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The Chinese military's Southern Theatre Command said its naval and air forces have carried out a combat readiness patrol around the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea on Thursday.
Scarborough Shoal has reemerged as the focal point of tensions between Manila and Beijing in the South China Sea, according to a report released Monday by the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
As the Philippines commemorates its 2016 victory in the Permanent Court of Arbitration, the DFA said the ruling has since ...
Beijing ‘must be prepared to respond’, and it might be headed for confrontation with Vietnam over land reclamation, analyst ...
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EDITORIAL — Rules-based world order
Nine years ago today, Filipinos erupted in jubilation after the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague not only defined ...
The Chinese military vowed to safeguard the country's national sovereignty and security in the South China Sea.
Despite China’s persistent refusal to recognize or honor it, the 2016 Arbitral Award on the South China Sea now forms part of ...
With our next-door neighbor China constantly reminding us that it does not recognize the 2016 Arbitral Award of the Permanent ...
We continue to uphold the Award because it reflects what is right and just, not just for us, but for all coastal states whose rights must be respected under international law,' says Defense Secretary ...
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China: ‘PH has been attacking us’
China has denied any war act in those incidents, calling them standard operating procedure for enforcing China’s maritime laws; serious physical harm on Filipino personnel and damage to Filipino ...
The West Philippine Sea has seen a reduced presence of Chinese maritime militia vessels, authorities said, in a trend also observed in previous years.