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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 »

OPINION: Why this is best time for China to have joint exploration with PH

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Nov 16 04:02 PM

It is important for China to have a foothold in Reed Bank again, and they know that the best time to do it is while Duterte is president. Read more »

China weather stations in Spratly 'not claims of ownership' - Locsin

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Nov 15 05:20 PM

China's weather stations in the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea are "not claims of ownership," Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. said Thursday, despite analysts' claim that the facilities could serve military purposes.  Read more »

Duterte says China should tell South China Sea claimants how to avoid dispute

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 14 11:49 PM

At the second day of the 33rd ASEAN Summit in Singapore, President Rodrigo Duterte said China should instruct fellow claimant-countries on how to best avoid dispute in the contested waters. Read more »

OPINION: China announces operation of weather station in Spratlys prior to Xi’s Manila visit

Ellen T. Tordesillas
Posted at Nov 05 12:49 AM

As Manila prepares for the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping two weeks from now, Beijing steps up its control of the Spratly islands in the South China Sea. Read more »

BRP Gregorio del Pilar removed from Hasa-Hasa shoal

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 10:44 AM

The Philippine Navy's flagship frigate, BRP Gregorio del Pilar, has been pulled out from the shallow part of the West Philippine Sea where it ran aground last week, the Armed Forces of the Philippines said Tuesday. Read more »

China's state firms cementing lucrative role in disputed sea

Greg Torode and Brenda Goh, Reuters
Posted at Aug 09 11:03 PM

HONG KONG/SHANGHAI - Beijing's giant state-owned enterprises are playing an increasing role in China's build-up in the South China Sea and could seek to cement their dominant position in coming years, according to new research. Read more »

OPINION: China’s critical study on South China Sea arbitration award

Ellen Tordesillas
Posted at Jul 23 01:59 PM

The study closes with the conclusion that the Tribunal’s many errors deprive its awards of validity and threaten to undermine the international rule of law. Read more »

Philippines upgrades navy amid Chinese maritime threat

Ronron Calunsod, Kyodo News
Posted at May 29 08:15 PM

The Philippine Navy is one of the weakest maritime defense forces in Southeast Asia, leaving the sprawling island nation of over 100 million people vulnerable to threats like China's assertiveness in taking control of disputed territory, according to senior officers, including the top commander. Read more »