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No need to worry, Palace tells China
Malacañang has assured Beijing of Manila’s commitment to enhance bilateral ties after the latter raised concern over President Rodrigo Duterte’s order for the military to “occupy” islands in the South China Sea. “The ...
- April 9, 2017
Manila, Beijing soft pedal on Sino vessels in WP Sea
Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jinhua and Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday downplayed the supposed presence of Chinese vessels in the West Philippines Sea as disclosed by Magdalo Party-List Rep. Gary ...
- October 6, 2017
Vietnam slams China over its drills in South China Sea
Vietnam has delivered a sharp rebuke to China over its military drills in the South China Sea, the second such warning in a week as the tensions rise between the countries over the disputed waterway. China and Vietnam have ...
- September 7, 2017
PH may sue China for war threat
President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday said that he would “wait for better times” to raise the issue of oil extraction and the arbitration ruling in disputed waters “when heads are cooler,” even as Supreme Court Associate ...
- May 21, 2017
Sea code of conduct seen in August
The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is optimistic that it can complete a working framework for a Code of Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea with Beijing by August, the Foreign Affairs Department ...
- May 3, 2017
China told to explain Scarborough radar plan
Foreign Affairs on Wednesday confirmed it has filed another note verbale against China asking it to explain its plan to install a radar station in the resource-rich Panatag or Scarborough Shoal. Foreign Affairs spokesman ...
- March 23, 2017
US reacts to China dare sends warships
A US aircraft carrier strike group is patrolling in the South China Sea, the US Navy said Saturday, days after Beijing told Washington not to challenge its sovereignty in the waterway. China asserts ownership of almost all ...
- February 20, 2017
DU30 asserts sea claims: orders troops to take control of islets, reefs
President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday ordered the military to fortify the country’s controlled islands in the South China Sea in a bid to strengthen Philippine claims over the disputed territories. Duterte said he was ...
- April 7, 2017
China: Islands 'reasonably' expanded
China admitted expanding its islands in the disputed South China Sea, with continued construction in the challenged islands covering about 290,000 square meters or 29 hectares this year alone, state paper People’s Daily ...
- December 26, 2017
Vietnam upgrades areas in disputed sea-analyst
As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies. Images taken by DigitalGlobe satellites in ...
- December 19, 2017