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ASEAN leaders call for South China Sea calm
(Manila Bulletin,March 19, 2018 , on page 1-16)Australia and its ASEAN neighbors vowed to boost defense ties while stressing the importance of non-militarization in the disputed South China Sea Sunday, March 18 at a summit where the "complex" Rohingya crisis took center ... -
ASEAN militaries commit to South China Sea peace
(Manila Bulletin,March 12, 2018 , on page 6)Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero confirmed over the weekend that he and nine other chiefs of Defense Forces of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reaffirmed ... -
ASEAN rejects use of force: leaders underscore importance of peace, stability in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,April 27, 2017 , on page 1-6)Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have expressed concern over the maritime dispute in the South China Sea, but were silent on the Philippines’ victory in the United Nations (UN)-backed Arbitral ... -
ASEAN to focus on members' sea dispute with China
(Manila Bulletin,January 30, 2015 , on page 5)The Association of Southeast Asian Nations ( ASEAN) will intensify efforts towards achieving the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea ( DOC) and work vigorously ... -
Australia accuses China of dangerous interception over S. China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,June 6, 2022 , on page 4)Australia on Sunday accused the Chinese military of putting an Australian Defence Force flight crew at risk when their plane was intercepted late last month over the South China Sea. Defence Minister Richard Marles revealed ... -
Benefits from China assurance from the US
(Manila Bulletin,January 15, 2018 , on page 9)President Duterte met last Tuesday with a delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The President affirmed “our desire and wish of the Filipino people to make our bonds stronger,” Malacañang said. The meeting was ... -
Benham Rise is ours
(Manila Bulletin,March 26, 2017 , on page 1-14)China will not and will never dispute the Philippines’ rights over the Benham Rise continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the nation’s shore. The Chinese Foreign Ministry gave this assurance in the wake of a ... -
Benham Rise: Nurturing our God-given blessings
(Manila Bulletin,April 2, 2017 , on page 11)There should be no problem for the Philippines over Benham Rise because (1) the Philippines is the sole claimant; and (2) the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS) ruled in 2012 that Benham Rise is ... -
Benham Rise: what is at stake?
(Manila Bulletin,March 20, 2017 , on page 12)In a matter of days, the Benham Rise has become a new flashpoint, threatening to undermine increasing warm, if not cordial, bilateral relations between Manila and Beijing. Home to precious mineral resources, which are ... -
British Navy warship sails near Beijing-claimed South China Sea islands
(Manila Bulletin,September 7, 2018 , on page 4)While the U.S. Navy has conducted Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPs) in the same area in the past, this British challenge to China’s growing control of the strategic waterway comes after the United States has said ... -
China builds new military facilities on South China Sea islands
(Manila Bulletin,July 1, 2017 , on page 12)China has built new military facilities on islands in the South China Sea, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday, a move that could raise tensions with Washington, which has accused Beijing of militarizing the vital ... -
China flies 2 commercial jets to man-made island in South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,January 9, 2016 , on page B12)A pair of Chinese civilian jet airliners landed at a newly created island in a disputed section of the South China Sea in a test to see whether its airstrip was up to standard, state media reported Thursday. The China Daily ... -
China is not militarizing South China Sea – Premier Li
(Manila Bulletin,March 25, 2017 , on page 4)China is not militarizing the South China Sea, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday, although he acknowledged that defense equipment in islands in the disputed waterway had been placed there to maintain “freedom of navigation”. ... -
China keeps building islands on disputed sea – report
(Manila Bulletin,December 16, 2017 , on page 1-4)Tensions over China’s island-building in the South China Sea may have eased in the past year, but Beijing has kept busy. New satellite imagery shows China has built infrastructure covering 72 acres (28 hectares) in the ... -
China respects PH rights: Survey mulled on Benham Rise to check on resources – Lorenzana
(Manila Bulletin,March 16, 2017 , on page 1-9)China said it fully respects the Philippines’ rights over the continental shelf in the Benham Rise located northeast of Luzon and vowed not to challenge those rights. This statement was issued after the Philippines sought ... -
China says military deployment in South China Sea 'legitimate'
(Manila Bulletin,June 2, 2018 , on page 5)China has defended its deployment of military assets in the volatile South China Sea “as legitimate and legal” even as it called out the United States for projecting a military presence in the region that “far exceeds the ... -
China seeks peaceful resolution of disputes
(Manila Bulletin,June 2, 2015 , on page 1-14)China seeks a peaceful resolution of disputes in the South China Sea but will not subjugate its national interest, Admiral San Jiaguo told a regional defense forum in Singapore. There is no change to China's interest in ... -
China, US warships face-off in disputed South China Sea
(Manila Bulletin,October 3, 2018 , on page 3)China expressed anger on Tuesday after a US Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the disputed South China Sea, saying it was resolutely opposed to an operation that it called a threat to its sovereignty. ... -
Coast Guard boosting Philippine Rise patrol
(Manila Bulletin,February 24, 2018 , on page 12)A multi-role response vessel (MRRV) will soon be deployed to Philippine Rise to further strengthen patrols in the undersea region, the Philippine COast Guard (PCG) said. The MRRV, named BRP Cape San Agustin, departed from ... -
Despite tension, shipping on S. China Sea not disrupted
(Manila Bulletin,January 16, 2016 , on page B14)China's growing military presence in the South China Sea has drawn warnings from the United States that Beijing is seeking to exert control over one of the world's most important sea lanes, but so far the shipping industry ...