Browsing The Philippine Star by Place "Kalayaan Island"

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    • Beaching ramp in Pag-Asa 60% complete — DND 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, July 7, 2019, on page 7)
      The construction of a beaching ramp on Pag-Asa Island in the Kalayaan Island Group is expected to be completed by the end of the year, a development that would pave the way for the long-delayed repair of the Rancudo airfield ...

    • China building surveillance facilities on Kagitingan reef 

      Laude, Jaime; Mateo, Janvic (The Philippine Star, February 18, 2018, on page 1-13)
      China has new communications facilities at a military base it built over Kagitingan (Fiery Cross) Reef, indicating its intention to use the fortified feature for its forward signal and surveillance operations in the South ...

    • 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 ...

    • DND: No need for military buildup in Spratlys 

      Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, November 18, 2017, on page 7)
      There’s no need for a Philippine military buildup in the Spratlys archipelago as the security environment in the region is seen to have greatly improved with President Duterte’s rapport with Beijing and the Association of ...

    • Duterte's vow to defend WPS lauded, supported 

      Punay, Edu; Laude, Jaime (The Philippine Star, July 25, 2018, on page 2)
      Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio has lauded President Duterte’s vow to protect the sovereignty of the nation in the West Philippine Sea during his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday. The most senior ...

    • Maximum restraint for Phl troops in West Phl Sea 

      Romero, Alexis (The Philippine Star, April 27, 2015, on page 9)
      The military has advised its pilots conducting surveillance in the West Philippine Sea to exercise maximum restraint even if they are being bullied by Chinese troops. Armed Forces spokesman Brig. Gen. Joselito Kakilala ...

    • Phl protests China’s latest SCS actions 

      Lee-Brago, Pia (The Philippine Star, May 1, 2020, on page 3)
      The Philippines “strongly” protested China’s establishment of two new districts in the disputed South China Sea and the illegal designation of Kagitingan Reef within the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) as administrative center ...