Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "West Philippine Sea"

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    • 2 Japanese warships here for exercise 

      Aurelio, Julie M. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 11, 2015, on page A7)
      Two Japanese warships are in Manila for a port visit and an exercise on Tuesday with the Philippine Navy in the West Philippine Sea. The JS HArusame and JS Amigiri arrived at Manila South Harbor Saturday morning, led by ...

    • 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 ...

    • AFP chief pushes Pinoy structures in West PH Sea 

      Andrade, Jeannette I.; Santos, Tina G. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 23, 2021, on page A3)
      The military’s highest-ranking official on Thursday proposed that the country also start building structures in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) considering China’s apparent disregard for the status quo agreement among states ...

    • AFP, PCG to China Coast Guard: ‘Restrain your forces’ 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 7, 2023, on page A3-A6)
      The Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday denounced the China Coast Guard (CCG) for blocking and using water cannons on Filipino vessels on a resupply mission to one of the country’s ...

    • 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. ...

    • Allies condemn Ayungin incident, stand behind PH 

      Santos, Tina G.; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 7, 2023, on page A1-A6)
      The United States and other countries on Sunday said they stand with the Philippines in the face of the China Coast Guard's (CCG) “dangerous actions” when it fired water cannons at a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) supply ...

    • Another harassment incident recorded in Ayungin Shoal 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 29, 2022, on page A4)
      A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel blocked a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship on its way to BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea in late June, according to ...

    • Aquino slams Cayetano's handling of WPS dispute 

      Reysio-Cruz, Matthew (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A4)
      Former President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday belittled Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano’s conduct with China, telling the country’s top diplomat that his politics should be as “transparent as his hairstyle.” ...

    • 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 ...

    • Asean, China agree on code of conduct at sea framework 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 1, 2017, on page A5)
      Fifteen years after their first joint declaration on the South China Sea disputes, the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and China have agreed to adopt a framework to guide future negotiations for a ...

    • At Panatag Shoal, China asserts power through control and concessions 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 11, 2017, on page A6)
      Far out in the South China Sea, where dark blue meets bright turquoise, a kilometers-long row of fishing boats anchor near Panatag Shoal, backed by a small Coast Guard armada projecting China's power in Asia's most disputed ...

    • 'Balikatan' levels up for PH maritime defense 

      Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 12, 2023, on page A1-A3)
      The Philippines and the United States on Tuesday opened their largest-ever joint military exercises, which will involve rocket bombardment to sink a decommissioned navy ship and simulate the recapture of an island, amid ...

    • Bato has another suspect in WPS boat collision 

      Ramos, Marlon (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 7, 2023, on page A1-A4)
      Talk about having usual suspects. Perhaps one cannot blame this senator for having such instincts; he’s an ex-top cop, after all. Sen. Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa on Friday said China could be behind the recent collision between ...

    • Beijing says its carrier group doing drills in South China Sea 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 3, 2021, on page A7)
      China’s Shandong aircraft carrier task group recently conducted an exercise in the South China Sea, the country’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) said on Sunday. China has repeatedly complained about United States Navy ships ...

    • Beijing to return underwater us Drone 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, December 19, 2016, on page A22)
      US President-elect Donald Trump, who has vowed to take an aggressive approach in dealing with China over its economic and military policies, jumped on the unusual drone seizure with a pair of provocative tweets, accusing ...

    • Beijing: We are keeping peace, tranquility 

      Mangaluz, Jean (Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 7, 2023, on page A4)
      President Marcos on Wednesday directly told Chinese Premier Li Qiang that the Philippines would press on with its claim to the West Philippine Sea, as defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (Unclos). ...

    • Bolinao asks vessel owners to stop spill 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 14, 2013, on page A12)
      The town government of Bolinao, Pangasinan, has asked the owners of the sunken ship, MV Harita Bauxite, to immediately stop the vessel's oil from spilling into the West Philippine Sea to prevent further damaging coastal ...

    • Build outposts, research stations in WPS-Carpio 

      Ramos, Marlon; Mangosing, Frances (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 15, 2022, on page A4)
      Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday suggested building permanent civilian installations at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal and other parts of the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to enforce ...

    • ‘Bullying,’ friendly encounters at Panatag 

      Cardinoza, Gabriel (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 2, 2017, on page A19)
      Fishermen from Infanta town in Pangasinan province said they were bullied into sharing their catch with members of the Chinese Coast Guard during a fishing trip to the disputed Panatag Shoal in the West Philippine Sea. ...

    • Carpio 'fact-checks' Cayetano on sino sea claims 

      Pazzibugan, Dona Z. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 21, 2019, on page A6)
      Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Tuesday countered Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano’s playing down China’s intrusion on Philippine waters in the heavily disputed South China Sea. Saying he was “fact-checking” ...