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Empowering the Philippines: How the BrahMos Missile Bolsters Defense against China’s Expansionist Agenda
Over the course of history, the South China Sea (SCS) has been a region marked by turbulent tides, fraught with numerous disputes and assertive displays of power. However, recent years have seen an unprecedented surge in global interest surrounding these waters, as China escalates its maritime ambitions to a level that often encroaches upon the […]
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Philippines coast placed under Canada’s Dark Vessel detection system
The Philippines and Canada have signed an agreement that will allow Ottawa to help Manila monitor its coastal waters and the high seas using a Canadian satellite surveillance program, the Department of Foreign Affairs said on Monday. Canada’s Dark Vessel program uses satellite technology to locate and track ships illegally fishing anywhere even if they […]
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Carpio debunks China lie about owning Spratlys
If you have facts on your side, pound the facts; if you have law on your side, pound the law; if you have neither facts nor law, pound the table. Communist China has neither facts nor law on its side on the Spratlys, Scarborough and Ayungin issue. It’s not only pounding the table but aggressing […]
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For the Philippines, Maritime Security Goes Beyond U.S.-China Rivalry
Maritime security is a critical issue for Southeast Asia and the geopolitical underpinnings of this topic cannot be underestimated. This is especially the case for small powers as they navigate a maritime domain that is caught in the middle of — and driven by — great power politics. While maritime security in Southeast Asia is […]
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Philippines taking the fight to China in South China Sea
MANILA – “With this show of force and active engagement of our allies and partners, ‘Sama Sama’ transcends mere military exercises,” Philippine Navy Chief Rear Admiral Toribio Adaci said during the recent opening of large-scale naval exercises with allied nations in the South China Sea. As many as 1,800 participants from the United States, a […]
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‘AFP training in China a slap on our face’
MANILA, Philippines — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has an ongoing military exchange program with China, as confirmed by Defense Senior Undersecretary Irineo Espino. Even the Philippine National Police Academy is sending cadets to the Beijing Military Academy and other training institutions of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA). Read More–>‘AFP training in China […]
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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 […]