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US Navy to launch more sea patrols
The US Navy plans to conduct patrols near China's artificial islands in the South China Sea at least twice every three months to remind Beijing and other countries about US rights under international law, a US defense ...
- November 4, 2015
Scientists alarmed over China’s island building
Equal importance had been given to “construction and protection”, he said, adding China would honour its obligations under the UN conventions on Biological Diversity and International Trade in Endangered Species. One marine ...
- June 26, 2015
Pinoys fear armed conflict with China; Phl peace index down
Eight in 10 Filipinos fear possible armed conflict between the Philippines and China over the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. The level of "worry about ...
- June 19, 2015
‘Mother of Philippine maps’ settles sea dispute with China
It will come as a big surprise for many that, in 1991, the 1734 Murillo Velarde map, now making front-page news, was offered with a starting bid of 10,000 German marks (P186,000) at an auction in Frankfurt! Alerted by ...
- June 15, 2015
Sea row has Australia concerned
The Australian government has expressed concern over china's proclamation activities in south china sea and the resulting rise of tension in the region, said top diplomat in the Philippines. speaking to reporters on Thursday, ...
- April 17, 2015
Japan spy plane circles disputed waters
A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea yesterday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, ...
- June 24, 2015
Ph eyes protest vs Beijing
The Philippines plans to file another diplomatic protest against China's reclamation activities that have destroyed close to 300 acres of coral reef in the South China Sea, an official said Tuesday. "We are looking into ...
- April 15, 2015
Destructive China reclamation hit
Citing a study of the United Nations Environment Program, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday said China's massive reclamation activities in the South China Sea have destroyed 300 acres of coral reefs systems, ...
- April 14, 2015
China builds ports, helipads on Spratly islands
China’s reef reclamation and development projects in the disputed Spratly islands in the West Philippine Sea last year have progressed by leaps and bounds, and security officials expect them to be turned into man-made ...
- January 12, 2015
China to US: Pacific Ocean big enough for us
China's ties with United States remain stable, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, as he sought to defuse tension over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has raised fears of confrontation between ...
- May 18, 2015