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Phl hits back at China over sea infra work
The Philippines assailed China yesterday for contesting Manila’s planned repair and maintenance works on some islands in the West Philippine Sea, saying they are “in no way comparable” to the Asian power’s massive reclamation ...
- March 29, 2015
US defense chief to cruise near disputed areas
US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and his Malaysian counterpart will cruise on the USS Theodore Roosevelt today, a US defense official said, for a voyage likely to highlight tension over rival claims in the South China ...
- November 5, 2015
DFA: Phl not threatened by China's recruitment video
Nothing is threatening about the People's Liberation Army recruitment video showing China preparing for war, according to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). If misinterpreted, talk about war preparation could escalate ...
- August 18, 2015
China expanding South China Sea reclamation
Philippine officials accused China of expanding reclamation work in disputed waters of the South China Sea, as the United States again called for restraint in the territorial conflict. Philippine and US officials spoke as ...
- January 23, 2015
Sea rows turning into 'environmental' issue
The Philippines on Sunday said maritime disputes in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) have evolved into an “environmental issue.” During the annual meeting of states that are parties to the United Nations Convention ...
- June 15, 2015
Japan eyes options in maritime dispute
As tension mounts in the South China Sea over the U.S. military’s recent patrol challenging China’s territorial claims there, speculation has centered on what action Japan may take in the region. On Friday, Prime Minister ...
- November 9, 2015
US deploys spy plane in Singapore amid sea row
The United States has deployed a P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore for the first time ever, both countries said, amid simmering regional tensions over Beijing's island-building in the disputed South China Sea. China is ...
- December 9, 2015
Phl protests China's ramming of fishing boats in Panatag
The government protested Wednesday the international ramming of three Philippine fishing boats by a Chinese coast guard vessel on Jan. 29 and the destructive and illegal harvesting of giant clams in Panatag Shoal, also ...
- February 6, 2015
China wants control of disputed sea - PH
The Philippines accused China on Thursday of seeking to take control of nearly the entire West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) with an expansionist agenda dominated by “massive reclamation” works. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- March 27, 2015
Youth groups to embark on 'freedom voyage' in West PhI Sea
Various youth groups in the country are set to converge in Palawan on Nov. 30 to begin a month-long “freedom voyage” to seven islets in the West Philippine Sea occupied by Filipino troops and are being claimed by China. ...
- November 21, 2015