Pag-asa Island
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Pag-asa Assertion, Panatag Encounters, and Diplomatic Signals Mark Latest West Philippine Sea Developments
Bajo de Masinloc, China, Erwin Tulfo, IMOA, Maritime Security, Pag-asa Island, Panatag Shoal, Philippine Coast Guard, Philippines, Risa Hontiveros, South China Sea, West Philippine SeaPhilippine officials reaffirm claims over Pag-asa Island as maritime incidents near Panatag and Bajo de Masinloc continue, while China signals openness to easing rhetoric and signing a South China Sea code of conduct.