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ANALYSIS: Indonesia’s new diplomatic bombshell vs Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea

Romel Regalado Bagares, VERA Files
Posted at May 30 10:25 PM

In its running territorial tiff with China over the Natuna islands, Indonesia had just lobbed a diplomatic bombshell.    Read more »

Joint sea patrol sought vs China's 'hostile' acts during pandemic

Christian V. Esguerra, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 27 02:12 PM

The Philippines should jointly patrol disputed areas in the South China Sea to fend off Beijing’s assertiveness, which persisted even if countries were grappling with the coronavirus pandemic, former Supreme Court Justice Antonio Carpio said Monday. Read more »

Tolentino wants Pinoy songs broadcast in China-occupied areas in West PH Sea

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 06:03 AM

MANILA - Sen. Francis Tolentino on Thursday said the government should broadcast Filipino songs in areas occupied by China in West Philippine Sea. Read more »

Vietnamese fishermen call for action against China

Khanh Vu, Reuters
Posted at Jul 30 10:03 PM

A Vietnamese fishermen's group has called on the government to take stronger measures for the removal of a Chinese oil survey vessel that Vietnam accuses of violating its sovereignty in the South China Sea. Read more »

OPINION: Duterte’s SONA speech on West Philippine Sea made matters worse for PH

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 24 12:47 PM

To help save our claim in the South China Sea, we all must pretend we are hard of hearing and we misheard Duterte. Okay, it’s “position”, not “possession.” Read more »

China: US criticism over South China Sea is 'slander'

Reuters
Posted at Jul 22 09:03 PM

BEIJING - Remarks by US officials on China's role in the South China Sea are slanderous, its foreign ministry said on Monday, after the United States voiced concern over reports of Chinese interference with oil and gas activities in the disputed waters. Read more »

China denies South China Sea missile tests

Reuters
Posted at Jul 06 02:45 AM

BEIJING - China's Defense Ministry on Friday denied US accusations that the Chinese military had recently carried out missile tests in the disputed South China Sea, saying instead that they had held routine drills that involved the firing of live ammunition. Read more »

'Soaking wet, shivering': Vietnamese boat captain recalls rescue of PH fishers in Reed Bank incident

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 18 08:56 PM

MANILA - A Vietnamese boat captain who gave refuge to Filipinos thrown overboard after their boat was rammed by a Chinese vessel on June 9 has told of the rescue in the West Philippine Sea, his narration appearing consistent with the story of the Philippine fishers.  Read more »

Beijing slams US warship sail-by in South China Sea

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 06 10:36 PM

China said two US warships sailed near disputed islands in the South China Sea without permission on Monday in the latest US challenge to Beijing's territorial claims in the region. Read more »

Alejano sinagot ang hamon ni Robin Padilla na lusubin ang Spratlys

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 09:33 PM

Sumagot si Gary Alejano sa hamon ni Robin Padilla na lusubin ang Spratlys. Read more »

Pangilinan bats for resumption of oil exploration in Reed Bank

Willard Cheng, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 19 08:57 PM

PXP Energy Corp chairman Manny Pangilinan said he has asked the government to lift the ban on energy exploration in a disputed area of the West Philippine Sea where the company has a service contract.  Read more »

China deploys paramilitary troops near Pag-asa Island

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 11:08 PM

A blatant act of intimidation against Manila. That's how an international political risk analyst views Beijing's recent deployment of a paramilitary force near a Manila-occupied island in the West Philippine Sea. Read more »

There’s ‘massive overcapacity’ of Chinese vessels in Spratlys, says US think-tank

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 12 10:18 PM

Chinese fishing vessels account for the largest number of ships operating in the Spratlys in the West Philippine Sea, satellite images taken in 2018 show. Read more »

US think-tank casts doubt on South China Sea code

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 07 04:15 PM

Chances of signing a code of conduct in the South China Sea any time soon may be slim, an analyst from a US think-tank said on Friday.   Read more »

Check Spratlys weather stations? That might 'provoke' China, says Palace

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 04 08:42 PM

Malacañang on Tuesday said verifying the weather monitoring stations that China has built in some if its artificial in South China Sea’s Spratlys archipelago might “provoke” China. Read more »

Ex-Ombudsman Morales warns of 'treason from within' in dispute with China

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 25 02:41 AM

Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales warned of "treason from within" in the West Philippine Sea dispute with China.  Read more »

Bye-bye Xi

Erik De Castro, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 21 04:36 PM

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves to the crowd before boarding his plane after concluding a two-day state visit in Manila Read more »

SLIDESHOW: Xi Jinping visit

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 21 01:20 AM

"The only right choice". Read more »

'China Layas!'

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 20 01:39 PM

A protester holds a sign with Chinese translation telling the Chinese to leave the country during a protest. Read more »

Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrives

Erik De Castro, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 20 01:40 PM

China's President Xi Jinping is on a two-day state visit to the Philippines. Read more »