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No dispute with Manila over Benham Rise-Beijing
China and the Philippines do not and will not have a dispute over Benham Rise, China’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, referring to a vast area the United Nations has declared to be part of the Philippines' continental ...
- March 24, 2017
DU30 wants 'structures' built on Benham Rise
President Duterte has ordered the Philippine Navy to put up “structures” to assert the country’s sovereignty over an underwater landmass 250 kilometers off the east coast of Luzon that a Chinese survey ship visited for six ...
- March 15, 2017
Duterte set to maintain geopolitical balance in disputed sea
President Duterte on Monday said his order to the military to reinforce islands in the South China Sea controlled by the Philippines was to maintain the geopolitical balance, and assured China that no “offensive weapons” ...
- April 11, 2017
De Venecia calls for PH-China-Vietnam exploration, development in Spratlys
Philippine special envoy Jose de Venecia Jr. on Sunday called for joint exploration and development in the Spratly Islands as lawmakers at home cautioned the administration of President Duterte against entering into such ...
- May 15, 2017
PH troubled by China arms buildup in Spratlys
China’s recent installation of weapons on artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea was “very troubling,” Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, after Manila quietly protested Beijing’s activities. ...
- January 18, 2017
China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...
- May 18, 2017