SUMMARY MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines on Thursday, November 16, called on China to remove all its “illegal structures” in the Spratlys, an archipelago of islands, cays, and reefs that’s rich in marine life and, possibly, oil and gas. “We call on China to remove all these illegal structures, cease reclamations in the South China […]
Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, November 10) – Lawmakers and some ambassadors condemned China’s coast guard and militia for firing a water cannon again at a Filipino supply boat headed for the Ayungin Shoal on Friday. The vessel was on a resupply mission to the BRP Sierra Madre when the Chinese Coast Guard (CCG) attempted to […]
For more than two decades, it has been an unlikely flashpoint in the South China Sea: a rusty, World War II-era ship beached on a tiny reef that has become a symbol of Philippine resistance against Beijing. The Philippine government ran the vessel aground in 1999 on the Second Thomas Shoal, a contested reef 120 […]
MANILA — An official of the National Security Council warned against Filipinos who have been echoing the side of China in the ongoing territorial dispute in the West Philippine Sea. According to NSC Assistant Director General Jonathan Malaya, they have been monitoring some influencers and groups who tend to echo China’s sentiments on the West […]
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