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Chinese challenge Phl defense chief's plane
A military aircraft flying Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and Armed Forces chief Gen. Eduardo Año over the West Philippine Sea received a warning yesterday from Chinese forces to leave the airspace. The Philippine Air ...
- April 22, 2017
No monitoring station on Panatag - Beijing
China is not building an environmental monitoring station on Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, its foreign ministry said yesterday, apparently denying remarks made by a local official last week. Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying ...
- March 23, 2017
Rody rallies support for sea code
In a bid to avoid tension in disputed areas in the South China Sea, President Duterte called for support for the approval of a Code of Conduct (COC) among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). The ...
- March 21, 2017
Rody expects China nod for sea code of conduct
For years an elusive target for nations with conflicting claims in the South China Sea, a code of conduct for managing the dispute is expected to be ready on May 19 when the China-led Bilateral Consultation Mechanism ...
- May 17, 2017
G7 urges compliance with UN ruling on sea row
Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized nations have issued a joint communiqué calling for the implementation of a ruling by a UN-backed arbitral court invalidating China’s expansive claims in the South ...
- April 20, 2017
‘Philippines not giving up territory to China’
The Philippines will not lose even a “single inch” of territory to China if ever it proceeds with its joint exploration deal with the Asian giant, which is claiming almost the entire South China Sea. Foreign Affairs Secretary ...
- July 27, 2017
US carrier group patrols South China Sea
A United States aircraft carrier strike group has begun patrols in the South China Sea amid growing tension with China Over control of the disputed waterway and concerns it could become a flashpoint under the new US ...
- February 20, 2017
China welcomes Rody's decision to drop visit to Spratlys
China welcomes President Duterte’s backpedalling on his plan to visit the disputed Spratlys on Independence Day and plant a Philippine flag on an islet occupied by Filipinos. “We are glad that the Philippines choose to ...
- April 16, 2017
US: China finishing 'missile' structures on reefs
China, in an early test of U.S. President Donald Trump, has nearly finished building almost two dozen structures on artificial islands in the South China Sea that appear designed to house long-range surface-to-air missiles, ...
- February 23, 2017
China warns Duterte on SCS: we’ll go to war
Contrary to what critics believe, President Duterte raised with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping the ruling of a UN-backed arbitral court, which trashed Beijing’s claims over the South China Sea. Xi’s response, Duterte ...
- May 20, 2017