President Benigno Aquino III

• OP-ED: China’s island-building a bigger threat than oil rig

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  Artificial Islands, China, Oil Rigs, Paracels, President Benigno Aquino III, Reclamation, South China Sea Dispute, Spratlys, USA, Vietnam

  November 13, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  Without causing much of a stir, China has been quietly dumping sand onto reefs and rocks in waters claimed by Vietnam. In addition to altering the geography of the Spratly (Truong Sa) archipelago, China’s land reclamation work on Johnson South, Cuarteron, Fiery Cross, Gaven, and Kennan reefs could be used as a clever legal leverage […]

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• President Aquino seeks support of India, U.N. member nations in sea dispute

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  ASEAN, China, India, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS

  November 12, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  NAY PYI TAW, Myanmar, Nov 13 — President Benigno S. Aquino III has sought the support of India and other members of the United Nations in easing tensions in the West Philippine Sea. The President made the appeal in his intervention during the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-India Summit held at the Sapphire […]

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• PH-China trade growth ‘significant’

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  APEC, China, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, UNCLOS

  November 10, 2014

  West Philippine Sea

  BEIJING—The bilateral relations between the Philippines and China continued to improve even as both countries continued to lock horns over their conflicting territorial claims in the West Philippine Sea, President Benigno Aquino III said here Sunday. He made the statement during the APEC CEO Summit when a business leader asked him about  the relations between […]

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• Aquino Asks Each Day Why China Seeks to Rule South China Sea

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  China, Philippines, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute

  May 23, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  Philippine President Benigno Aquino wakes up each morning with a question for which he has no answer: “There are very few days that I don’t start the day asking what does China gain from all this?” What drives China to press its claims to the South China Sea, taking on countries such as the Philippines […]

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• PNoy to push for early conclusion of code of conduct at ASEAN Summit

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  Arbitration, ASEAN, Code of Conduct, President Benigno Aquino III, UNCLOS

  May 7, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  President Benigno Aquino III will be pushing for the early conclusion of the drafting of the set of rules meant to avoid conflict in the South China Sea at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Myanmar. “I am sure the President will be bringing up this agenda item. I think he will […]

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• Will New Defense Pact Impact US Support for Philippines in Sea Disputes?

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  China, EDCA, Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Benigno Aquino III, USA

  May 2, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  MANILA — The newly signed defense agreement between the Philippines and the United States is widely seen as a boost for the Philippines’ military at a time of increased tensions with China. But analysts say the extent of U.S. support remains ambiguous, making it unclear how the pact might affect future confrontations between Manila and […]

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• Manila Welcomes U.S. Muscle to Counter Beijing

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  Bajo de Masinloc, China, Coast Guard, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Benigno Aquino III, Scarborough Shoal, South China Sea Dispute, USA

  May 2, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  After an absence of more than 20 years, American forces will return to the Philippines under a 10-year agreement reached between the two countries on Monday in conjunction with U.S. President Barack Obama’s recent visit to Manila. The Enhanced Defense Cooperation agreement seeks to broaden U.S. access to bases on a rotational, temporary basis, and […]

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• China urged: Listen to your neighbors

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  China, EDCA, Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, USA

  April 29, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  MANILA, Philippines – By listening to its neighbors, China can realize that they are not adversaries but “willing partners” in its quest for regional development and stability, visiting US President Barack Obama said yesterday. Asked to comment on China’s growing aggressiveness in staking its claims in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea, Obama […]

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• Miriam: PH-US deal unfair surprise on Senate

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  China, EDCA, Enhanced Defense Coorperation Agreement, Mutual Defence Treaty, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Benigno Aquino III, Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago, USA

  April 29, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  MANILA, Philippines – “I feel as if I have been slapped, or ordered to melt into the wallpaper.” Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago took strong exception to the signing of a military deal between the Philippines and the United States without Senate approval. Just hours after the ceremony, the chairperson of the Senate foreign affairs committee […]

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• PHL wants ‘clearer’ statement of support from US in West PHL Sea dispute

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  China, Diplomatic Relations, Militarization, Mutual Defense, Philippines, President Barack Obama, President Benigno Aquino III, South China Sea Dispute, USA

  April 23, 2014

  News × West Philippine Sea

  President Benigno Aquino III will be clarifying the terms of support of the United States to the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea dispute during US President Barack Obama’s visit next week, Malacañang hinted Wednesday. At a press conference, Presidential Communications Operations Office head Herminio Coloma Jr. said Aquino and Obama will discuss defense, political, […]

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