Browsing The Manila Times by Place "Lawak Island"

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    • Navy vows more patrols in WPS 

      Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, May 10, 2020, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippine Navy will continue to patrol territorial waters, especially the highly volatile West Philippine Sea (WPS) to provide a reassuring presence to Filipino fishermen. The Navy feels that the patrols are one way ...

    • PH stamps sovereignty over West PH Sea islands 

      Baroña, Franco Jose; Maghanay, Christian Crow; Cueto, Francis Earl (The Manila Times, May 21, 2022, on page A2)
      The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) continues to expand the country's maritime domain awareness in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), this time by establishing command observation posts (COPs) on Likas Island, Lawak Island and ...

    • PH wants review of defense treaty with United States 

      Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, December 21, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines wants to review provisions of its mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States, to expand the 1951 pact’s coverage to the nine islands occupied by Manila at the Kalayaan Island Group (Spratly Islands) ...

    • Sea dispute biggest challenge to PH 

      Reyes, Dempsey (The Manila Times, July 19, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute is the top concern as regards the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, according to the Cabinet’s security cluster. The security cluster made the assessment as ...