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FONOPS to counter China in WPS has failed - experts
The United States’ Freedom of Navigation Operations (FONOPS) in the hotly-disputed West Philippine Sea is a failure, as the approach specifically aimed at countering China’s octopus-like creeping aggression has not altered ...
- October 6, 2019
Pag-asa island not for tourists — official
The plan to develop Pag-asa island in the Spratlys into a tourist spot would only bring more trouble to the island, a ranking security official said yesterday. “Pag-asa island is a municipality. It’s very good to put hotels ...
- August 3, 2019
Phl fires off diplomatic protest over boat sinking
The Philippines has lodged a diplomatic protest over the sinking of a fishing boat by a Chinese vessel in Recto Bank on June 9, with the Chinese abandoning the Filipino fishermen in the sea. Presidential spokesman Salvador ...
- June 14, 2019
US warships to maintain presence is SCS
With the increasing naval activity in the South China Sea, American warships will continue to maintain presence in the region to keep the peace and to ensure one of the world’s busiest sea lanes remains open to navigation. ...
- August 9, 2019
'Chinese research ships sighted in Pacific but outside Phl'
The Chinese ship detected in the Pacific was actually conducting a survey outside the Philippines 200-nautical mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said yesterday. “Actually I’ve seen that ...
- August 25, 2019
China ship incursions becoming an irritant, says DND chief
The series of incursions of Chinese warships into Philippine waters is becoming an irritant to the defense establishment, which worries that such presence without proper coordination may lead to unnecessary confrontation. ...
- August 17, 2019
'China's clam harvesting violates Phl sovereignty'
Malacañang yesterday described as an “affront” to Philippine territory and sovereignty the harvesting of giant clams in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal by Chinese ships as the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced it ...
- April 17, 2019
Fishermen's shelter completed on Batanes island
Government troops have completed construction of a fishermen’s shelter on Mavulis Island, the uninhabited and northernmost island of the country. Also known as Y’Ami island, Mavulis is considered strategic, being the ...
- April 26, 2019
Phl fishing boat was rammed - Navy chief
What made a Chinese vessel come into contact with a Filipino fishing boat and cause it to sink at midnight on Sunday in Recto Bank was no accident but a deliberate maneuver to ram the smaller craft, Philippine Navy chief ...
- June 15, 2019
China bully or not? Panelo will ask Rody
Is China a bully? Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo could not give a categorical answer yesterday when asked if he agreed with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s assertion that China’s takeover of Panatag (Scarborough) ...
- August 2, 2019