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China installs rocket launchers on disputed reef
China has installed rocket launchers on a disputed reef in the South China Sea to ward off Vietnamese military combat divers, according to a state-run newspaper, offering new details on China’s ongoing military build-up. ...
- May 18, 2017
Navy's warship to patrol Benham, says AFP chief
The Navy's Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV) BRP Davao del Sur will be deployed to patrol Benham Rise once the vessel is delivered by the Indonesian defense contractor next month, Armed Forces chief Gen. Eduardo Año said. The ...
- April 16, 2017
Duterte hopes for success in sea talks with China
President Duterte looks forward to “productive discussions” in the bilateral consultative mechanism on the South China Sea dispute to be held in Beijing next week. Duterte called for a peaceful resolution of the disputes ...
- June 16, 2017
Phl to conduct air patrols in Benham
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will use its newly acquired TC-90 aircraft from Japan to patrol West Philippine Sea and Benham Rise where incidents of China’s incursion were recorded. The Philippine Navy officially ...
- March 28, 2017
US admiral on disputed sea: We will be here
America will continue to patrol the South China Sea to ensure freedom of navigation and overflight in the disputed region, a US admiral said yesterday amid questions on whether US involvement in one of Asia’s potential ...
- March 4, 2017
Beijing to Rody: No structures in Panatag
China has assured President Duterte there will be no construction in Panatag Shoal, denying earlier reports that it would pursue plans to put up a monitoring station in the disputed area in the West Philippine Sea. Duterte ...
- March 24, 2017
Phl should adhere to UNCLOS - Del Rosario
The Philippines must be firm in adhering to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the ruling handed down by an arbitral tribunal, which invalidated China’s claim to the South China Sea, former ...
- February 27, 2017
DND: No need for military buildup in Spratlys
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 ...
- November 18, 2017
Amid China’s build, build, build, Rody non-combative
Faced with China’s version of “build, build, build” in the South China Sea, President Duterte is keeping his “non-combative” stance in dealing with Beijing,“We need to reiterate the fact that the President has said – his ...
- July 1, 2017
Phl seen backtracking on sea Code of Conduct
The Philippines is slinking from passing an ASEAN-China Code of Conduct in the disputed seas between them. This, when Manila is supposed to lead ASEAN as chair on its 50th year this 2017, an international maritime law ...
- August 23, 2017