Browsing Philippine Daily Inquirer by Subject "defence craft"
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2 Japanese warships here for exercise
(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 ... -
AFP confirms Chinese ship’s ‘hostile intent’
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,April 24, 2020 , on page A1-A4)The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday confirmed an encounter in February between a Chinese warship and a Philippine Navy corvette on the waters of Kalayaan Islands—with the Chinese ship showing “hostile ... -
ASEAN urges restraint in South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 19, 2018 , on page A19)Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), at the end of a three-day meeting in Sydney, also tackled the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar and agreed to work more closely to tackle the growing menace of ... -
Australia boosts PH in South China Sea dispute
(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 ... -
Beijing blocks sea for war exercises
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 19, 2016 , on page A1-A4)China on Monday said it was closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing's claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic ... -
Beijing says it drove away US warship from Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 30, 2022 , on page A9)China's military said on Tuesday it drove away a US guided-missile cruiser that "illegally intruded" into waters near the South China Sea's Spratly Islands, an assertion the US navy disputed. 'The actions of the US military ... -
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 ... -
Britain to send warship to South China sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 28, 2017 , on page A12)Britain plans to send a warship to the disputed South China Sea next year to conduct freedom of navigation exercises, Defense Minister Michael Fallon said on Thursday, a move likely to anger Beijing. Britain would increase ... -
Britain, France to sail warships in disputed South China Sea
(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 ... -
Carpio says Du30 can't compel foreign ships to seek permission
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,August 23, 2019 , on page A8)President Duterte cannot compel foreign ships to ask first for permission before passing through Philippine waters, Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said on Thursday. Carpio said that the United Nations ... -
China begins new construction work on disputed island
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,March 16, 2017 , on page A10)China has started fresh construction work in the disputed South China Sea, new satellite images show, a sign that Beijing is continuing to strengthen its military reach across the vital trade waterway. An image of North ... -
China destroyer nearly rams US warship
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 3, 2018 , on page A1-A12)A Chinese warship sailed within yards of an American destroyer — forcing it to change course — in an “unsafe and unprofessional” encounter as the US vessel was in contested waters in the South China Sea, an official said ... -
China hits us for sail-by near disputed islands in South China Sea
(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 militarizes South China Sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,December 16, 2016 , on page A1-A22)China appears to have installed weapons, including anti-aircraft and anti-missile systems, on all seven of the artificial islands it has built in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported, citing new satellite imagery. ... -
China opens lighthouses on 2 PH reefs in Spratlys
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 11, 2015 , on page A1-A20)China has started operating lighthouses on two reefs in the disputed West Philippine Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday, as tensions in the region mount over Beijing’s maritime ambitions. The two reefs are ... -
China sets up US Navy 'ships' on target range
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,November 9, 2021 , on page A5)China's military has built mockups in the shape of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and other U.S. warships, possibly as training targets, in the desert of Xinjiang, satellite images by Maxar showed on Sunday. These mockups ... -
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 ... -
China urged to prepare for war in disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,July 6, 2016 , on page A15)China should prepare itself for military confrontation in the South China Sea, an influential Chinese paper said on Tuesday, a week ahead of a decision by an international court on a case filed by Manila against Beijing. ... -
China warns US on patrols in disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 16, 2015 , on page A1-A19)BEIJING - Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocation" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US ... -
China warns US on sea patrols in disputed sea
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,October 16, 2015 , on page A1-A19)Chinese media on Thursday slammed the United States for "ceaseless provocations" in the South China Sea and said China's military should be "ready to launch countermeasures." In a rebuff to China on Tuesday, US Defense ...