Pres. Duterte Speaks on PH Ships in Disputed Waters w/ China DUTERTE – Amid the territorial disputes with China, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte stressed that he will not withdraw the Philippine ships from the disputed waters. Both Philippines and China continue to assert ownership in the West Philippine Sea – this is happening despite the … Read more
Pres. Duterte Speaks on West Philippine Sea Issue DUTERTE – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte claimed many will die from “kunsumisyon” over the West Philippine Sea issue but he is not one of those who will. One the top topics now is the West Philippine Sea. There is ongoing territorial dispute between the Philippines and … Read more
Reasons why Philippines has the strongest claim of Spratly Islands Spratly islands is a group of Islands, reefs, islets and cays in the South China Sea or West Philippines Sea which is being claimed by Asian countries namely the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan and People’s Republic of China. See Also: Spratly Islands Disputes … Read more
The Philippine national government announced to the mediat that they will lease from Japan five aircraft to help patrol the hotly disputed South China Sea, as China expands its military presence in the disputed region. During President Aquino’s visit at an air base south of Manila, the preident said he had done more to build … Read more
A week after US officials confirmed that China had deployed surface to air missiles in the Paracel islands in the disputed Paracel islands, another controversial installations by Beijing was also revealed to the media. China is allegedly installing radar facilities on its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea. According to American think tank, … Read more
The United States Navy which is considered as one of the world superpowers in the high seas confirmed to the media that they will continue to defend the US freedom of navigation operations in the disputed South China Sea, saying these are aimed at reducing tensions in the region. During a gathering of visiting journalists … Read more
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
A group of Filipino protesters succeeded on their first trip to the controversial Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea as they visited Pagasa island last December. Due to the huge success of the trip, the Chinese government warned the Philippines for another trip to hotly disputed areas. China’s Foreign Ministry urged the Philippines … Read more
China asserts its claim in the contoroversial artificial island, the Fiery Cross Reef located in the Spratlys by allowing the first group of tourists to visit the island which was reclaimed by China for the past few years. According to a Hong Kong news outlet, a Hainan Airlines plane carried the civilian visitors to the … Read more
The People’s Republic of China is reportedly building a submarine harbor at Panganiban (Mischief) Reef, the reef which is just 250 kilometers west of Palawan Island of the Philippines. The Mischief Reef is now occupied and controlled by China but claimed by Taiwan the Philippines and Vietnam. The revelations of the newest development in the … Read more