| dc.contributor.author | Morella, Cecil | |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Philippines | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | South China Sea | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Spratly Islands | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | China | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Vietnam | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Subi Reef | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | United States | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Taiwan | en |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Malaysia | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-06-25T05:10:08Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-06-25T05:10:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015-05-14 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Morella, C. (2015, May 14). PH lags behind in race to grab reefs. Manila standard, p. A2. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12174/6413 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Philippine Manila Standard Publishing, Inc. | en |
| dc.relation.uri | http://manilastandard.net/news/top-stories/177215/ph-lags-behind-in-race-to-grab-reefs.html | en |
| dc.subject | disputes | en |
| dc.subject | territorial waters | en |
| dc.subject | military operations | en |
| dc.subject | land reclamation | en |
| dc.title | PH lags behind in race to grab reefs | en |
| dc.type | newspaperArticle | en |
| dc.citation.journaltitle | Manila Standard | en |
| dc.citation.firstpage | A2 | en |
| local.seafdecaqd.controlnumber | MS20150514_A2 | en |
| local.seafdecaqd.extract | Philippine military chief General Gregorio Catapang looks worried as he surveys the rusted cranes and eroded runway on the tiny island of Thitu, now on the front line of a rapidly intensifying construction war in the South China Sea. Fewer than 48 kilometers (30 miles) away, China’s giant construction cranes glint on the horizon, a sign of the Asian giant’s reef-building frenzy in the disputed Spratly chain that has seen new islands appear seemingly overnight. As China and fellow rival claimant Vietnam race to pave over reefs and build structures in the strategically important sea, the Philippines stands out as a laggard. | en |
| local.subject.personalName | Catapang, Gregorio | |
| dc.contributor.corporateauthor | Agence France-Presse (AFP) | en |
