Browsing The Philippine Star by Name "Western Command (Wescom)"

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    • 2 Indonesian fishermen snatched off Sabah 

      Pareño, Roel (The Philippine Star, September 13, 2018, on page 11)
      The military has alerted government troopers in Tawi-Tawi and Sulu over the reported kidnapping of two Indonesian fishermen in the waters off Sabah on Tuesday. “We have alerted our forces at the border,” Lt. Col. Gerry ...

    • China bully or not? Panelo will ask Rody 

      Laude, Jaime; Ramirez, Robertzon; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, August 2, 2019, on page 6)
      Is China a bully? Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo could not give a categorical answer yesterday when asked if he agreed with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s assertion that China’s takeover of Panatag (Scarborough) ...

    • China militia around Pag-asa proof of crime vs fishermen 

      Bondoc, Jarius (The Philippine Star, April 3, 2019, on page 9)
      The influx of Chinese maritime militia around Palawan’s Pag-asa Island harasses, bullies, and persecutes Filipino fishermen. China’s non-stop illegal reef dredging and artificial island building also degrades the marine ...

    • 'China's clam harvesting violates Phl sovereignty' 

      Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis; Punay, Edu; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, April 17, 2019, on page 1-10)
      Malacañang yesterday described as an “affront” to Philippine territory and sovereignty the harvesting of giant clams in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by Chinese ships as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced it ...

    • Chinese ship fires flares at PAF plane over Kalayaan 

      Laude, Jaime; Lee-Brago, Pia; Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, April 24, 2015, on page 1-11)
      A Chinese frigate fired illumination rounds or flares at a Philippine Air Force (PAF) plane on reconnaissance patrol over the country’s Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in the disputed Spratlys last Sunday. Top defense and ...

    • Navy flagship runs aground near shoal 

      Laude, Jaime; Macairan, Evelyn (The Philippine Star, September 1, 2018, on page 1-7)
      The flagship of the Philippine Navy ran aground Wednesday night while on a patrol mission in the vicinity of Hasa Hasa (Half Moon) Shoal in the waters off Palawan in the West Philippine Sea. The BRP Gregorio del Pilar, a ...

    • Pag-asa island not for tourists — official 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, August 3, 2019, on page 3)
      The plan to develop Pag-asa island in the Spratlys into a tourist spot would only bring more trouble to the island, a ranking security official said yesterday. “Pag-asa island is a municipality. It’s very good to put hotels ...

    • Phl to build naval base near Spratlys 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, May 13, 2015, on page 1-8)
      The military’s top priority is to build a naval base on the country’s western coastline, opposite the disputed Spratly islands, although plans have been delayed by funding bottlenecks, Armed Forces chief Gen. Gregorio Pio ...