Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "defence craft"
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PH hits China bid to build nuke arms in WPS
(Manila Standard,August 28, 2018 , on page A3)Department of National Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on China’s plan to deploy nuclear weapons in South China Sea, also known as the West Philippine Sea, a dispute territory among China, Philippines and at least ... -
PH told not to give up terrorial claim vs China
(Manila Standard,April 13, 2018 , on page A2)China has told the Philippine government not to give up its claim to the disputed South China Sea but simply asked it to put some order on how to discuss that claim so the two countries could pursue a joint oil and gas ... -
PH, China firm hold talks on joint oil hunt in SC Sea
(Manila Standard,March 2, 2018 , on page A2-A1)The Philippines said Thursday it is in talks with a Chinese state firm for joint South China Sea energy resource exploration and extraction, in a proposed deal described by President Rodrigo Duterte as akin to “co-ownership” ... -
Rody: No soldier will set out for suicide mission vs China
(Manila Standard,June 7, 2018 , on page A2)President Rodrigo Duterte said Wednesday he was not aware of the incident in which the Chinese navy harassed Filipino troops who were on a mission to bring supplies to the Filipino soldiers guarding a rusting ship at the ... -
Trump on North Korean threat
(Manila Standard,February 2, 2018 , on page A4)United States President Donal Trump, in his first State of the Union Address before a joint session of Congress, painted a picture of social, economic and political progress in his first year in power. Trump appealed for ... -
Tubbataha Group tells Us Embassy: Pay for coral damages
(Manila Standard,January 9, 2014 , on page A3)In its continuing quest to seek settlement for damages caused on more than 2,000 square meters of corals in the Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park by the USS Guardian, Tubbataha Management Office(TMO) top executive Angelique ... -
US defies China's warning on WPS dispute
(Manila Standard,May 4, 2018 , on page A3)There’s no stopping the United States from conducting freedom of navigation operations in the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim said the US is concerned over China’s ... -
US reacts to China dare sends warships
(Manila Standard,February 20, 2017 , on page A1)A US aircraft carrier strike group is patrolling in the South China Sea, the US Navy said Saturday, days after Beijing told Washington not to challenge its sovereignty in the waterway. China asserts ownership of almost all ... -
US vows to be 'more assertive' in responding to sea violations
(Manila Standard,December 19, 2020 , on page A1-A2)The US military warned Thursday (Friday in Manila) its warships would be “more assertive” in responding to violations of international law, citing in particular Beijing, which it said had expansionist ambitions in the South ... -
US warship found deep under PH Sea
(Manila Standard,April 5, 2021 , on page A1-A2)A US navy destroyer sunk during World War II and lying nearly 6,500 meters below sea level off the Philippines has been reached in the world's deepest shipwreck dive, an American exploration team said. A crewed submersible ... -
US warship sails past Spratlys, angering China
(Manila Standard,December 24, 2020 , on page A3)An American warship sailed through waters off the contested Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Thursday, in the latest challenge to Beijing’s sweeping territorial claims in the region. Guided-missile destroyer USS ... -
US warship sails through China-held isle
(Manila Standard,September 15, 2019 , on page A1-A2)The US Navy said one of its destroyers had sailed close to the Chinese-controlled Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Friday, asserting international freedom of navigation rights in the contested waters. The USS Wayne ... -
US warship sets mission in disputed sea
(Manila Standard,February 16, 2018 , on page A1)With a deafening roar, the fighter jets catapulted off the US aircraft carrier and soared above the disputed South China Sea, as its admiral vowed that the ship’s presence was proof America still had regional clout. “US ... -
US warship tests ‘freedom’ at sea
(Manila Standard,May 1, 2020 , on page A1-A2)A US Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed through waters near the Paracel islands in the South China Sea, challenging China’s claim to the area, the Navy has said. The USS Barry undertook the so-called “freedom of navigation ... -
US, China warships in near clash
(Manila Standard,May 30, 2018 , on page A4-A5)A not so prominently played up news item was a near clash between Chinese and American warships in the South China Sea last Monday. First reported by the New Times and confirmed by the Chinese foreign ministry was an ... -
Vietnam upgrades areas in disputed sea-analyst
(Manila Standard,December 19, 2017 , on page A1-A2)As China continues to transform disputed territory in the South China Sea into features capable of sustaining air and naval bases, Vietnam is also upgrading areas it occupies. Images taken by DigitalGlobe satellites in ...