Browsing Malaya by Subject "land reclamation"
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Arroyo blames Aquino for Chinese activity in SCS
(Malaya,April 21, 2017 , on page B1-B6)Rep. Gloria Arroyo (Lakas-CMD, Pampanga) yesterday said China’s island-building in the West Philippine Sea or South China Sea (SCS) did not happen during her administration but during the time of her successor, Benigno S. ... -
Carpio: China can't use force vs PH arbitral petition
(Malaya,June 26, 2015 , on page B6)Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio yesterday dismissed the warning of UP Law professor Harry Roque that China might resort to military and law enforcement activities if the Philippines asked for the ... -
China accuses PH of 'provocation'
(Malaya,May 6, 2015 , on page B6)China has accused the Philippines of violating a 13-year-old informal code of conduct in the South China Sea with its building work on disputed islets, firing back again after repeated criticism of China's own construction ... -
China admits reclamation at Spratly
(Malaya,February 27, 2015 , on page B6)China is conducting "large scale" land reclamation and construction on a reef in the disputed Spratly Islands, state-backed media reported on Thursday, in an unusual acknowledgment of its controversial work in the region. ... -
China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
(Malaya,May 18, 2017 , on page B6)China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to state-run Defense Times newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military ... -
China putting up new structures in Spratlys; it's ours, says Beijing
(Malaya,May 15, 2014 , on page A13-B6)The Department of National Defense yesterday said China has been putting new structures at Johnson South Reef or Mabini Reef in the Spratlys. It is known by the Chinese as Chigua. This activity contravenes the spirit of ... -
China reclamation leaves $100M in destroyed reefs
(Malaya,April 14, 2015 , on page B1-B6)The Philippines yesterday strongly called on China to stop its reclamation of the Mischief Reef in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) because it has destroyed 300 acres of coral reef system, which resulted to economic ... -
China to US: Pacific Ocean big enough for us
(Malaya,May 18, 2015 , on page B1)China's ties with United States remain stable, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday, as he sought to defuse tension over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea that has raised fears of confrontation between ... -
DFA photos shows Sino building up reef on PH waters
(Philippine Daily Inquirer,May 16, 2014 , on page A19)China's reclamation of land on Mabini Reef (Johnson South Reef) in the West Philippine Sea is a progressive undertaking and is likely for military use, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday. Military ... -
DFA: no Asean member pushed China issue
(Malaya,May 3, 2017 , on page B1-B6)None of the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) “strongly pushed” for the inclusion of the issue of China’s massive reclamation and militarization activities in the South China during the recently ... -
Duterte: dialogue only way to deal with Beijing
(Malaya,April 28, 2017 , on page B1-B6)President Duterte yesterday said he would not mention the ruling of the arbitral court on the South China Sea dispute when he addresses leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (Asean) on Saturday. He said it ... -
McCain blasts lack of US patrols in South China Sea
(Malaya,January 6, 2016 , on page B5)The chairman of the influential U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Monday criticized the Obama administration for delaying further “freedom of navigation” patrols within 12 nautical miles of islands built by China in ... -
PH awaits decision on sea dispute
(Malaya,December 2, 2015 , on page B1-B6)Deputy presidential spokeswoman Abigail Valte, in a Statement, said Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario summarized the salient points of the arguments presented by the Philippine legal team to the first and second ... -
PH docu on South China Sea angers China
(Malaya,June 30, 2015 , on page B6)China yesterday accused the Philippines of spreading misinformation and “creating the illusion of the victim” in their dispute over the South China Sea after Manila aired a three-part documentary defending its position. ... -
PH doing reclamation at WPS, says think tank
(Malaya,February 8, 2019 , on page B1-B3)Washington-based think tank Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI) yesterday said the Philippines is not just building a beaching ramp but is also reclaiming land at the Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In ... -
PH draws ire of Beijing over Spratlys
(Malaya,April 28, 2015 , on page B1)Southeast Asian leaders edged closer to open criticism of China's land reclamation in the disputed South China Sea at a regional summit on Monday, as the Philippines drew the ire of Beijing which called its objections to ... -
The Philippines turns to lawfare in the South China Sea
(Malaya,September 8, 2015 , on page B5)Two and a half years ago, the Philippines took an unprecedented step to shake up the territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea. That was when it brought its case into the halls of the Peace Palace, the home of ... -
Photos reveal stages of China reclamation at reef
(The Philippine Star,May 16, 2014 , on page 10)The Philippines released yesterday several photographs showing different stages of reclamation work being done by the Chinese on Mabini (Johnson South) Reef, apparently in preparation for construction of an airstrip. In a ... -
Reclaiming a little bit of Manila Bay
(Malaya,February 6, 2013 , on page B4-B5)Is a partial reclamation of Manila Bay a bad idea? Will it worsen the yearly floods and the high tides from the sea that bring floods to Manila? Not according to architect and urban planner Felino "Jun" Palafox Jr. In fact, ... -
Reclamation blues
(Malaya,February 13, 2019 , on page B4)A top official of the Philippine Reclamation Authority (PRA) told a hearing of the House of Representatives that the agency is currently processing 22 reclamation project in Manila Bay, three of which are nearing approval. ...