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Duterte bent on raising SCS ruling with Xi
China’s refusal to recognize the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea would not deter President Duterte from invoking the landmark decision during his visit to China this month, Malacañang said yesterday. The 2016 ...
- August 12, 2019
US: China has mobile artillery on reclaimed isle
The United States said yesterday China had placed mobile artillery weapons systems on a reclaimed island in the disputed South China Sea, a development that Republican Sen. John McCain called “disturbing and escalatory.” ...
- May 30, 2015
China to build permanent structure on Panatag
China plans to build the first permanent structure on a South China Sea shoal at the heart of a territorial dispute with the Philippines, in a move likely to renew concerns over Beijing’s robust assertions of its claims ...
- March 18, 2017
Phl eyeing marine base on island near Taiwan
The Philippines will start building a marine base next month on its northernmost uninhabited island, near Taiwan, to boost defense arrangements and discourage poachers from its fishing grounds, a military spokesman said ...
- March 23, 2018
Panatag as marine sanctuary? China mum
China has not declared its support for an executive order to be issued by President Duterte declaring the lagoon at of Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal a marine sanctuary that will be off-limits to fishermen from any nation. ...
- November 24, 2016
Pinoys fear armed conflict with China; Phl peace index down
Eight in 10 Filipinos fear possible armed conflict between the Philippines and China over the disputed Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a latest survey by the Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed. The level of "worry about ...
- June 19, 2015
China won't budge on sea ruling-envoy
President Duterte may discuss the arbitral ruling on the South China Sea with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, but Beijing will not be swayed into accepting it, Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jianhua said yesterday. Zhao noted ...
- August 10, 2019
Japan spy plane circles disputed waters
A Japanese military patrol plane circled over disputed parts of the South China Sea yesterday at the start of an exercise with the Philippine military that has irked China. According to Japanese and Philippine officials, ...
- June 24, 2015
Destructive China reclamation hit
Citing a study of the United Nations Environment Program, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday said China's massive reclamation activities in the South China Sea have destroyed 300 acres of coral reefs systems, ...
- April 14, 2015
China militia around Pag-asa proof of crime vs fishermen
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 ...
- April 3, 2019