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Philippines’ latest South China Sea resupply mission ends smoothly under Beijing deal
“The Armed Forces of the Philippines continues to uphold its mandate of safeguarding Philippine sovereignty and ensuring the welfare of its stationed personnel in the West Philippine Sea,” military spokesperson colonel Xerxes Trinidad said, using the Philippine name for the South China Sea.
Philippines says China is pushing it to cede claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila's Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after meeting his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
Philippines enacts maritime laws to strengthen sovereignty amid South China Sea tensions
The Philippines, under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., has enacted two new maritime laws designed to safeguard the nation’s contested territory in the South China Sea, the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act.
South China Sea: can Manila make Beijing pay US$1 million fines for trespassing?
A Philippine senator says sanctions of up to US$1 million are possible under new maritime laws, but analysts doubts they are enforceable.
Manila's South China Sea provocations become increasingly awkward within ASEAN
The Philippines has consistently sought to make waves regarding the South China Sea issue. The two-week combat drills initiated by the Philippine military on Monday, which include exercises aim at seizing an island in the South China Sea,
China, Philippines spar over new maritime laws, baseline drawings in South China Sea
The Philippines' foreign ministry said on Wednesday it summoned China's ambassador to protest Beijing's drawing of baselines around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea.
Philippines Says It's Under Pressure From China to Cede Claims in South China Sea
China is putting ever-greater pressure on the Philippines to cede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday after a meeting with his Australian counterpart in Canberra.
No expectations about Trump’s stance on the South China Sea, DND chief says
The Philippines has no expectations about what President-elect Donald Trump will do regarding territorial disputes in the South China Sea, Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro said on Tuesday during a visit to Australian capital Canberra.
President Marcos names new Navy chief as China urges Philippines to return to right track of resolving South China Sea disputes
Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos on Friday named Rear Admiral Jose Ma. Ambrosio Ezpeleta as the new chief of ...
China says Philippines sent supplies to disputed shoal
China said on Friday the Philippines had sent supplies to a warship grounded on Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the ...
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South China Sea: new Philippine laws that sparked Beijing’s fury to ‘stress’ foreign ships
Analysts say the Maritime Zones Act and Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act don't expand Manila's claims in the waterway, but ...
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China patrols at disputed shoal; Manila summons Beijing’s envoy
China on Wednesday conducted combat readiness patrols at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea to reinforce its claim ...
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China pushing Philippines to cede South China Sea claims
CANBERRA >> China is stepping up pressure on the Philippines to concede its sovereign rights in the South China Sea, Manila’s ...
Chinese military conducts sea and air patrol around shoal amid tension with Philippines
It is the second air-to-sea joint patrol as tensions have escalated around Scarborough, Second Thomas and Sabina shoals.