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After China's massive drill, US patrols disputed area of South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,April 12, 2018 , on page S2/6)In a span of 20 minutes, 20 F-18 fighter jets took off and landed on the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier, in a powerful display of military precision and efficiency. The nuclear-powered warship, leading a carrier ... -
Beijing protests US warship operation in South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,May 29, 2018 , on page S2/6)China has voiced “strong dissatisfaction” after two US warships sailed by an island claimed by Beijing in the disputed South China Sea, adding to simmering tensions in the strategic waterway. The foreign ministry issued a ... -
Bond issue proposed to fund ships for South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,January 12, 2016 , on page S1/5)A legislator on Monday proposed that the government offer up to P150 billion worth of retail bonds to help finance the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program. The next administration should ascertain ... -
British defense secretary says warship bound for South China Sea - media
(BusinessWorld,February 14, 2018 , on page S1/8)A British warship will sail through the South China Sea next month to assert freedom-of-navigation rights, British Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson said in remarks published on Tuesday.British officials first flagged the ... -
Japanese, British warships head to South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,November 28, 2018 , on page S2/8)Japan’s biggest warship, the Kaga helicopter carrier, joined naval drills with Britain’s HMS Argyll in the Indian Ocean on Wednesday as the frigate headed toward the contested South China Sea and East Asia. Britain, Japan ... -
Obama puts maritime dispute on agenda as gathering begins
(BusinessWorld,November 18, 2015 , on page S1/12)US President Barack H. Obama affirmed Washington's commitment to the Philippines security and to freedom of navigation in Asia on Tuesday, squarely putting tension over Beijing's claims to the South China Sea onto the ... -
Philippine-Australian security partnership in the West Philippine Sea
(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 says most advanced ship to shield seas from threats
(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 ... -
President's last FOCAP forum tackles sea dispute
(BusinessWorld,October 28, 2015 , on page S1/10)Security Concerns, particularly in the context of tensions with China in the South China Sea, were among the key topics in President Benigno S. C. Aquino III's last interaction with the Foreign Correspondents Association ... -
The risk of downplaying Chinese gray zone operations against the Philippines
(BusinessWorld,June 17, 2020 , on page S1/11)One year ago, at midnight of June 9, 2019, a Chinese fishing vessel suddenly rammed and sank a wooden Filipino fishing boat, the F/B Gim Vir 1, which was anchored at the Reed Bank. The captain of the ill-fated Gim Vir 1 ... -
Senate to tackle Benham Rise bill
(BusinessWorld,March 27, 2017 , on page S1/11)A Senate committee will hold a public hearing this Wednesday on Benham Rise, including a proposed bill on developing that area. To be tackled in the hearing is Senate Bill No. 312, or the proposed Benham Rise Development ... -
UK grabbing attention with S. China Sea mission-paper
(BusinessWorld,February 15, 2018 , on page S1/10)Britain’s Defense Ministry is trying to justify its existence and grab attention with a planned mission by a British warship to the disputed South China Sea next month, a Chinese newspaper said on Wednesday. A British ... -
US flies B-52 bombers over contested waters amid soured ties with China
(BusinessWorld,September 28, 2018 , on page S2/7)The US military flew B-52 bombers in the vicinity of the South China Sea this week, US officials told Reuters, a move that is likely to cause anger in Beijing amid heightened tensions between the two countries. Lieutenant ... -
US patrols in South China Sea not linked to VFA, says Locsin
(BusinessWorld,June 23, 2020 , on page S1/10)The Philippines’ top diplomat on Monday said the presence of three US Navy aircraft carriers in the South China Sea had nothing to do with President Rodrigo R. Duterte’s decision to keep a military agreement with Washington ... -
US warship in disputed sea raises China's ire
(BusinessWorld,October 28, 2015 , on page S1/8)The US Navy sent a guided-missile destroyer close to China's man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday, drawing an angry rebuke from Beijing, which said it warned and followed the American Vessel. The ... -
US, China navy chief set talks on South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,October 30, 2015 , on page S1/8)The Chinese and US navies are set to hold high-level talks over tensions in the South China Sea after a US warship challenged Beijing's territorial assertiveness in the disputed waterway this week. The US chief of naval ... -
US, China set for high-stakes rivalry in skies above South China Sea
(BusinessWorld,May 19, 2015 , on page SI/9)When the U.S. navy sent a littoral combat ship on its first patrol of the disputed Spratly islands in the South China Sea during the past week, it was watching the skies as well. The USS Fort Worth, one of the most modern ...