Manila
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South China Sea: Hanoi and Manila Are Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place
ADIZ, Air Defense Identification Zone, Artificial Islands, China, Hanoi, Manila, Militarization, Military Conflict, Philippines, Reclamation, Regular Patrols, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, VietnamFrom the Vietnamese and Filipino point of view, participating in FONOPS is not a walk in the park. First, the October 26 FONOP apparently targeted several islands or features occupied by their respective forces. Further, the United States has consistently considered several of their claims as excessive. It has routinely conducted FONOPS in these waters, […]
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2014 IMOA Maps Exhibit
Atty. Elma Christine Leogardo, Cartographic Exhibit, China, De La Salle University, DLSU, History, IMOA Maps Exhibit, Justice Antonio T. Carpio, Manila, Maps, maritime history, Maritime Law, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Philippine Maritime Disputes, Philippines, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Secretary of Justice, Secretary of National Defense, South China Sea Dispute, Supreme Court Justice Antonio T. CarpioThe Institute for Maritime and Ocean Affairs (IMOA) Maps Exhibit was hosted at De La Salle University in Manila on September 10, 2014. The event featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony led by Atty. Elma Christine Leogardo, accompanied by notable government officials including Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, Secretary of National Defense Voltaire Gazmin, Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert F. Del Rosario, Secretary of…
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Manila urges unity for South East Asian nations in China sea dispute
(Reuters) – The Philippines is pushing for a meeting among four Southeast Asian nations with conflicting claims to waters in the South China Sea so that they can hammer out a common stand in dealings with China, Manila’s foreign minister said on Friday. Manila is waging a territorial dispute with China over the Spratlys and […]