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China admits disputed sea buildup
China has "reasonably" expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this year construction projects there including radar facilities covered about 290,000 square meters (29 hectares), according to a new government ...
- December 26, 2017
For PH troops in Spratlys, hope comes wrapped in fresh supplies
In between turquoise waters and rich fishing grounds in the Spratly Islands — a major archipelago in the South China Sea — are nine islands and reefs where Filipino troops stand guard. While their powdery white sands and ...
- July 11, 2022
PH needs to boost 'Agar Agar' production
The Philippines should boost the production of export winner "agar agar" seaweed to create jobs and alternative rural livelihood while generating export receipts of about $200 million yearly. During the Philippine Chamber ...
- December 6, 2021
China 'extremely concerned' by proposed US challenge
China said on Friday it was "extremely concerned" about suggestion from a top US commander that US ships and aircraft should challenge China's claims in the South China Sea by patrolling close to artificial islands it has ...
- September 19, 2015
UN sets July hearing on sea row
The Hague-based United Nations arbitral tribunal announced that the oral hearing on the "jurisdiction and admissibility" of the Philippines' case against China's nine-dash line claim is set for July despite the refusal of ...
- April 24, 2015
Sino boats harvest giant clams, corals
In this uninhabited shoal, you see the most beautiful hues of green and blue in the waters of the West Philippine Sea. Glistening clear water defines the base of the rocks and reefs. At low tide, fishermen actually walk ...
- March 7, 2014
DU30 open to deal in South China Sea
President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, contradicting Foreign Secretary designated Alan Peter Cayetano, who said on ...
- May 17, 2017
Transparency demanded in PH-China deals on WPS projects
Any deal on joint development in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should respect the country’s sovereignty over these waters and recognize that they are part of Philippine territory, Sen. Grace Poe said on Friday. The ...
- April 27, 2019
Du30: PH, China, 'neutral' state to probe hit-and-run
President Rodrigo Duterte has accepted China’s proposal for a joint investigation of the June 9 incident near Recto Bank in the South China Sea where a Chinese trawler rammed and sank a Philippine fishing boat and then ...
- June 23, 2019
Eyewitness at Ayungin: Chinese force, PH grit
China is closely watching this patch of reef, one of the maritime features occupied by the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, as if ready to seize it at the earliest opportunity to establish firm control over that ...
- June 24, 2022