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PH outdone by rivals in developing reefs
As China steps up the transformation of seven reefs in the Spratly archipelago into sprawling military outposts, other claimants have also strengthened their stakes in the South China Sea, except the Philippines, which has ...
- April 8, 2018
PH, China to tackle maritime row in may
China and the Philippines will hold direct talks on their maritime dispute in May, Filipino officials said on Wednesday, as President Duterte seeks stronger economic ties with Beijing. Last year, a United Nations-backed ...
- March 30, 2017
A Philippine maritime militia in the WPS
The Philippine Navy recently announced its plan to create a maritime militia that will operate in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The primary purpose of the maritime militia will be to conduct low-cost surveillance in our ...
- October 29, 2020
PH helpless vs China-Yasay
The Philippines remains practically helpless in stopping Chinese militarization activities on disputed islands in the South China Sea, but is committed to a peaceful approach to the dispute, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay ...
- December 17, 2016
Beijing blocks sea for war exercises
China on Monday said it was closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing's claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic ...
- July 19, 2016
Senate to probe Chinese Missiles
The Senate will investigate the reported deployment by China of missiles on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the Spratly archipelago, and press the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to explain how it will respond to ...
- May 7, 2018
FVR mission to focus on tourism, fishing
Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Tuesday said he wanted to focus on points of common interest with China such as tourism and commercial fishing as part of efforts to smooth relations with Beijing roiled by the South China ...
- August 10, 2016
China wants 'de facto' control of sea, says PH
Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Sunday urged the Asean to stop China’s “destabilizing activities” in the South China Sea, warning that Beijing was poised to take “de facto control” of the area. At the ...
- April 27, 2015
China on 'combat patrols' over disputed islands
China’s Air Force sent bombers and fighter jets on “combat patrols” near contested islands in the South China Sea, in a move a senior colonel said was part of an effort to normalize such drills and respond to security ...
- August 7, 2016
DFA protests Chinese Navy Ship's intrusion in PH waters
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Monday said it had summoned Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian after a people's Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) ship illegally entered the Sulu Sea and stayed there ...
- March 15, 2022