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Urban planner cites pros, cons of Manila Bay reclamation project
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 16, 2013 , on page B3)Members of social media have banded together to protest the Manila Bay Reclamation project. Lately, Facebook petition sites called “S.O.S. Manila Bay: Save our Sunset!” and “No to Reclamation of Manila Bay” have surfaced. ... -
Urgently needed: SCS Code of Conduct
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 1, 2020 , on page A9)The South China Sea has not been spared the nail-biting tension of 2020. As claimant states are preoccupied with efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous worrying incidents have occurred within the maritime territory, ... -
US admiral joins surveillance flight over West Philippine Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 21, 2015 , on page A1-A6)A top US Navy admiral said he joined a routine surveillance flight over the disputed South China Sea on Saturday and that the United States was committed to freedom of navigation in the region. Adm. Scott Swift, commander ... -
US backs PH amid China's new incursion in West PH Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 30, 2021 , on page A3)The US government reiterated on Monday that it stands by the Philippines amid the latest incursion of China in the West Philippine Sea. “The United States stands with our ally, the Philippines, in the face of the PRC’s ... -
US carrier strike force patrols South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,February 20, 2017 , on page A10)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. ... -
US challenges 19 nations' excessive maritime claims
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2021 , on page A9)The US defense department has cited China, Malaysia, Taiwan and Vietnam as among the 19 countries with “excessive maritime claims” that “if left unchallenged … could permanently infringe upon the freedom of the seas enjoyed ... -
US Coast Guard: Broadcastings of Chinese fishing vessels in South Pacific legal
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 11, 2024 , on page A2)The US Coast Guard has rejected comments by a Chinese diplomat that its recent boardings of Chinese fishing boats in the Pacific Islands alongside local police are illegal, saying the joint patrols are at the behest of ... -
US criticizes China military drills in Paracels
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 4, 2020 , on page A9)The Pentagon said Thursday it was “concerned” about Chinese military exercises around a disputed archipelago in the South China Sea, noting the maneuvers will “further destabilize” the region. China on Friday rejected the ... -
US defense chief seeks less contentious visit with Chinese
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 26, 2018 , on page A8)Defense Secretary Jim Mattis laid out plans for a less contentious, more open dialogue with Chinese leaders as he travels to Asia, less than a month after he slammed Beijing at an international conference for its militarization ... -
US defense exec to PH: We’ll be your 'good ally' in disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 18, 2018 , on page A6)The United States will be “a good ally” to the Philippines in responding to territorial conflicts in the South China Sea, a US defense official said. Randall Schriver, assistant secretary of defense for Asian and Pacific ... -
US destroyers sail close to Sino-held reefs
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 8, 2016 , on page A1-A14)US destroyers have sailed close to Chinese-held reefs and islands in the disputed South China Sea in recent weeks, US naval officials said on Thursday, patrols likely to fuel tensions ahead of an international court's ... -
US fears Chinese buildup on Panatag
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2016 , on page A1-A9)The United States has seen Chinese activity around a reef only 200 kilometers off Zambales province that China seized from the Philippines nearly four years ago, that could be a precursor to more land reclamation in the ... -
US general: we can take down China's islands
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 2, 2018 , on page A5)The United States “has had lot of experience” in “taking down small islands” in the Pacific region, a senior US military official said on Thursday as the Pentagon ratcheted up rhetoric over China’s militarization of islands ... -
US has not paid tubbataha fine
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 3, 2014 , on page A1-A13)Almost a year after an American warship ran aground on an atoll of the Tubbataha Reefs in the Sulu Sea, the US government has yet to pay the fine imposed by the Philippines for the damage to the environment. The Department ... -
US Marines to integrate Asia-Pacific forces
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 15, 2015 , on page A20)The U.S. Marine Corps is bringing together foreign commanders from amphibious forces deployed mostly in the Asia-Pacific for a conference aimed at taking steps to integrate operations, with China excluded from the event, ... -
US mega drought makes boating rough on Lake Mead
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 20, 2022 , on page B3)In the 15 years since Adam Dailey began boating on Lake Mead, the shoreline has receded hundreds of meters, the result of more than two decades of punishing drought that is drying out the western United States. Launch spots ... -
US military ships may patrol disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 14, 2015 , on page A1-A4)The Pentagon is considering sending US military aircraft and ships to assert freedom of navigation around rapidly growing Chinese-made artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, a US official said on Tuesday. US ... -
'US must act if China moves on reef'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 21, 2016 , on page A2)President Aquino said the United States would be obligated to take military action in the South China Sea if China moved to reclaim a hotly contested reef directly off the Philippines. Mr. Aquino said he had no indication ... -
'US must pay more for reef damage'
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,January 5, 2014 , on page A2)It’s all right if the United States has not yet paid the P58.3-million fine slapped on it by the Philippines for messing up the Tubbataha Reefs this time last year, because it has to pay more, a Filipino lawyer said on ... -
US Navy to launch more sea patrols
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 4, 2015 , on page A1-A19)The US Navy plans to conduct patrols near China's artificial islands in the South China Sea at least twice every three months to remind Beijing and other countries about US rights under international law, a US defense ...