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Zubiri to world legislators: Stand with Philippines on sea dispute
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Addressing the International Parliamentarian Union (IPU), Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri appealed to fellow members of the global organization to stand with the Philippines as China continues to bully the country in the West Philippine Sea. “In the West Philippine Sea, a number of geopolitical analysts have predicted that it could […]
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In Malacañang visit, US lawmakers affirm support for PH as row with China worsens
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The issue of escalating tensions between Manila and Beijing in the West Philippine Sea was put into the spotlight during President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s meeting with a US congressional delegation in Malacañang on Tuesday, March 26. A press release from the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) said the American lawmakers expressed support […]
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View from Manila: ‘Tama na, Lord’
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – When the Unaizah May 4 approached Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea for a second time in a month, it was greeted by a familiar and violent foe: water cannons from the China Coast Guard (CCG). On Saturday, March 23, out at sea, the wooden ship held on, but barely. […]
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[Rappler’s Best] No rest for the wicked
SUMMARY Are you reading this as blue waves sway under blue skies at the onset of your Holy Week break? Or are you, like most of us mortals in the newsroom, tied to your laptop and to the labors that must be done even in the Catholic world’s supposedly quietest week? “No rest for the wicked” […]
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Manila asks Beijing: Are you sincere in promoting South China Sea peace?
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Monday, March 25, questioned if China was sincere in “lowering the tensions and promoting peace and stability in the South China Sea” as it protested yet another case of harassment by the China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) during a mission to bring soldiers and […]
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Manila asks Beijing: Are you sincere in promoting South China Sea peace?
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Monday, March 25, questioned if China was sincere in “lowering the tensions and promoting peace and stability in the South China Sea” as it protested yet another case of harassment by the China Coast Guard (CCG) and Chinese Maritime Militia (CMM) during a mission to bring soldiers and […]
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After Ayungin harassment, China tells PH: Prepare ‘to bear all potential consequences’
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Beijing on Saturday, March 23, warned Manila that it “should be prepared to bear all potential consequences” if it “insists on going its own way,” just hours after China Coast Guard (CCG) ships blocked, harassed, and used water cannons against Philippine vessels trying to bring personnel and supplies to the BRP […]
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Foreign governments stand with Philippines after latest incident in Ayungin Shoal
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – Foreign governments on Saturday, March 23, rallied behind the Philippines after the China Coast Guard again used water cannons against a Philippine vessel on a routine rotation and resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea, damaging the boat and causing injuries among some […]
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China causes ‘heavy damage’ on Philippine resupply ship in Ayungin Shoal – AFP
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Saturday, March 23, used water cannons against a Philippine resupply boat that was en route to the BRP Sierra Madre, a makeshift Philippine military outpost in Ayungin Shoal, the Philippine military said. The boat, the wooden Unaizah May 4, “sustained heavy damages at around 08:52 […]
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IN PHOTOS: Philippine scientists assess coral reef near Pag-asa Island
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Friday, March 22, that Filipino scientists have successfully conducted four hours of “extensive coral reef and fishery resources assessment” at Pag-asa Cays 1 and 2, despite “intimidation tactics” by China. Commodore Jay Tarriela, spokesperson of the PCG for the West Philippine Sea, reported that […]
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Australia, Britain call out China for Hong Kong, South China Sea and Russia support
SUMMARY SYDNEY, Australia – Australia and Britain on Friday, March 22, criticized China for its actions in Hong Kong, the South China Sea and its support of Russia, after a meeting in which London and Canberra deepened their security ties. The two countries called out “recent unsafe and destabilising behaviour by China’s vessels against Philippine […]
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Marcos says PH rebuffing Beijing’s claims in South China Sea not ‘poking the bear’
SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. believes in doing more to assert Manila’s claim in the West Philippine Sea but insists his government’s approach is not equivalent to provoking world superpower China. In an exclusive interview with Bloomberg on Tuesday, March 19, Marcos said the Philippines is exerting maximum effort to avoid a […]