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Old US ship home to Filipinos in China standoff
ABOARD BRP SIERRA MADRE, Spratly Islands (AP) — On board the crumbling carcass of this World War II-era warship, Filipino marine 1st Lt. Mike Pelotera and his eight men make their way to a mid-level deck to raise the Philippine flag up a leaning pole and then salute it. Across the calm, turquoise waters, two […]
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China insists on PH vow to tow grounded ship
MANILA, Philippines — China on Tuesday reiterated its earlier claim that the Philippines had promised to take out the World War II-era warship it had grounded since 1999 at Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal — prompting an official to assert the contrary and question Beijing’s credibility about its claim. Beijing also repeated its exhortation to Manila […]
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‘Ipakita nila dokumento’: Panelo dares China to show deal to remove Ayungin vessel
A former spokesman of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte has dared China to release any document that would prove its claim that Manila had already agreed to remove the BRP Sierra Madre from a reef that Manila uses to press its stake in the Spratly Islands. The BRP Sierra Madre — deliberately grounded in 1999 in an […]
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Bongbong Marcos rescinds deal with China to withdraw BRP Sierra Madre: If it does exist
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday reiterated that there is no deal to withdraw the BRP Sierra Madre from Ayungin Shoal, and should any agreement exist, he rescinds it. “I’m not aware of any such arrangement or agreement that the Philippines will remove from its own territory its own ship, in this […]
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PCG: Pro-China Filipinos ‘traitors’
MANILA, Philippines — Filipinos defending or “making excuses” for China’s aggressive actions in the West Philippine Sea are “unpatriotic” and “traitors,” the spokesman for the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said yesterday. “If you are a Filipino, whether in government or private sector, regardless of your politics, defending and making excuses for China’s aggressive behavior should […]
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Do joint patrols with allies in next West Philippine Sea resupply mission, experts urge PH gov’t
Former Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said the Philippines can follow the examples of Malaysia and Indonesia, which continued their survey and naval drills in their EEZ in the South China Sea, together with the United States and Australia, despite warnings from the Chinese Coast Guard. “We can have joint patrols with the US at […]
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Plan was to ground more ships vs China moves – Mercado
Former Defense Secretary Orlando Mercado on Wednesday said he was not aware of any Philippine commitment made to China to have the BRP Sierra Madre removed from Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal. Mercado, who served in the Cabinet of the short-lived administration of then President Joseph Estrada, joined current officials in belying Beijing’s claims that Manila […]
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We support and stand by our Philippine Coast Guard
Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson Commodore Jay Tarriela correctly called out a few misguided Filipinos who defend China’s aggression and even act like its mouthpiece as unpatriotic and a traitor to our country. “If you are a Filipino, whether in government or private sector, regardless of your politics, defending and making excuses for China’s aggressive behavior […]
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‘Little blue men’: Is a militia Beijing says doesn’t exist causing trouble in the South China Sea?
CNN — News that a Chinese coast guard ship fired water cannon on a smaller Philippine counterpart in a disputed area of the South China Sea should be worrying enough, given the region is widely seen as a potential flashpoint for global conflict. But look more closely at video footage of the incident and tucked […]
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Fact checking the claim of the Chinese Embassy
The Business Mirror reported yesterday, August 15, 2023, that Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission Zhou Zhiyong claimed during a news conference at the Kamuning Pandesal Forum in Quezon City that the Potsdam Declaration and the Cairo Declaration stated that “all territories Japan has seized from the Chinese, including those of Nansha Islands and Xisha Islands, […]