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Occupy Spratly isles? too late
Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Friday ridiculed President Rodrigo Duterte’s vow to deploy troops to unoccupied South China Sea islands and reefs claimed by the Philippines, saying nothing was left to grab in those disputed ...
- April 8, 2017
Esperon: PH can't stop China buildup on isles
The government is fully aware that China has nearly completed construction work on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the South China Sea but cannot do anything about it, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said ...
- March 30, 2017
US carrier strike force patrols South China Sea
A US aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flash point under the new US administration. ...
- February 20, 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
At Panatag Shoal, China asserts power through control and concessions
Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a kilometers-long row of fishing boats anchor near Panatag Shoal, backed by a small Coast Guard armada projecting China's power in Asia's most disputed ...
- April 11, 2017
No expansion in disputed sea, China tells PH
China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new "status quo" brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, according to Defense ...
- August 17, 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
Esperon: a ‘win-win’ for PH, China on Panatag
For National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, “it is a win-win” for both the Philippines and China. “But this is not to say that we have dropped our claim,” Esperon said on Monday, referring to Panatag Shoal, a rich ...
- November 1, 2017
CHINA-ASEAN code of conduct nears: rough outline of legally binding code of conduct in the South China Sea drafted, to be presented to foreign ministers for consideration in August
China and the 10 countries that make up the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have agreed on the rough outline of a legally binding code of conduct designed to prevent clashes in the strategic South China Sea, ...
- May 20, 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