, 2015
Is PH dropping Sabah claim?: Lawmakers demand explanation, but Palace disputes report
Lawmakers asked yesterday the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to explain the reported downgrading of the country’s claim on Sabah in a bid to gain the support of Malaysia for the Philippines’ arbitration case against ...
- March 31, 2015
Maritime convulsion in the 'Asean' seas
At no other time in history do some Asean countries face several maritime challenges than during this second decade of the 21st century. All because of the uses of the South China (West Philippine) Sea and its resources – ...
- May 26, 2015
China tried to 'physically expel' PH
China's blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people from the disputed areas ...
- November 28, 2015
China mulls South China Sea drills
China proposed joint matritime drills with South East Asian nations in the hotly contested South China Sea in 2016. Beijing is currently hosting an informal meeting for defence minister from the region. China's Defense ...
- October 18, 2015
PH outgunned in China's island-building frenzy
The Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr., looks worried as he surveys the rusted cranes and eroded runway on the tiny island of Pag-asa, now on the front line of a rapidly intensifying ...
- May 14, 2015
South China Sea arms race (1)
If there's anybody to blame for a militarily aggressive Japan, it is nobody else but China.
For the last 70 years, Japan had remained focused on protecting itself. When China unilaterally claimed the entire South China ...
- September 25, 2015
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