There are plenty of reasons why China is afraid of the Philippines and one them was already revealed lately. The United States is reportedly open to the proposed joint patrol with the Philippines in the hotly-disputed South China Sea or the West Philippine Sea. The United States confirmed their intentions to join the Philippines in … Read more
The Philippine military is now developing an existing naval facility located on Oyster Bay, Palawan could host United States Military and is capable of hosting US Troops and facilities or can be develop into a Mini Subic in Palawan. There is still no official confirmation from the Philippine military about the reported development of the … Read more
The Armed Forces of the Philippines Western Command revealed on Tuesday that there is no truth to China’s earlier statement that it has stopped its reclamation activities over the disputed West Philippine Sea. According to an official statement released by Western Command head Vice Admiral Alexander Lopez said that China is still conducting construction activities … Read more
China’s statement is different from what they are doing right now, as they kept on building a combat-capable air facility on Zamora (Subi) Reef in the South China Sea, in a development which is seen by international observers to jeopardize the Philippines’ possession of nearby Pag-asa Island, the nearest inhabited islands of the Filipinos in … Read more
The Philippines is winning the favor of neighboring countries for its feat against Beijing’s claim in most islets in the disputed South China Sea. Following Australia’s gift to Philippines of aircraft carrier vessels, sources said Japan wants to give planes to the country for patrol purposes in the South China Sea. Added, this would deepen … Read more
The Chinese government through their powerful Chinese Navy carried out a “live firing drill” in the hotly-contested South China Sea on Tuesday as confirmed by Chinese media to improve its maritime combat ability despite the tensions flared over the disputed waters. According to Chinese State Media, at least 100 naval vessels, dozens of aircraft, missile … Read more
At last Manila realized the need of repairing the crumbling ship serving as Philippines’ outpost in the West Philippine Sea, but Beijing seemed to not like the move of the country even branding the Philippines as a “hypocritical troublemaker and rule breaker.” Beijing pursues its rapid construction of artificial island in the disputed West Philippine … Read more
China insists that they are the victim in the controversial maritime dispute over the West Philippine Sea and noted that it would never accept any decision by the United Nations (UN) arbitral tribunal. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson already made an official statement that was posted online. Chinese Foreign spokesperson Hua Chunying stated that “The … Read more
The then viral documentary on South China Sea released by the Philippines has reached China. China then accused Philippines on Monday for spreading misinformation and “creating the illusion of the victim” in their dispute over the controversial South China Sea. Manila has then released a three-part documentary defending its position on the disputed sea. “Karapatan … Read more
Following Beijing’s accusation that the Philippines is trying to “rope in” other non-claimant countries in the dispute over parts of the disputed South China Sea, Malacañang has hit back to China on Friday. The Philippines has recently earned the favor of big countries like United States and Japan, among others. “We cannot be faulted if … Read more