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Benham gets renamed; Beijing sidesteps threat
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order officially renaming Benham Rise to “Philippine Rise” to use the resource-rich territory off the coast of Aurora province. He signed Executive Order 25 on May 16 ...
- May 23, 2017
China seen fortifying shoal off PH coast
Manila expects China to try to build on a reef off the Philippines’ coast, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday, a move he said would be “unacceptable” in the flashpoint waterway. In an interview, Lorenzana said ...
- February 8, 2017
Du30 open to sea exploration with China, Vietnam
President Rodrigo Duterte said Tuesday he was open to exploring the South China Sea’s natural resources with rival claimants China and Vietnam, after securing a “windfall” while in Beijing. Duterte also emphasized he had ...
- May 17, 2017
Sea chase: PH assures Vietnam of fair inquiry
The Philippines on Monday assured Vietnam it will conduct a fair and thorough investigation into the deaths of two Vietnamese fishermen during a sea chase involving the Philippine Navy off the coast of Pangasinan on Saturday. ...
- September 26, 2017
PH wary of China ships on Benham
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday said he has ordered the Navy to send a ship to Benham Rise, an underwater landmass 250 kilometers east of Luzon, to drive away Chinese survey vessels that have been spotted ...
- March 10, 2017