The hotly-contested shoal in the West Philippine Seas, the Scarborough Shoal which is located 230 kilomerts off the Philippine coast is the place where China plans to construct an outpost according to a report posted by a Hong Kong media on Monday. China plans to construct an outpost within the Philippines’ claimed exclusive economic zone … 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
The controversial sightings of Chinese ships at the disputed Quirino atoll or the Jackson atoll was confirmed by a top Chinese officials who admitted that they sent ships to the disputed atoll in the South China Sea also known as the West Philippine Sea. According to the Chinese official, they sent ships to the disputed … Read more
The Philippine national government will protest China’s landing a plane on an airstrip it has built on an artificial island, the Fiery Cross Reef (Kagitingan Reef), which was claimed by China, Philippines, and Vietnam. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed the activities of China in an artificial island in the hotly contested Spratly archipelago. … 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
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
Amid tensions in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea) as Beijing continues rapid expansions, Philippines will hold simultaneous naval drills with US and Japan next week. According to the Philippine Fleet, the Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) with the US is set to the east of Palawan from June 18 to 30. “The … Read more
The President of the Republic of the Philippines, Pres. Benigno Simeon Aquino III posted a video on his official Facebook account featuring a documentary on the West Philippine Sea. The video which went viral recently was titled “Kalayaan, Karapatan sa Karagatan,” went viral online after it was viewed and shared by thousands of netizens. The … Read more
Another action is expected to escalate tensions in a region, as China pushes plan to build two lighthouses in the disputed West Philippine Sea. According to state media, China has already hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the two-multi-functional lighthouses on Calderon Reef and Mabini Reef on the disputed Spratly islands. Beijing’s maritime … Read more
