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U.P. marine scientists: ‘West Philippine Sea is for Filipinos’
MANILA, Philippines– The country’s top center for marine sciences on Tuesday, July 2, urged the Philippine government to safeguard the exclusive rights of Filipinos to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). (READ: Sovereignty vs sovereign rights: What do we have in West PH Sea?) Citing the economic, ecological, and food security of current and […]
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‘Conventional war is dead’ Expert says West is ‘wasting money’ on weapon systems
THE West is “wasting money” developing high-tech weapons systems in a world where “conventional war is dead” and a new type of “sneaky” conflict is looming, a US-based defence expert has said, citing China’s activity in the South China Sea region and Russia’s in the Ukraine. Dr Sean McFate made his remarks during a conference […]
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South China Sea: Japan beefs up presence in waters with two month war drills
JAPAN risks angering China after one of Tokyo’s largest warships completed a two-month deployment in the South China Sea. Japanese helicopter carrier Izumo left a Philippine military base today after an extended spell in the Indo-Pacific region. The Izumo boldly sailed near the ‘nine-dash line’ – an imaginary nautical border marking China’s territorial claims in […]
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South China Sea claimants told: ‘Refrain from provocative unilateral actions’
MANILA, Philippines — Amid the reported Chinese missile test in the heavily contested South China Sea, United States Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on Wednesday urged China and other country-claimants to “refrain from provocative unilateral actions” and “behave according to international practices and law.” The U.S. reported that China tested multiple anti-ship ballistic missiles […]
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Philippines to probe Beijing’s alleged missile test in S. China Sea: Defense chief
DND, walang “first-hand knowledge” sa umano’y anti-ship ballistic missile testing na ginagawa ng China sa West Philippine Sea | via @zhandercayabyab MANILA — The Philippines will investigate reports of a recent Chinese missile launch in the South China Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Wednesday. The Pentagon on Tuesday said China’s missile launch near the […]
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Pentagon condemns ‘truly disturbing’ Chinese missile tests in South China Sea
KEY POINTS The Pentagon called the continued Chinese militarization of the South China Sea “truly disturbing” on the heels of a CNBC and NBC News report. Over the weekend, the Chinese carried out an anti-ship ballistic missile test and fired at least one missile into the South China Sea. Home to more than 200 specks […]
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The June 9 Reed Bank Incident: Chinese gray zone operation in action?
The warm waters of the South China Sea are rich, which make them highly contested fishing grounds. China is the largest littoral state around this body of water, and it has a huge population to feed. It has built several supporting harbors and infrastructure in the last few years in the area, enabling it to […]
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Filipino scientists call for exclusive access to West Philippine Sea
MANILA, Philippines — A group of Filipino scientists is calling on all concerned parties to stop all activities that would further harm marine resources in the West Philippine Sea. The University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP MSI) pointed out that exclusive access for Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea would be the key […]
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Palace lectures SC Senior Associate Justice Carpio on the law
MANILA, Philippines — Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio’s remarks on the West Philippine Sea row are confusing the public, Malacañang said Sunday, as it maintained that President Rodrigo Duterte is fulfilling his constitutional duty to serve and protect the public. Carpio, a known advocate of the Philippines’ interests in the West Philippine Sea, […]
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SolGen Calida thanks Justice Carpio for inhibiting from Writ of Kalikasan oral arguments
Solicitor General Jose Calida on Tuesday thanks Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice Antonio Carpio for inhibiting from participating in the decision making whether to grant the petition seeking the issuance of a Writ of Kalikasan to protect from environmental degradation areas in the West Philippine Sea. “It’s just right he’s inhibiting,” Calida said yesterday. A […]