Philippines bolsters maritime claims despite China pressure
FILE - A Philippine flag flutters from BRP Sierra Madre, a dilapidated Philippine Navy ship that has been aground since 1999 ...
Chinese and Philippine forces again avoid a clash in a fiercely disputed shoal under a rare deal
The Philippine navy has transported food and other supplies to a territorial ship outpost in a shoal in the South China Sea ...
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Estrada calls for stronger actions on China's Bajo de Masinloc claim
MANILA – Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday urged the government to take stronger actions against China's recent reinforcement of its claim over Bajo de Masinloc, including ...
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Philippines summons China ambassador over drawing of South China Sea baselines
MANILA — The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it had summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines around the ...
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PH fishers report latest Chinese ‘ramming,’ blockade at Escoda
In a three-page handwritten affidavit submitted to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), Arnel Lepalam, the boat captain of FB ...
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Smooth sailing in the West PH Sea
With the decrepit and rusting BRP Sierra Madre reflecting the country’s lack of resources to mount a credible defense of our ...
Chinese military conducts sea and air patrol around shoal amid tension with Philippines
It is the second air-to-sea joint patrol as tensions have escalated around Scarborough, Second Thomas and Sabina shoals.
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PH protests new China baseline with Scarborough
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) filed its 189th diplomatic protest against China in less than two years, this time ...
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DFA summons China envoy over baselines
The Department of Foreign Affairs summoned Chinese Ambassador Huang Xilian yesterday to manifest the Philippines’ protest ...
China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea
The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines ...
Patrol around Scarborough Shoal ‘in accordance with the law’, China’s Southern Theatre Command says
The Chinese military conducted a joint sea and air patrol around the Scarborough Shoal on Wednesday amid continuing tensions ...
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Typhoon Ofel now east of Aurora, bringing moderate to intense rain to parts of Luzon
Ofel was last spotted 480 kilometers east of Baler, Aurora, at 4 pm on Wednesday. It slightly accelerated, moving west northwest over the Philippine Sea at 25 kilometers per hour from 20 km/h. The ...