China has claimed that a Philippine ship deliberately made a dangerous turn in the waters off the Spratly Islands in an action that Filipino officials reported to be rather intentionally caused by Chinese personnel. Zhai Shichen, spokesman for China 's People 's Liberation Army (PLA)...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) revealed Tuesday, March 24, that it has called out China after the latter’s warship allegedly pointed its fire control radar on BRP Miguel Malvar (FFG-6), a guided-missile frigate of the Philippine Navy (PN), during a maritime patrol near Escoda (Sabina)...
China 's embassy in Manila confirmed the Chinese army 's move on Friday, March 20, to challenge a Philippine aircraft that was spotted in the airspace of the Philippines ' Spratly Islands as Beijing found it supposedly intruding into their sovereignty. Quoting a statement from China...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Friday, May 30 rejected China’s claim of sovereignty over Spratly Islands saying it has no basis in making such declaration. “Sandy Cay, also known as Pag-asa Cay 2, and the nearby Pag-asa Island are part of the Kalayaan Group of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (File photo/ Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez praised the 230 residents of the remote Pag-asa Island in Palawan for their dedication and sacrifice in connection with living on a precarious but...
China has said it is opposing the Philippines' plan to construct any facilities on the Spratly Islands, which is part of the latter’s exclusive economic zone. Quoting a news article from Chinese state media, Xinhua, the Chinese Embassy in Manila said China's military was against any form of...
BEIJING — China renewed calls Tuesday for the Philippines to remove an ageing ship from a reef that Manila uses to press its stake in the Spratly Islands in defiance of Beijing's claim to nearly the entire South China Sea. The move comes after the Philippines accused the China Coast Guard of...
BEIJING - China said on Monday that a maritime clash in which it fired water cannon at Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea was "professional and restrained.” A foreign ministry spokesperson said a Chinese coast guard ship "lawfully stopped" two Philippine vessels, adding: "This...
Five navigational buoys marked by a Philippine flag have been installed in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to assert the country’s sovereignty and guide mariners in the tricky waters, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) revealed Sunday, May 14. (Courtesy of Commo. Jay Tarriela / Twitter) The floating...
The West Philippine Sea and the South China Sea are all over the headlines again following China's increasing activities in the said waters. The two terms are not necessarily the same and interchangeable, though. And not everybody knows about it. So here's the difference. West Philippine Sea (WPS)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has called out China for its supposedly continuous reclamation activities in the unoccupied features in the South China Sea as they violate the existing agreement on the contested water. DFA issued on Tuesday night a statement following the release of a...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Friday condemned the report released by a United States-based geospatial intelligence firm about the alleged involvement of Chinese ships in the dumping of human “poops” in the Spratly Islands in South China Sea. One of the satellite images showing the positions...
