Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "defence craft"
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Aquino blamed for China militarization in SCS
(Manila Standard,June 26, 2018 , on page A2)Malacañang on Monday continued to blame the “militarization” of the South China Sea on former President Benigno Aquino III as it defended President Rodrigo Duterte’s decision to be friendly with China to resolve the dispute ... -
Aussies join naval drill in PH Sea
(Manila Standard,July 24, 2020 , on page A2)In efforts to keep international waters “free and open,” five Australian warships have joined American and Japanese navies in conducting military exercises in the Philippine Sea in a reciprocal show of strength as tensions ... -
Back to the 'boro'
(Manila Standard,November 1, 2016 , on page A4-A5)The “boro,” as Filipino fishermen call it, is back. And hundreds of them have happily returned to their old, rich fishing grounds, coming home with their outrigger boats groaning with the weight of their bountiful catch. ... -
Benham on the rise
(Manila Standard,March 15, 2017 , on page A4-A5)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio explained that the Philippines enjoys sovereign rights but does not have sovereignty over the plateau, which is believed to hold huge amounts of minerals and oil, apart ... -
China builds military-grade runway in West PH Sea
(Manila Standard,April 19, 2018 , on page A4-A5)Aerial photographs show an increase in Chinese military infrastructure in the West Philippine Sea, and as a threat upon our sovereignty it is most alarming. Some of the photos show a military-grade runway and Chinese ... -
China protests US warship near reef
(Manila Standard,August 12, 2017 , on page A2)Beijing voiced displeasure on Friday after a US warship sailed near an artificial island in the disputed South China Sea, an operation that prompted the Chinese navy to warm off the American destroyer. The USS John S. ... -
China pushes sea aggression, uses virus aids as camouflage
(Manila Standard,April 28, 2020 , on page A2)China is using its aid to other countries in the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent pushback in its continuing aggression in the disputed South China Sea, a maritime law expert said Monday. Beijing is also using other claimant ... -
China seals area for war games
(Manila Standard,July 19, 2016 , on page A1-A2)Beijing will close off access to part of the South China Sea for military drills, Chinese officials said Monday, after an international tribunal ruled against its sweeping claims in the waters. An area off the east coast ... -
China ships block PH boats
(Manila Standard,November 19, 2021 , on page A1)The Philippines on Thursday accused Chinese Coast Guard vessels of firing water cannon at boats delivering supplies to Filipino marines in the disputed South China Sea/West Philippine Sea, and told Beijing to "back off." ... -
China to stage sea exercises ahead of ruling
(Manila Standard,July 4, 2016 , on page A1-A2)China will hold military drills in the disputed South China Sea, Chinese officials said Sunday, ahead of an international tribunal ruling over Beijing’s maritime claims in the resource-rich area. The drills will be held ... -
China urged to answer for ecological damage
(Manila Standard,July 3, 2015 , on page A4)Malacañang urged China on Thursday to take responsibility and answer for the impact of its reclamation activities in disputed waters in the West Philippine Sea in line with its agreement with the Association of Southeast ... -
China warns vs cradle of war
(Manila Standard,July 14, 2016 , on page A1-A2)China warned its rivals Wednesday against turning the South China Sea into a "cradle of war" and threatened to establish an air defense zone there, after its claims to the strategically vital waters were declared invalid. ... -
China, US destroyers in close ‘unsafe’ encounters
(Manila Standard,October 3, 2018 , on page A1-A2)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 Monday. ... -
DFA: China wants to be above the law
(Manila Standard,March 1, 2016 , on page A4)The Philippines has been praised by nations around the world, because it is the first country to have dared (under Art. 287 and Annex VII of UNCLOS) to take China to the court. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin ... -
Indonesia beefs up sea patrols amid China spat
(Manila Standard,January 5, 2020 , on page A4)Indonesia is stepping up sea and aerial patrols of islands near the disputed South China Sea, an official said Saturday, following a diplomatic spat over "trespassing" Chinese vessels. Military aircraft and three warships ... -
Japan tells China: No done deal in sea spat
(Manila Standard,June 18, 2015 , on page A1-A2)Japan warned China on Wednesday that its extensive land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea does not make ownership "a done deal" after Beijing announced it had almost finished its controversial island building. ... -
Marcos' intel chief to focus on West PH Sea
(Manila Standard,June 24, 2022 , on page A4)The National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) will focus in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) amid the Philippines’ ongoing territorial dispute with China. “We have to view everything and integrate, harmonize our efforts. ... -
Navy defense ship now ready for deployment
(Manila Standard,July 8, 2022 , on page B2)The Philippine Navy’s offshore patrol vessel BRP Andres Bonifacio (PS-17) is now ready to perform its territorial defense functions while assigned to the Puerto Princesa, Palawan-based Western Command (Wescom). “She is ... -
Our weak stand on China
(Manila Standard,June 4, 2018 , on page A4-A5)Opposition lawmakers are questioning the Philippines’ anemic stand against China’s military buildup in the West Philippine Sea. It appears to the concerned solons that the government’s foreign policy and national security ... -
Panatag Shoal
(Manila Standard,April 1, 2017 , on page A5)To remove the mistrust and suspicion that is obviously being exploited by opposition and their US handlers, maybe an agreement can be sorted out to convert the Panatag Shoal into a free zone where, as it was before, the ...