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Philippine town gives official names to 4 sandbars, 2 coral reefs around Pag-asa Island

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 16 02:10 PM

The local government of Kalayaan in Palawan has named 4 sandbars and 2 coral reefs in Pag-asa (Thitu) Island, whose surrounding waters are continuously being claimed by China despite a 2016 arbitration award invalidating Beijing's sweeping claims over almost the entire South China Sea.   Read more »

Filipinos in West Philippine Sea celebrate independence day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 13 12:43 AM

Bad weather triggered the cancellation of a grand independence day celebration in Pag-asa Island, but it did not stop Filipinos in the West Philippine Sea from marking the occasion. Read more »

Kahit inulan: Pagdiwang ng Araw ng Kalayaan sa Pag-asa Island, natuloy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 08:53 PM

Sumama man ang panahon at hindi nakarating ang mga panauhin sa malaking pagdiriwang ng mga residente ng Pag-asa Island sa West Philippine Sea ngayong Araw ng Kalayaan, hindi sila nagpapigil sa paggunita nito. Read more »

WATCH: Pag-asa Island residents raise Philippine flag on Independence Day

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 04:07 PM

A few residents of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea held a modest commemoration of Independence Day on Friday, instead of a big celebration as initially planned by government officials.  Read more »

Ex-Justice Carpio says PH 'totally defenseless' on Pag-asa Island

Aleta Nieva Nishimori, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 12:47 PM

MANILA - Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio underscored the need to put up adequate defense on Pag-Asa Island to defend Philippine territorial waters.   Read more »

The ANC Brief: Love letter

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 11 05:00 AM

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte sent a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping on the occasion of Fil-China Friendship Day.  Read more »

Chinese intimidation forces Filipinos to avoid traditional fishing grounds

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 11:37 PM

In the West Philippine Sea, Chinese intimidation is forcing residents and fishermen of Pag-asa Island to stay away from what used to be their fishing grounds. Read more »

Barko ng China nagpapatrolya sa palibot ng Pag-asa Island

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 08:10 PM

Nangangambang magpunta ang ilang residente ng Pag-asa Island sa West Philippine Sea sa mga sandbar na dati nilang pahingahan at pangisdaan.  Read more »

Philippine officials visit disputed South China Sea island

Reuters
Posted at Jun 10 07:03 PM

Delfin Lorenzana was on Thitu island on Tuesday to launch a beaching ramp for construction of much-needed infrastructure on the Philippines' most strategically important South China Sea island. Read more »

Welcome to China? PLDT says cell tower in Pag-asa needs repair

Jessica Fenol, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 10 03:26 PM

PLDT Inc said Wednesday its cell tower on the largest Filipino-occupied island in the West Philippine Sea is down, after journalists covering the area received roaming alerts from Chinese and Vietnamese carriers. Read more »

The ANC Brief: Anti-terror bill transmitted to Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 05:09 AM

The controversial anti-terror bill is on the President’s table as various groups plan more protest actions.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 9, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 10 01:20 AM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

Ships dock on Pag-Asa Island, as beaching ramp inaugurated

Department of National Defense PAS via AP
Posted at Jun 09 07:20 PM

The Philippine defense chief and top military officials flew to a disputed island in the South China Sea on Tuesday to inaugurate a beach ramp built to allow the "full-blast" development of the far-flung territory but would likely infuriate China.  Read more »

Philippines opens beaching ramp in first major upgrade on West Philippine Sea island

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 09 03:01 PM

Top defense officials of the Philippines inaugurated Tuesday a cemented pier that would let its ships dock on Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island, whose waters were swarmed by over a hundred Chinese ships last year.  Read more »

BRP Ivatan, unang barkong nakadaong sa bagong pantalan sa Pag-asa Island

Arlie Cabrestante, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 26 07:09 PM

Ang BRP Ivatan o LC298 ng Philippine Navy ang kauna-unahang barkong dumaong sa ginagawang pantalan sa Pag-asa Island na sakop ng lalawigan ng Palawan. Read more »

Chinese militia not behind delay in Pag-Asa Island rehab: defense chief

Jorge V. Carino, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 02:59 PM

MANILA - The deployment of Chinese militia boats has not delayed construction and repairs in Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Tuesday. Read more »

Chinese militia presence near Pag-Asa Island surges: AMTI

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 03:11 PM

MANILA – The deployment of Chinese militia boats near Pag-Asa (Thitu) Island continued to surge this year, this time accompanied by Chinese government vessels, a US-based thinktank said in a report published Thursday. Read more »

Pag-asa Island construction stopped due to bad weather, says AFP spokesman

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 19 12:11 PM

AFP Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Edgard Arevalo said weather and logistics issues temporarily halted construction on the Philippine-occupied Pag-asa Island in the West Philippine Sea.  Read more »

DILG chief: Not a good time yet for foreign tourists to visit Pag-asa Island

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 01 09:45 PM

Secretary Eduardo Año said the island remains a contested territory and allowing tourists there could "compound the problem." Read more »

Philippines mulls tourists for Pag-asa Island, bolstering S. China Sea claims

Reuters
Posted at Jul 23 05:00 PM

The Philippines is considering inviting tourists to its biggest and most strategically important outpost in the South China Sea, part of efforts to assert its claim to sovereignty over some of the world's most contested islands.  Read more »