Browsing SunStar Philippines by Place "Spratly Islands"

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    • China denies incursion as 200 ships dock at Phil reef 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, March 23, 2021, on page 14)
      Bad weather prompted more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels to anchor at a reef claimed by the Philippines, Beijing said on Monday (Mar 22), sidestepping accusations from Manila of a move by China's vast South China Sea ...

    • Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud 

      Peralta-Malonzo, Third Anne (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 7)
      The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, June 9, to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the “full-blast” development of the territory in a move ...

    • Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, June 11, 2020, on page 2)
      The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday, June 9, to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the “full-blast” development of the territory in a move ...

    • Philippines protests China’s sea claim, weapon pointing 

      Associated Press (AP) (SunStar Philippines, April 24, 2020, on page 3)
      The Philippines has protested China’s declaration that a Manila-claimed region in the disputed South China Sea is Chinese territory, and its aiming of weapons control radar at a Philippine navy ship, the country’s top ...

    • Philippines, China both assert claims over South China Sea 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, April 29, 2021, on page 3)
      China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin has asserted claims over the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea and asked the Philippines to “stop actions complicating the situation and escalating disputes.” Wenbin ...

    • Philippines, US defense chiefs discuss maritime dispute 

      SunStar Philippines (SunStar Philippines, April 13, 2021, on page 2)
      Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has committed to United States (US) Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III that he will discuss the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with President Rodrigo Duterte. Austin, on the other ...