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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
PH fears China will build island on Panatag Shoal
The Philippines expects China to try to build on the Scarborough Shoal, the country's Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday, a move he said would be "unacceptable" in the flash-point waterway. In an interview ...
- February 8, 2017
PH to press code of conduct in South China Sea
The Philippines will push for the completion of the framework for a code of conduct in the South China Sea when it hosts this year’s summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) amid China’s militarization ...
- January 6, 2017
Duterte orders afp to improve military facilities in the Spratlys
President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the military to improve its facilities on the disputed Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Saturday. In particular, Lorenzana said ...
- March 19, 2017
Du30 assailed for ‘defeatist’ stand vs China
Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano on Thursday filed supplementary charges to an impeachment complaint against President Duterte, accusing him of taking a “defeatist stance” by doing nothing to challenge China’s activities on Benham ...
- March 31, 2017
PH to turn Pag-asa into tourist attraction
The government has set aside P1.6 billion to turn the biggest Philippine-held island in the Spratlys into a tourist attraction and marine research center, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Friday. Lorenzana visited ...
- April 22, 2017
PH urged to rethink China ties
The Philippines should rethink relations with China following reports Beijing was planning to build a radar station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales, Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio ...
- March 19, 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