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    • Philippine-Australian security partnership in the West Philippine Sea 

      De Castro, Renato C. (BusinessWorld, July 20, 2022, on page S1/7)
      On June 5, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles revealed the details of an incident involving a Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) reconnaissance aircraft and a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force’s (PLAAF) ...

    • Philippines accuses Beijing of pointing naval radar gun at sea 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, April 24, 2020, on page S1/9)
      The Philippine military on Thursday accused China of pointing a radar gun at one of its navy ships that prompted the government of President Rodrigo R. Duterte to protest the aggression. “This hostile act on the part of ...

    • Philippines defense spending and the South China Sea 

      Oplas, Bienvendo S. Jr. (BusinessWorld, August 20, 2018, on page S1/7)
      On Aug. 13, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Carlito Galvez, Jr. admitted that China’s radio warnings to Philippine aircraft and ships in the South China Sea (SCS) are “a daily occurrence.” BBC ...

    • Philippines expresses concern about China ships moored at reef 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, March 22, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippine government said it was concerned that more than 200 Chinese militia vessels had been moored at a Philippine-claimed reef in the South China Sea. The Chinese vessels massed at Whitsun Reef showed no actual ...

    • Philippines fires off protest after Chinese ships swarm waterway 

      Villegas, Vann Marlo M.; Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, April 15, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Wednesday fired off another diplomatic protest against China after authorities spotted a swarm of Chinese vessels, including six war ships within its waters in the South China Sea. Two Houbei class missile ...

    • Philippines protests annual Chinese fishing ban 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, June 1, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Monday filed a diplomatic protest against China for its unilateral imposition of a three-and-half-month fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea. The Philippines has “sovereignty, sovereign rights ...

    • Philippines protests annual Chinese fishing ban 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole (BusinessWorld, June 1, 2022, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines on Monday filed a diplomatic protest against China for its unilateral imposition of a three-and-half-month fishing ban in some areas of the South China Sea. The Philippines has “sovereignty, sovereign rights ...

    • Philippines protests China’s creation of two new districts 

      Tadalan, Charmaine A. (BusinessWorld, May 1, 2020, on page S1/9)
      The Philippines on Thursday protested China’s creation of two new districts in the South China Sea because these are supposedly part of Philippine territory and sea zones. “The Philippine government strongly protests the ...

    • Philippines rejects 3-month Chinese fishing ban 

      Villegas, Vann Mario M. (BusinessWorld, May 20, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines on Tuesday rejected China’s fishing ban in parts of the South China Sea and asked it to stop violating the Southeast Asian nation’s sovereignty. In a statement, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said ...

    • Philippines rejects China demand to leave shoal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O.; Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, November 26, 2021, on page S1/10)
      The Philippines will not remove a ramshackle Navy ship grounded on an atoll in the South China Sea, its Defense chief said on Thursday, rejecting a Chinese demand days after it blocked a Philippine resupply mission. Second ...

    • Philippines says it spotted 50 Chinese ships within EEZ in South China Sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, March 13, 2024, on page S1/12)
      The Philippine military on Tuesday said it had spotted about 50 Chinese vessels within the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, many of them surrounding the disputed Scarborough Shoal. Five Coast ...

    • Philippines says most advanced ship to shield seas from threats 

      Cortez, Gillian M. (BusinessWorld, May 25, 2020, on page S1/11)
      The Philippines took delivery of its first ever guided missile frigate at the weekend to protect its seas against threats, the presidential palace said, as China’s neighbors race to empower their Coast Guard fleets amid ...

    • Philippines to again protest Chinese ships at sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T.; Villegas, Vann Mario M. (BusinessWorld, May 14, 2021, on page S1/12)
      The Philippines' top envoy on Thursday ordered his agency to file another diplomatic protest against China for the continued presence of almost 300 ships in the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. “Fire a diplomatic ...

    • Philippines to defy China fishing rule 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, January 17, 2014, on page S1/9)
      Philippine fishermen should ignore a Chinese rule requiring foreign fishing vessels to secure permission to enter much of the South China Sea, Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said yesterday. The rule was passed in November ...

    • Philippines to protest China presence near shoal 

      Tadalan, Charmaine (BusinessWorld, October 3, 2019, on page S1/10)
      Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. yesterday ordered the filing of a diplomatic protest again China over the presence of its ships near Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea. " I'm in Moscow. Do I have ...

    • Philippines told to respect sovereignty of China over shoal 

      Tan, Alyssa Nicole O. (BusinessWorld, March 30, 2022, on page S1/10)
      China on Monday asked the Philippines to respect its sovereignty over the Scarborough Shoal after Manila’s coast guard reported a Chinese vessel’s close distance maneuver that risked a collision near the shoal. “Huangyan ...

    • Philippines vows stronger military to back South China Sea claim 

      Reuters (BusinessWorld, December 22, 2015, on page SI/11)
      Philippine President Benigno Aquino vowed on Monday to leave behind a stronger and a more capable armed forces to face maritime challenges in the South China Sea when he leaves office next year. Aquino, ineligible to run ...

    • The Philippines' future floats in the West Philippine Sea 

      Kim, Sung Y. (BusinessWorld, June 16, 2020, on page S1/4)
      The waters of the South China Sea are home to a dizzying array of marine resources, ranging from vast oil and gas reserves deep beneath the surface to the complex and beautiful ecosystems capable of supporting international ...

    • Philippines, Australia hold military exercises at sea 

      Atienza, Kyle Aristophere T. (BusinessWorld, September 28, 2021, on page S1/12)
      Philippine Navy troops held sea drills with their Australian counterparts at the weekend supposedly to boost security in the Indo-Pacific region. In a statement on Monday, the Philippine Navy said its missile-frigate and ...

    • Philippines, Brunei explore partnership on sardine processing 

      Liu, K. J. R. (BusinessWorld, February 10, 2010, on page S1/3)
      The government of the Philippines and of Brunei are working on a tie-up that will see Brunei availing of Philippine expertise in sardine processing and the latter riding on the former's halal brand to penetrate the lucrative ...