New China runway threatens Pag-asa Island
A military historian on Friday raised the alarm over recent satellite photos of the Chinese-controlled Zamora (Subi) Reef in the South China Sea that showed the construction of a combat-capable air...
View ArticlePH supports US patrols in South China Sea
The Philippines on Wednesday said US patrols in the South China Sea were necessary to check China’s “illegal, unilateral and expansive” claims in the heavily disputed waterway. The post PH supports US...
View ArticleUS, China talk on Spratlys; Navy chiefs to tackle maritime tensions
The Chinese and US navies are set to hold high-level talks over tensions in the South China Sea after a US warship challenged Beijing’s territorial assertiveness in the disputed waterway on Tuesday....
View ArticleMore runways on reefs
China has nearly completed construction of a runway and other facilities on Panganiban Reef, on the Philippine side of the Spratly archipelago in the heavily disputed South China Sea, a US-based think...
View ArticleNew China lighthouse up on disputed reef
China has expanded its presence in the contested South China Sea by switching on a lighthouse atop a reconstructed reef also claimed by the Philippines and Vietnam, Chinese state media said. The post...
View ArticleReport: Beijing adds weapons to South China Sea islands
BEIJING — China appears to have installed anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons on its man-made islands in the strategically vital South China Sea, a US security think tank says, upping the stakes in...
View ArticlePH aware of Chinese structures on disputed reefs, says Esperon
Secretary Hermogenes Esperon Jr., national security adviser, said on Tuesday the government was well aware that China had nearly completed construction work on three reefs that the Philippines claims...
View ArticleChina deploys missiles on 3 PH-claimed reefs
The United States on Thursday reiterated the importance of keeping a presence in the region amid China’s increasing militarization of the South China Sea, where Chinese forces recently installed...
View ArticleBam Aquino to Duterte admin: Fight for what is ours in WPS
Senator Bam Aquino has called on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte to fight for the country’s welfare following reports of China’s continuous militarization in the the West Philippine Sea...
View ArticleChina opens maritime rescue base in West Philippine Sea
China launched a maritime rescue center on one of its artificial bases in the Spratly Islands in the West Philippine Sea. The post China opens maritime rescue base in West Philippine Sea appeared first...
View ArticlePH Spratlys work sparks China vessel buildup
China deployed a large paramilitary force in the South China Sea late last year in an apparent response to the ongoing construction by the Philippines on Pagasa (Thitu) Island The post PH Spratlys work...
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