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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
Duterte, Xi favor bilateral deal on sea dispute
President Rodrigo R. Duterte frowns upon a “multilateral approach” to resolve the South China Sea dispute and will push for a deal with another claimant country, his spokesman said last week. Both Mr. Duterte and Chinese ...
- September 16, 2019
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 ruling out on July 12
The United Nations-backed Permanent Court of Arbitration said Wednesday it will rule on the arbitration case initiated by the Philippines against China on July 12, and the Philippines said it will respect the ruling. The ...
- July 1, 2016
Occupy Spratly isles? too late
Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Friday ridiculed President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to deploy troops to unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, saying nothing was left to grab in those disputed ...
- April 8, 2017
2 Japanese warships here for exercise
Two Japanese warships are in Manila for a port visit and an exercise on Tuesday with the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea. The JS HArusame and JS Amigiri arrived at Manila South Harbor Saturday morning, led by ...
- May 11, 2015
China won't recognize PH arbitral tribunal win - Locsin
China will not recognize the United Nations’ Permanent Court of Arbitration victory of the Philippines over the West Philippine Sea, Department of Foreign Affairs secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said. In a television interview ...
- November 27, 2018
China asserts power in disputed sea
China still calls the shots at the prime fishing spot and has boosted its fleet there, nine months after an international panel ruled its blockade of the lagoon was illegal. Beijing rejected that ruling by the Permanent ...
- April 11, 2017
PH, Vietnam navies play sports on South China Sea Island.
Philippine and Vietnamese navies have been playing soccer, volleyball and tug-of-war games together on South China Sea Island, the latest get-together by two countries concerned with Chinese assertiveness in the disputed ...
- June 27, 2017