Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Kagitingan Reef"

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    • Alejano: Palace virtually surrendered PH claim to Kagitingan 

      Yap, DJ (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 2, 2019, on page A7)
      By “thanking” China for establishing a rescue center on Kagitingan Reef, Malacañang has virtually surrendered the Philippines’ claim to the disputed feature in the Spratly archipelago, according to Magdalo Rep. Gary Alejano. ...

    • Beijing permanently stations rescue ship in spartlys 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Avendaño, Christine O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A6)
      China is stationing a search and rescue ship on its man-made island on Philippine-claimed Zamora Reef in the Spratly archipelago, in a “gray zone tactic” to assert its ownership of the disputed feature in the South China ...

    • Britain, France to sail warships in disputed South China Sea 

      South China Morning Post; The Telegraph; Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 5, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Britain and France are sailing warships through the South China Sea this year to challenge China's militarization of the hotly contested waterway, their defense ministers said on Sunday. The British and French defense ...

    • Cayetano Defends Granting China Research Access to Benham Rise 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, January 14, 2018, on page A6)
      Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano has defended the Duterte administration’s move allowing China to conduct marine research in Benham Rise off eastern Luzon, indicating that the grant of permission did not break any ...

    • China military again lands plane on PH reef 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2018, on page A1-A12)
      Malacañang need no more wait to acquire technology to verify and protest China’s violation of the Philippines’ sovereignty in the Spratly archipelago. Satellite imagery has shown the first confirmed landing by China of a ...

    • China military planes land on PH reef 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 18, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Two Chinese military transport planes have been photographed on Panganiban Reef, marking the first reported presence of this type of aircraft in Philippine territory in the South China Sea and raising the prospect that ...

    • China preps nuke bombers on disputed reefs 

      Mangosing, Frances; Avendaño, Christine O.; Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 20, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines has come within easy reach of China’s top-ofthe-line nuclear strike-capable bomber after the Chinese military demonstrated that it could operate from its artificial islands in the South China Sea, according ...

    • China tried to 'physically expel' PH 

      Dizon, Nikko (Philippine Daily Inquirer, November 28, 2015, on page A1-A15)
      China's blocking of Philippine ships bringing supplies to Filipino soldiers stationed at Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) was a deliberate move to “physically expel” the Philippines and its people from the disputed areas ...

    • China warships, planes sighted at PH-claimed reefs since 2017 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 15, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Chinese warships and aircraft have been frequenting Philippine territory in the Spratly archipelago since 2017, indicating a steady pace of development toward “operational status” of Beijing’s military bases in the hotly ...

    • DFA studying move on China monument 

      Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 26, 2018, on page A2)
      Malacañang has opted to say little for now about China’s recent activities in the South China Sea, including its erection of a monument on Kagitingan Reef and landing military planes on another reef within the Philippines’ ...

    • Duterte: China has promised to protect PH 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2018, on page A19)
      China has assured the Philippines that it will come to its aid in the event of external threats, according to President Duterte. "China said, 'We will protect you. We will not allow the Philippines to be destroyed. We are ...

    • Esperon: PH can't stop China buildup on isles 

      Avendaño, Christine (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 30, 2017, on page A2)
      The government is fully aware that China has nearly completed construction work on three Philippine-claimed reefs in the South China Sea but cannot do anything about it, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said ...

    • FVR mission to focus on tourism, fishing 

      Associated Press (AP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 10, 2016, on page A13)
      Former President Fidel V. Ramos on Tuesday said he wanted to focus on points of common interest with China such as tourism and commercial fishing as part of efforts to smooth relations with Beijing roiled by the South China ...

    • Golez: China building defense triangle at sea 

      Cabacungan, Gil C. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 14, 2015, on page A12)
      China's incursion into disputed islands in the South China Sea is part of a triangle aimed at expanding its military influence close to the US trust territory of Guam in the Western Pacific, former National Security Adviser ...

    • Hanoi to Beijing: Pull out missiles 

      Mangosing, Frances G.; Salaverria, Leila B. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 10, 2018, on page A1-A6)
      Vietnam has requested China to withdraw its weapons from disputed territory in the South China Sea, while security experts have urged the Philippine government to upgrade the country’s defenses in the Spratly archipelago ...

    • Lack of resolve 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 10, 2018, on page A12)
      President Duterte has a standard response to critics who point out that despite the government’s deferential stance toward China, it has virtually taken over several reefs and islets within the Philippines’ exclusive ...

    • 'Most Pinoys reject Rody's WPS policy' 

      Inquirer Research (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 12, 2019, on page A6)
      There is a growing clamor for the government to resolve the territorial conflict in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), with an overwhelming support among Filipinos for seizing back Philippine reefs occupied by China, results ...

    • PH giving china "too much; says up prof 

      Enano, Jhesset (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 18, 2018, on page A1-A2)
      The Philippines has given “too much, too early and too soon” in seeking rapprochement with China and may end up with the short end of the stick, a maritime law expert warned on Saturday. “We are trading away too much, too ...

    • PH outdone by rivals in developing reefs 

      Mangosing, Frances G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 8, 2018, on page A1-A5)
      As China steps up the transformation of seven reefs in the Spratly archipelago into sprawling military outposts, other claimants have also strengthened their stakes in the South China Sea, except the Philippines, which has ...

    • PH protests China’s 2 ‘new’ districts in South China Sea 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 1, 2020, on page A9)
      The Philippines does not recognize China’s self-declared administrative districts in the disputed South China Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Thursday. Speaking for the first time on the diplomatic ...