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Australia will ignore China air defense zone
Australian military aircraft will continue to fly over disputed waters in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea), even if Beijing imposes an air defense identification zone (ADIZ), a top defense official said on Monday. ...
- June 2, 2015
PH files diplomatic protest vs China
The Philippine government has filed a diplomatic protest against China for militarizing the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), Malacañang said on Thursday. Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. made the statement ...
- June 1, 2018
Asean declaration skirts China issue
Southeast Asian leaders are likely to avoid any official mention at their Manila summit this week of an arbitration ruling that had nullified China’s massive claims on the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), according ...
- April 27, 2017
Fish: the overlooked destabilizer in the South China Sea
South China Sea tensions will rise in the long-term as China exhausts its near-shore fisheries and continues to push outward to secure further stocks. In Asia, consumption of fish will increase with population and ...
- February 15, 2016
Why South Korea will stay out of the South China [West PH] Sea
Several countries have been courting an increasingly active Japan to support them in asserting their maritime rights in the South China Sea against China's expanding presence. But South Korea may be slow to follow Japan's ...
- November 10, 2015
Joint oil search with China legal - Palace
Malacañang on Tuesday assured the public that the Philippines’ proposed joint oil and gas exploration with China in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) will stand legal scrutiny.Palace spokesman Salvador Panelo made ...
- November 21, 2018
China will of course merely ignore you
The latest geopolitical development in the tension-filled South China Sea is Beijing’s installation of ballistic missiles launching pads in three atolls in the West Philippine Sea—Zamora, Kagitingan and Panganiban Reefs—all ...
- May 7, 2018
Asean disunity heightens sea tension- experts
The lack of unity among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in stopping China’s continuing construction work in disputed waters is increasing the conflict in the already tense West Philippine Sea ...
- August 9, 2016
PH welcomes US ships in disputed sea
The Philippines on Tuesday welcomed Washington’s plan to send ships near China’s man-made but disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea), noting that it is within the concept of international law. In a ...
- October 14, 2015
Manila to tighten watch on West PH Sea
The Philippines will be able to keep a tighter watch on the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea or WPS) when a satellite launched by a country in Europe kicks off, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon Jr. said ...
- July 24, 2019