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China flies 2 commercial jets to man-made island in South China Sea
A pair of Chinese civilian jet airliners landed at a newly created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea in a test to see whether its airstrip was up to standard, state media reported Thursday. The China Daily ...
- January 9, 2016
Lorenzana visits Pagasa Island, announces P1.6-B airfield, port, other projects
Lorenzana said that P1.2 billion will be used to repair the 1.3 kilometer runway of Rancudo Airfield on the island while the P400 million will go to the construction of the port. He said Naval Construction Battalion (Seabees) ...
- April 22, 2017
Benham Rise potential source of energy
The 24-million-hectare Benham Rise undersea plateau east of Luzon has potential methane hydrates that could be a possible source of energy for the Philippines. This assessment was made yesterday by Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian, ...
- March 29, 2017
Japanese carrier drills with British warship heading to contested South China Sea
Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan ...
- September 28, 2018
China denies reports of building on disputed Shoal
China’s Foreign Ministry yesterday denied reports that China will begin preparatory work this year for an environmental monitoring station on disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. China seized the shoal, which ...
- March 23, 2017
China respects PH rights: Survey mulled on Benham Rise to check on resources – Lorenzana
China said it fully respects the Philippines’ rights over the continental shelf in the Benham Rise located northeast of Luzon and vowed not to challenge those rights. This statement was issued after the Philippines sought ...
- March 16, 2017
Trusting China
However since the trust question came after a series of questions related to the West Philippine Sea, I believe that the answers on trust in China were heavily influenced by the answers to these prior queries. Eighty-four ...
- November 26, 2018
Duterte calls for 'restraint, caution' on WPS
The Philippines and China should exercise “restraint and caution” to prevent an escalation of the tension in the South China Sea, President Duterte declared during his recent meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The ...
- April 29, 2019
'Tribunal ruling binding': Obama says arbitral verdict helped clarifyng maritime rights in the region
US President Brack Obama yesterday warned Beijing it could not ignore a tribunal's ruling rejecting its sweeping claims to the South China Sea, driving tensions higher in a territorial row that threatens regional security. ...
- September 9, 2016
PH welcomes int'l recognition of sea dispute with China
The Philippine Mission to the United Nations (UN) welcomed the international community's increasing recognition that developments in the territorial dispute in the South China Sea is a concern of the international community ...
- October 23, 2015