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Duterte open to war games with China, Russia
President Duterte said he is open to joint military exercises with China and Russia, and reiterated he will no longer allow war games with the US. Duterte made the remarks in an interview broadcast yesterday with Hong ...
- October 18, 2016
China deploys missiles in disputed sea- report
China has deployed a surface-to-air missile system on one of its contested islands in the South China Sea, a report said Tuesday just as President Barack Obama called for “tangible steps” to reduce tensions in the region. ...
- February 18, 2016
Our door is always open to Phl-China
China yesterday sought to downplay comments by President Duterte that he would raise an arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with leaders in Beijing, expressing confidence the Philippine leader will make his policy based ...
- October 18, 2016
'Trump to pursue regional hegemony in South China Sea'
A Donald Trump presidency does not mean the United States will withdraw from the South China Sea, but rather will continue pursuing “regional hegemony”, Chinese academics who drafted a report for an influential government ...
- November 26, 2016
Phl informs US: no more joint sea patrols
The Philippines has officially informed the United States it had suspended joint patrols in the South China Sea with its long-time ally, following the orders from President Duterte. "They have been suspended for the time ...
- October 8, 2016
10 Chinese ships spotted in Panatag
Chinese ships spotted around Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal off the coast of Zambales last week have remained in the area based on an aerial monitoring over the shoal, according to an official. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana ...
- September 7, 2016
US raises no objection over China aircraft carrier drill
The United States says China has the right to sail in international waters after a Chinese aircraft carrier cruised past Taiwan and into the contested South China Sea. Taiwan's Defense Ministry reported Monday that the ...
- December 29, 2016
Report: China's artificial islands now weaponized
China's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea are now heavily fortified, according to Washington-based think tank Asian Maritime Transparency Initiative (AMTI). The Department of National Defense (DND), raising ...
- December 16, 2016
‘We’ll insist on what is ours’
The sovereign claims of the Philippines in the South China Sea are not up for bargain with China.Duterte noted the Constitution does not allow him to give up any of the Philippines’ territorial claims. He said the arbitral ...
- October 17, 2016
Rody to ask China for Scarborough fishing access
Days before leaving for a state visit to China, President Duterte yesterday said he would set aside the Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal issue for now but vowed to ask the Chinese government to allow Filipinos to fish in the ...
- October 11, 2016