Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Place "Zamora Reef"
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Beijing permanently stations rescue ship in spartlys
(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 ... -
China building triangle of bases, warns Carpio
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 2, 2015 , on page A19)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio called on the nation Thursday to make the Philippines’ territorial dispute with China an issue in next year’s national elections as Beijing continued to build a “a ... -
China military again lands plane on PH reef
(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 preps nuke bombers on disputed reefs
(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 warships, planes sighted at PH-claimed reefs since 2017
(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 ... -
Duterte: China has promised to protect PH
(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 ... -
Eyes on WPS: Coast Guard builds command outposts on 3 islands
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 21, 2022 , on page A2)The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has set up command-observation posts (COPs) on three islands in the Kalayaan Island Group in Palawan province, which are expected to improve its maritime domain awareness in the West ... -
From PH rise, Duterte urged to proceed to Panatag, WPS
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 12, 2018 , on page A11)A maritime law expert is urging President Duterte not to make next week’s visit to the Philippine Rise a “sideshow with colorful but empty utterances of protecting sovereignty and sovereign rights.” Jay Batongbacal, director ... -
FVR mission to focus on tourism, fishing
(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
(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
(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 ... -
Holding ground, building hope on Pag-asa Island: (First of two parts)
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 12, 2020 , on page A1-A6)Chinese ships in their line of vision have become part of the daily life of Filipinos who call this speck of land smack in the middle of the South China Sea home. The island’s name means “hope” in the native tongue, and ... -
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'
(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 ... -
Pag-asa gets upgrade amid China objection
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,June 13, 2020 , on page A3)Beijing had tried to stop it, but a long-imagined development plan in the biggest and most strategically important Philippine-held island in the disputed Spratlys is finally taking shape. As the Philippine Air Force C-130 ... -
Pentagon: Row raises demand for US presence
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 2, 2015 , on page A1-A12)Disputes over territory in the South China Sea are causing countries in the region to increase their demand for an American security presence, the US defense chief said on Sunday. A US warship sailed within the territorial ... -
PH outdone by rivals in developing reefs
(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 outgunned in China's island-building frenzy
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 14, 2015 , on page A4)The Armed Forces of the Philippines chief of staff, Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang Jr., looks worried as he surveys the rusted cranes and eroded runway on the tiny island of Pag-asa, now on the front line of a rapidly intensifying ... -
PH ramps up monitoring of Chinses vessels
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 29, 2021 , on page A4)The military has been sending aircraft and ships to monitor the almost 200 Chinese vessels anchored at Julian Felipe Reef in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said late Saturday. He also said more ... -
PH supports US patrols in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 29, 2015 , on page -A17)The Philippines on Wednesday said US patrols in the South China Sea were necessary to check China’s “illegal, unilateral and expansive” claims in the heavily disputed waterway. “The Philippines reiterates its previous ...