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    • China opens lighthouses on 2 PH reefs in Spratlys 

      Calleja, Niña P. (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 sees bilateral deal with new PH President 

      Torres, Estrella (Philippine Daily Inquirer, May 7, 2016, on page A1-A18)
      China is looking forward to a bilateral settlement of the dispute in the South China Sea with new Philippine President, its envoy said on Thursday. Ambassador Zhao Jinhua expressed the hope that the new Philippine leader ...
    • Chinese Navy sets combat drills in South China Sea 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 24, 2018, on page A5)
      China claims most of the South China Sea, a key trade route and home to areas that are believed to hold large quantities of oil and natural gas. Along with China, parts of the South China Sea are subject to competing claims ...
    • Duterte cautioned on sea row remarks 

      Andrade, Jeannette I. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, April 13, 2017, on page A3)
      Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Wednesday cautioned President Duterte about making “spur of the moment statements” that could further encourage China’s expansionist ambitions in the South China Sea. Mr. ...
    • Energy department awaits go-ahead on oil drilling in West Philippine Sea 

      Domingo, Ronnel W. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 14, 2017, on page A10)
      The Department of Energy (DOE) is ready to resume drilling for oil and natural gas on Recto Bank in the West Philippine Sea, but when work will restart is up to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), which suspended the ...
    • Explaining the PH-China sea dispute 

      (Philippine Daily Inquirer, July 16, 2016, on page A1-A15)
      After an international tribunal in The Hague ruled emphatically against China in a maritime dispute with the Philippines, many Chinese state media outlets responded on Wednesday by publishing a map. It showed the South ...
    • Indonesia urges security patrols by ASEAN Countries in parts of South China Sea 

      Malcolm Turnbull (Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 17, 2018, on page A8)
      Indonesia urged Southeast Asian countries to each patrol a part of the disputed South China Sea to improve security, Defense Minister Ryamizard Ryacudu said on Friday. "For the South China Sea, I went around to friends-Asean ...
    • No expansion in disputed sea, China tells PH 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 17, 2017, on page A7)
      China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new "status quo" brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, according to Defense ...