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DA allots P5 B for locally-made fishing vessels
The Department of Agriculture is setting aside P5 billion in the next five years for the construction of Filipino-made offshore multi-mission vessels as part of efforts to guard the country’s coastal waters and improve ...
- August 13, 2017
US warship sails near Mischief Reef
A US Navy destroyer carried out a "freedom of navigation" operation on Friday, coming within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built by China in the South China Sea, US officials told Reuters. The operation was the ...
- August 11, 2017
Navy deploys warship to patrol Benham
The Philippine Navy has deployed one of its three warships to Benham Rise. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz has started patrolling the 13-million-hectare undersea region and biodiversity hotspot east of Luzon, officials said yesterday. ...
- March 25, 2017
2 warships deployed in Benham dock at Poro Point
Two of the Philippine Navy warships deployed to Benham Rise have docked at the Poro Point seaport here to get logistical support. The BRP Ramon Alcaraz and BRP Sultan Kudarat arrived early Thursday and are expected to go ...
- April 1, 2017
Beijing denies island-building in South China Sea
There was "no such thing" as man-made islands in the disputed South China Sea, China's Defense Ministry said on Thursday, and reiterated that any building work was mainly for civilian purposes. The building has included ...
- April 1, 2017
Rody signs EO renaming Benham ‘Philippine Rise’
In a bid to assert the Philippines’ sovereign rights over Benham Rise, President Duterte has signed Executive Order 25 renaming the undersea region as Philippine Rise. The EO that Duterte signed on May 16 also directed the ...
- May 23, 2017
Chinese vessel identified; Benham mission bared
The China ship that crisscrossed Benham Rise for months studied not just the undersea plateau within Manila’s authority. It also proceeded to the waters off Samar and Siargao Island, apparently in search of submarine passage ...
- April 3, 2017
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