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PH protests Chinese ships in WPS
The Philippines has expressed concern that some 220 vessels, believed to be manned by Chinese maritime militia personnel, were spotted on March 7 in the disputed South China Sea, the latest example of tensions in the crucial ...
- March 22, 2021
PH ramps up monitoring of Chinses vessels
The military has been sending aircraft and ships to monitor the almost 200 Chinese vessels anchored at Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said late Saturday. He also said more ...
- March 29, 2021
China carrier sails amid tensions
Chinese aircraft carrier group conducted exercises near Taiwan as a mighty US naval strike force sailed into the South China Sea for maneuvers. The sailing on Sunday of the the Liaoning, accompanied by five escort ships, ...
- April 7, 2021
DFA chief spews profanity at China over sea row
The Philippines’ top diplomat on Monday demanded in an expletive-laced message on Twitter that China’s vessels get out of the West Philippine Sea, marking the latest exchange in a war of words with Beijing over its activities ...
- May 4, 2021
Duterte to China: Resolve sea row based on int'l law
President Rodrigo Duterte told a senior Chinese official that disputes in the South China Sea must be resolved in accordance with international law and the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos), Malacañang ...
- September 13, 2020
PH slams Chinese ship's dangerous maneuver
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday reported another “close distance maneuvering” by a vessel of the China Coast Guard (CCG) during a patrol in the West Philippine Sea early this month. In a statement the PCG said ...
- March 28, 2022
Expect more joint patrols in South China Sea–US nat’l security adviser
The Philippines, United States, Japan and Australia will conduct more military patrols in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) after their first-ever joint maritime drills involving warships from the four nations in ...
- April 11, 2024
Beijing says its carrier group doing drills in South China Sea
China’s Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea, the country’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Sunday. China has repeatedly complained about United States Navy ships ...
- May 3, 2021
Expert: China has placed 50 ships ahead of PH mission
China has deployed at least 50 maritime militia ships at Panganiban (Mischief) Reef ahead of another mission to resupply Filipino troops on a decrepit World War II-era ship serving as the Philippines’ outpost at the nearby ...
- January 26, 2024
More Chinese warships, maritime militia in WPS
The Philippine Navy has spotted about 15 to 25 warships near Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, some 37 kilometers southeast of Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal where a grounded World War II-era warship serves as a Philippine outpost. ...
- January 31, 2024