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China 'twisting' story: DND
The Department of National Defense yesterday said China is "concocting stories" by claiming that the Philippines is doing construction work in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) and told the Asian giant to tear down ...
- May 7, 2015
China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
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 ...
- May 18, 2017
China putting up new structures in Spratlys; it's ours, says Beijing
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 ...
- May 15, 2014
China admits reclamation at Spratly
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. ...
- February 27, 2015
Stop China's advance in Spratlys, DND urges
Defense spokesman Peter Paul Galvez yesterday called for more international pressure to stop China's reclamation and stop construction works in the South China Sea as the Asian power rolled out more details on what it is ...
- June 18, 2015
China accuses PH of 'provocation'
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 ...
- May 6, 2015
Scientists alarmed over China island in disputed sea
Concern is mounting among some scientists that China’s reclamation work in the disputed Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea has done severe harm to one of the most important coral reef systems in Southeast Asia. ...
- July 7, 2015
China condemns US for S. China Sea freedom of navigation operation
China expressed anger on Tuesday after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it resolutely opposed an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. Beijing ...
- October 3, 2018
Note verbale sent to China, says Yasay
Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr. yesterday said the Philippines has filed sent diplomatic notes to China to seek clarification on several issues, including the installation of anti-aircraft and anti-missile ...
- January 18, 2017
How Beijing is winning in the South China Sea
Earlier last March, the USS Carl Vinson became the first American aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam since the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Coming alongside the news that a record 23 nations from Southeast Asia and beyond ...
- April 2, 2018