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Navy to increase visibility in disputed West Philippine Sea
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Cirilito Sobejana said they will increase visibility of naval assets in the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) to ensure the safety and security of Filipino ...
- February 11, 2021
Xi claimed Carpio, del Rosario 'gifted' China PH islands: Duterte
Chinese President Xi Jinping said former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario practically gave Philippine islands as a “gift” to China, President Rodrigo Duterte ...
- May 6, 2021
Philippines protests Chinese maritime militia ships in WPS
(Updated) Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said he has filed a diplomatic protest with China over the presence of around 220 Chinese vessels believed to be manned by maritime militia in the West Philippine Sea ...
- March 23, 2021
Supplies reach troops in Ayungin Shoal
The Philippine supply vessels have already reached the Filipino troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Tuesday, November 23, 2021. "Dumating na ang resupply boats ...
- November 24, 2021
Lorenzana: China out to occupy other WPS features
The continued presence of Chinese maritime militia ships in the West Philippine Sea shows China's intention to occupy other features in the area, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Sunda ...
- April 5, 2021
Welcome to China
It surprises us why the sudden courage for the Philippines to officially launch a beaching ramp in Pag-asa, one of the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. In a gesture most ironic as we are supposed to celebrate ...
- June 12, 2020
Philippines protests Chinese fishing seizures, air warnings
The Philippine government filed a diplomatic protest after Chinese forces seized fishing equipment set up by Filipinos in a disputed shoal in their latest territorial spat in the South China Sea. The Department of Foreign ...
- August 22, 2020
Defense chief flies to disputed island amid feud
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 ...
- June 11, 2020
China says WPS reef is part of its Nansha Qundao
What the Philippines calls the Julian Felipe Reef within the West Philippine Sea (WPS) is the Niu’e Jiao, a part of the Nansha Qundao or Spratly Islands, to China. The Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Chinese fishing ...
- March 24, 2021
Welcome to China
It surprises us why the sudden courage for the Philippines to officially launch a beaching ramp in Pag-asa, one of the disputed islands in the West Philippine Sea. In a gesture most ironic as we are supposed to celebrate ...
- June 11, 2020