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US coastline to rise 30 cm by 2050
(The Manila Times,February 17, 2022 , on page B7)The US coastline is expected to experience up to a foot (30 centimeters) of sea-level rise by the year 2050 because of climate change, making damaging floods far more common than today, a US government study said Tuesday ... -
US defense chief warns of conflict in disputed sea
(The Manila Times,November 9, 2015 , on page A1-A2)SIMI VALLEY, United States: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned on Saturday (Sunday in Manila) that land reclamation efforts and a military build-up in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) could lead to conflict ... -
US destroyer inflames South China Sea row
(The Manila Times,July 14, 2022 , on page B8)The United States Navy on Wednesday sailed a destroyer close to China-controlled islands in the South China Sea in what Washington said was a patrol aimed at asserting freedom of navigation through the strategic seaway. ... -
US Embassy joins launch of 'ISDApp'
(The Manila Times,February 1, 2021 , on page C4)The US Embassy in the Philippines joined Team iNON (It’s Now or Never) for the launch of ISDApp, a one-of-a-kind community app that will communicate important safety and weather information to fisherfolk who do not have ... -
US Embassy supports Marine Conservation Camp in Coron
(The Manila Times,June 9, 2015 , on page B7)The US Embassy is supporting 30 outstanding youth leaders aged 18 to 23 selected from Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao to attend the culminating Sea and Earth Advocates (SEA) Camp in Coron, Palawan from June 10 to 14. The 10 ... -
US engages China in 'cognitive warfare'
(The Manila Times,April 13, 2021 , on page A1-A2)The United States is engaged in a form of “cognitive warfare” with China in the East and South China Sea, where both countries have deployed aircraft carrier strike groups, the South China Morning Post reported Monday. On ... -
US faces stiff China pushback in S. China Sea: experts
(The Manila Times,January 26, 2017 , on page A6)The US president and his team have made much of their desire to put Beijing in its place, including in the strategically vital waterway, which China claims almost entirely and where it has reclaimed — and fortified — ... -
US finds 'deepest shipwreck' from WW2 off PH
(The Manila Times,June 26, 2022 , on page A1-A2)A US Navy destroyer sunk during World War 2 has been found nearly 7,000 meters (23,000 feet) below sea level off the Philippines, making it the world's deepest shipwreck ever located, an American exploration team said. The ... -
US fooled del Rosario into losing Panatag but he blames, vents his ire on, China
(The Manila Times,June 24, 2019 , on page A1-A9)Perhaps something useful could come out of former foreign secretary Albert del Rosario’s pathetic “look-I-am-bullied” publicity stunt last week to portray China as an Evil Empire, when it refused to allow him into Hong ... -
US Navy carriers resume drills in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,July 18, 2020 , on page A1-A2)Two aircraft carriers of the United States Navy have resumed exercises in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), marking the second time this month they entered the highly contested waters and potentially renewing ... -
US Navy confirms real intent of PH arbitration vs China
(The Manila Times,November 25, 2019 , on page A1-A6)The US Navy last week, in its actions and official statements, in effect revealed what was really one of the real aims of the Philippines’ arbitration suit that President Aquino 3rd and his foreign secretary Albert del ... -
US Navy ship rescues stranded Pinoy fishers at West PH Sea
(The Manila Times,June 29, 2018 , on page A7)Crew of a US Navy missile destroyer recently rescued two distressed Filipino fishermen, whose fishing boat suffered engine malfunction and who ran out of food in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) early this week. ... -
'US not neutral in South China Sea disputes'
(The Manila Times,July 23, 2015 , on page A5)The United States is not neutral when it comes to following international law in the South China Sea and will come down forcefully to ensure that all parties adhere to the rules, Washington’s top diplomat for East Asia ... -
US pledges compensation for Tubbataha Reef
(The Manila Times,February 4, 2013 , on page A3)The US government is prepared to provide “appropriate compensation” to the Tubbataha Reef for the damages caused by the grounding of the USS Guardian there in mid-January. In a statement, the US Embassy in Manila said ... -
US presidents and the West Philippine Sea
(The Manila Times,November 9, 2020 , on page A1-A5)I do not think we should be dependent on auguries at all, considering that it is our exclusive economic zone and our continental shelves that are at stake. Whether the Potus be Trump or Biden, what credibility and ascendancy ... -
US to China: respect intl law of the sea
(The Manila Times,December 21, 2022 , on page A1-A2)The United States on Tuesday said it supports the Philippines' continued calls on China to "respect" the international law of the sea in the South China Sea (SCS) amid the reported swarming of Chinese vessels there. In a ... -
US to keep patrols in South China Sea
(The Manila Times,August 17, 2018 , on page A1-A8)Despite a warning from the Chinese Navy, the United Staes will continue patrolling the South China Sea, (West Philippine Sea), a US Defense official said on Thursday. Randall Schriver, US defense assistant secretary for ... -
US to name warship after Filipino sailor hero
(The Manila Times,May 21, 2022 , on page A1-A3)The United States Navy will name one of its future destroyers after a Filipino sailor who rescued two fellow crewmen when their ship caught fire more than a century ago. In a tweet Thursday, US Secretary of the Navy Carlos ... -
US to PH: We still support you on sea dispute
(The Manila Times,July 17, 2020 , on page A3)United States Ambassador to Manila Sung Kim said Washington stands alongside the Philippines in upholding a rules-based order that ensures sovereign, sustainable and productive access to the South China Sea (West Philippine ... -
US trains Filipinos in underwater CSI, law enforcement
(The Manila Times,July 7, 2022 , on page A7)Twenty-seven representatives from the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) participated in the training for coral reef crime scene investigation ...