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    • 3rd Sino airstrip rising on PH reef 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 16, 2015, on page A1-A19)
      The photographs taken for the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank on Sept. 8 show the construction of an airstrip on Panganiban Reef (Mischief Reef), one of several artificial ...
    • Arbitral court member has advice to PH, China 

      Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 24, 2021, on page A3-A5)
      A member of the five-man Permanent Court of Arbitration that handed down the decision in favor of the Philippines against China’s sweeping claims to the South China Sea and the West Philippine Sea has urged countries in ...
    • Australia boosts PH in South China Sea dispute 

      Doronila, Amando (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 29, 2016, on page A17)
      The international arbitration case filed by the Philippines over disputed territories in the South China Sea received timely diplomatic support from Australia on Tuesday, when Foreign Minister Julie Bishop declared that ...
    • Bloodless 'military' victory possible in South China Sea 

      Bautista, Faith; Lim, Jeff Nino (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2016, on page A12)
      Since Spain first conquered the Philippines 495 years ago, this country’s destiny has too often been determined by great foreign powers. However, then President Benigno Aquino III’s suit at the Permanent Court of Arbitration ...
    • Carpio thankful Locsin cleared Du30 gab on arbitral ruling 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 14, 2019, on page A1-A11)
      China could have held President Rodrigo Duterte to his “unilateral declaration” to set aside the Philippines’ 2016 victory at the international arbitral tribunal were it not for Foreign Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr.’s timely ...
    • Carpio: China's sea claims 'fake news of the century' 

      Lacorte, Germelina (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 25, 2019, on page A5)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio described China’s claim that the West Philippine Sea was part of its historical territory as “fake news of the century and a gigantic fraud of the human race” that ...
    • Carpio: Duterte-Xi fishing deal unconstitutional and lopsided 

      Aning, Jerome; Aurelio, Julie M.; Chiu, Patricia Denise M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 6, 2019, on page A5)
      The agreement between President Duterte and China’s President Xi Jinping allowing Chinese fishermen into the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) is not only unconstitutional but also lopsided and could lead to a rapid ...
    • China 'extremely concerned' by proposed US challenge 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 19, 2015, on page A16)
      China said on Friday it was "extremely concerned" about suggestion from a top US commander that US ships and aircraft should challenge China's claims in the South China Sea by patrolling close to artificial islands it has ...
    • China assures PH of Panatag access 

      DJ, Yap (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 21, 2016, on page A1-A24)
      Meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leader's Summit here, Chinese President Xi Jinping has assured President Duterte that Filipinos would continue to enjoy free access to traditional fishing ...
    • China backs joint oil drilling with Philippines in disputed sea 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Tubeza, Philip C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 26, 2017, on page A8)
      Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said that he supported the idea of joint energy exploration with the Philippines in the heavily disputed South China Sea, warning that unilateral action could cause problems and ...
    • China faces consequences for intimidation, US warns 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 3, 2018, on page A1-A13)
      US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says China’s placement of weapons systems on man-made islands in the South China Sea is designed to intimidate and coerce other countries in the region. Laying out a sharp criticism of ...
    • China hits us for sail-by near disputed islands in South China Sea 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 2, 2018, on page 10)
      China on Friday scolded the United States for sending naval vessels close to disputed islands in the South China Sea where Beijing has built military installations. The United States and its allies periodically send planes ...
    • China may allow Filipinos to fish in Panatag 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 19, 2016, on page A19)
      China will consider giving Filipino fishermen conditional access to disputed waters in the South China Sea after the leaders of the two countries meet in Beijing this week, two Chinese sources with ties to the leadership ...
    • China offers aquaculture, but fishers won’t bite 

      Macatuno, Allan (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 14, 2016, on page A20)
      The head of a fisherman’s group here likened to a “lollipop” being offered to appease a crying child a Chinese government offer to bring fish-growing technology to local fishermen displaced by a territorial row over ...
    • China president talks tough ahead of UN tribunal ruling 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 2, 2016, on page A1-A15)
      China will never compromise on sovereignty, President Xi Jinping said Friday ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing's maritime claims, as he marked the Communist Party's 95th anniversary. "No foreign ...
    • China to start building on reclaimed land reclaimed from disputed sea 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 17, 2015, on page A1-A8)
      First the horizontal development, now the vertical development. The foreign ministry on Tuesday said China would complete within days its land reclamation projects on disputed areas in the South China Sea in an apparent ...
    • Chinese ships still guarding Panatag 

      Quimundo, Tarra; Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 31, 2016, on page A19)
      Aerial surveillance shows Chinese Coast Guard ships are still guarding the disputed Scarborough Shoal, but Filipinos are seen fishing there “unmolested” for the first time in years, according to Defense Secretary Delfin ...
    • Defense chief on Chinese ships: Why the secrecy? 

      Ramos, Christia Marie; Aurelio, Julie M.; Gascon, Melvin (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2019, on page A1-A2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has stepped up criticism on Chinese ships sailing unannounced into Philippine waters, in what may be taken as a signal of souring relations between the Philippines and China despite ...
    • Del Rosario: No need to set aside arbitral win for PH- China deal 

      Pazzibugan, Doan Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 13, 2019, on page A10)
      Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday said the government should “put into reality” President Rodrigo Duterte’s assertion in the United Nations that the Philippines will not compromise its arbitral victory ...
    • Del Rosario: Raise PH victory vs China to global community 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z.; Aurelio, Julie M.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 15, 2020, on page A3)
      The Philippines must raise to the global community its landmark victory against China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea, former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said on Tuesday. Del Rosario led the Philippine ...