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    • 300 Chinese ships in WPS 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, May 13, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      From 220 ships that scattered in April amid the Philippines’ Balikatan naval drills with the United States, the Chinese Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) militia now maintains 300 sea vessels within and in proximity to the ...
    • ABS-CBN's reckless WPS news coverage 

      (Daily Tribune, April 18, 2021, on page A5)
      For a broadcast facility that is legally unable to go on the air because it has no legislative franchise to operate, ABS-CBN is still making its presence felt in the country via its continuing newscasts aired mainly through ...
    • AFP plans new structures in WPS 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, April 23, 2021, on page A2)
      Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Cirilito Sobejana on Thursday disclosed that the military is considering building new structures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid China’s insistence that the ...
    • AFP wary vs 'swarming' Chinese vessels 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, December 10, 2022, on page 3)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Western Command disclosed on Friday that it is already taking action following the “swarming” of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea. Authorities confirmed that the vessels, ...
    • Biz group: 'Keep China as a friend' 

      Ayeng, Raffy; Guillang, Michelle (Daily Tribune, July 15, 2021, on page A6)
      A local business group composed of Filipino-Chinese businessmen on Wednesday sought a peaceful, wise and diplomatic solution to the still scorching sea lanes issue that puts a wedge on the Philippines-China relations. The ...
    • Carpio's, Del Rosario's suspicious silence on Sabah 

      (Daily Tribune, July 24, 2022, on page A5)
      During the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, retired Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio and ex-Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario were very vocal in their criticism of the way President Duterte ...
    • China can't make arrests in disputed sea 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, September 10, 2023, on page A2)
      China does not have the “authority or power” to conduct law enforcement operations on waters under the Philippine exclusive economic zone, or EEZ, an official of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea said. ...
    • China envoy pays PCG visit 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, June 3, 2022, on page A1-A6)
      Amid the latest diplomatic protest lobbed by the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) against China over its imposition of a fishing ban extending to the West Philippine Sea (WPS), its envoy to Manila paid the Philippine ...
    • China not ceding joint WPS search 

      Villegas, Gab Humilde; Romero, Maria (Daily Tribune, June 26, 2022, on page A1-A2)
      China will await the incoming administration’s policy regarding joint oil and gas projects in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy “Boy” Locsin Jr. said the Duterte administration had terminated ...
    • China warns off American warship in South China Sea 

      Global Times (Daily Tribune, September 10, 2021, on page B14)
      China’s military warned off Wednesday a US guided missile destroyer that allegedly trespassed into areas adjacent to a Chinese reef in the South China Sea without permission. Naval and aerial forces of the Chinese People’s ...
    • China's coast guard continues patrol around disputed islands 

      Global Times (Daily Tribune, April 27, 2021, on page B13)
      Vessels of the China Coast Guard (CCG) continued patroling the surrounding waters of the disputed Diaoyu Islands Sunday. Analysts said the patrol is China’s way of making it clear to other countries that it will safeguard ...
    • China’s claim over Bajo has no basis — Año 

      Kabagani, Lade Jean (Daily Tribune, February 1, 2024, on page A6)
      National Security Adviser Eduardo Año has emphasized that China’s persistent claims over the waters of Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal) have “no legal basis.” “China’s repeated claims of sovereignty over Bajo de Masinloc ...
    • Chinese demand unacceptable 

      (Daily Tribune, November 29, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      The Ayungin Shoal is a part of the Kalayaan Group of Islands - an integral part of the Philippine. It belongs to us and it is ours to protect and use for the benefit of our people.
    • Chinese vessel overshadowing PCG ship unverified 

      Ayeng, Raffy (Daily Tribune, February 7, 2023, on page A3)
      The Philippine Coast Guard on Monday clarified its report on the alleged overshadowing incident in Mischief reef in the West Philippine Sea purportedly involving two Chinese Coast Guard vessels and two Chinese Maritime ...
    • Coastal defense: The Philippine Marine Corps' newest mission 

      Espiritu, Benjamin (Daily Tribune, May 13, 2021, on page B11)
      “We live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who’s gonna do it?” The above is a quote made by Colonel Nathan Jessup in the movie A Few Good Men. He was talking of US military ...
    • Defending country's border 

      (Daily Tribune, May 3, 2021, on page D24)
      If the Philippine government’s recent actions concerning the country’s territorial dispute are any indication, then the Duterte administration is making its stand known. From merely sending diplomatic protests, the government ...
    • Détente topbills talks 

      (Daily Tribune, April 11, 2024, on page A4)
      Vikram Singh, senior advisor to the Asia Program at the Washington-based US Institute of Peace, said, “We are going to see more joint patrols in the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone, and I think we’re going to see a ...
    • DND denies downplaying China's new coast guard law 

      Roson, John (Daily Tribune, February 13, 2021, on page B16)
      The Department of Defense (DND) on Friday denied speculations that it downplayed the effect of China's new coast guard law on Filipino fishermen. In a statement, Lorenzana took exemption to the statement of Sen. Risa ...
    • DU30, Xi boosting Phl-China ties 

      Blancaflor, MJ (Daily Tribune, April 10, 2022, on page A1-A6)
      President Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to boost the “positive engagements” between Manila and Beijing in terms of trade, infrastructure, and Covid-19 response, while keeping peace in the ...
    • Duterte renews call for harmony in SCS 

      Blancaflor, Mj (Daily Tribune, November 28, 2021, on page A1-A2)
      President Rodrigo Duterte has renewed his call to South China Sea (SCS) claimants to adhere to the rule of law and keep stability in the waterway, saying there can be "real peace if the strong tramples on the weak." Duterte ...