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PH Independence Day also celebrated on Pagasa island

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Updated as of Jun 12 05:30 PM

Officials and residents on Pagasa Island, the seat of Kalayaan municipal government in the West Philippine Sea, also celebrated Sunday the 124th Independence Day of the country, the military said. Read more »

Japan champions open seas in ASEAN summit

Ain Bandial, Reuters
Posted at Oct 27 06:41 PM

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida his country's strong opposition to challenges to a free and open maritime order. Read more »

'Fabricated report': Chinese embassy dismisses report on waste-dumping in South China Sea

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Posted at Jul 16 11:36 PM

MANILA - The Chinese embassy in Manila has downplayed a satellite analysis showing Chinese ships allegedly dumping untreated wastes in the South China Sea.  Read more »

China todo-deny sa 'pagtatapon ng dumi' sa West PH Sea; DENR mag-iimbestiga

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 16 06:41 PM

Itinanggi ng China na nagtatapon sila ng human waste o dumi ng tao sa West Philippine Sea.    Read more »

More Chinese ships may be dumping wastes in Spratlys: satellite imagery expert

Zandro Ochona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 02:34 PM

In an online news forum, Liz Derr, CEO of AI-based satellite image analysis firm Simularity, said that based on their calculations, 2,596 pounds or over a ton of human wastes are being dumped around the Spratly and Paracel Islands every day. Read more »

Philippines to probe report of Chinese sewage-dumping at sea

Reuters
Posted at Jul 13 09:58 PM

MANILA - The Philippines' defense minister on Tuesday ordered the military to investigate a report by a U.S.-based tech firm that hundreds of Chinese vessels were dumping sewage into contested areas of the South China Sea. Read more »

Dumped human waste from Chinese ships creating 'dead zone' in Spratlys - intelligence firm

John Gabriel Agcaoili, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jul 13 09:03 AM

MANILA — Raw sewage from hundreds of ships is being dumped onto reefs in the Spratly archipelago amid Chinese maritime activity, leading to concentration of unwanted and harmful algae in the maritime area, a geospatial intelligence firm revealed on Monday. Read more »

Independence from foreign incursions

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 12 04:02 PM

Protesters from different militant groups mark Philippine Independence Day and troop to the Chinese Consulate in Makati on Saturday. The protesters called for the withdrawal of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea and the resignation of President Rodrigo Duterte for his failure to assert the country’s sovereignty in the disputed waters.  Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 7, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:19 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

China claims US warship illegally entered its territory in South China Sea

Reuters
Posted at May 20 06:47 PM

BEIJING - China said on Thursday a US warship had illegally entered its territorial waters in the South China Sea, and was expelled by its forces, an assertion the United States denied, in the latest exchange of salvos over Beijing's claims in the busy waterway. Read more »

'Pure joke': Duterte tinawag na 'tanga' ang naniwala sa sinabi niyang pag-jetski pa-Spratlys

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Updated as of May 11 09:29 PM

Tinawag na "stupid" o tanga ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte ang mga naniwala sa kaniyang sinabi noong kampanya na magje-jetski siya papuntang Spratlys sa South China Sea—na inaangkin nang buo ng China—dahil isa lang umanong "pure campaign joke" iyon. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 7, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:26 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Sleeping on the job?

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 07 02:25 PM

A sleeping President Duterte is used at a symbolic protest in front of the Chinese Consulate on Friday in Makati City on country's rightful claim over the territories according to an UNCLOS arbitration ruling in 2016.  Read more »

PH patrols in West Philippine Sea to continue: Lorenzana

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 03 01:21 AM

Lorenzana on Sunday said Philippine patrols in the West Philippine Sea will continue, as he denied that he and President Rodrigo Duterte have disagreements over how to handle China's intrusions into Philippine waters.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 23, 2021

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Updated as of Aug 16 03:33 PM

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

Group denounces Chinese presence in Philippine waters

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 05:38 PM

The protest slammed China for the activities of Chinese vessels in the West Philippine Sea and the Philippine government for its failure to protect the country's exclusive economic zone (EEZ).  Read more »

Ilang grupo nababahala sa paghabol ng China ship sa PH vessel na may sakay na news team

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 07:59 PM

MAYNILA - Nabahala ang ilang grupo at eksperto sa paghabol ng barko ng China sa isang fishing vessel sa West Philippine Sea na may kargang mga miyembro ng ABS-CBN News team.  Read more »

Military tells media to 'exercise prudence' after armed Chinese crafts chase Filipino crew

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 08:25 PM

MANILA (UPDATE) - The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday reminded members of the media to "exercise prudence" in doing its coverage inside the West Philippine Sea, as they are supposedly "concerned" for everyone's well-being. Read more »

DND, AFP 'concerned' after Chinese ships chased Filipino boat in PH waters

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 09 03:36 PM

The Department of National Defense (DND) and the country's Armed Forces on Thursday aired their concerns after 2 Chinese missile crafts chased down a Filipino vessel in Philippine waters, where members of the ABS-CBN News team were aboard. Read more »

LOOK: Chinese vessels hound Philippine fishing boat

Chiara Zambrano, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 10:26 AM

The Chinese Navy deployed military sea vessels to chase down a Filipino vessel with civilians on board in the West Philippine Sea Thursday.  Read more »