China has formally urged a United Nations body not to consider a Philippine bid to extend the legal outer limits of its continental shelf in the disputed South China Sea. In a diplomatic note last week, China called on the UN’s Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf not to review the submission, which […]
A Philippine general called China’s coast guard pirates after a violent confrontation. China’s Coast Guard disrupted a Philippine resupply mission at Second Thomas Shoal. Experts say it’s not piracy, but it’s a troubling escalation all the same. The Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines accused China of behaving like pirates after […]
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine business groups said on Friday they deplored the harassment of the country’s military, in comments that come after a recent clash between navy personnel and the Chinese coast guard in the disputed South China Sea. “We appeal for unity towards a non-violent resolution that respects our rights as a peace-loving nation,” […]
Four Chinese vessels surrounded a Philippine navy boat as coastguard crew boarded during a tense stand-off in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, photos released by Chinese state media show. The rigid-hulled inflatable boat was on a supply mission to a grounded Philippine warship on the Second Thomas Shoal, which is part of the […]
Chinese forces seized two Philippine rubber boats that were delivering food and other supplies to a military outpost in a disputed South China Sea shoal in a tense confrontation in which some Filipino navy personnel were injured, Philippine security officials said on Tuesday. The United States renewed a warning that it is obligated to defend […]
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said. The coast guard said a Philippine supply ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that’s part of territory claimed […]
A Chinese vessel and a Philippine supply ship collided near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea on Monday, China’s coast guard said. The coast guard said the Philippines ship entered waters near the Second Thomas Shoal, a submerged reef in the Spratly Islands that is part of territory claimed by several nations. […]
A Philippine ship and a Chinese vessel collided near the Spratly Islands in the disputed South China Sea on Monday, Beijing’s Coast Guard said. Beijing claims almost the entirety of the South China Sea, brushing aside competing claims from several Southeast Asian nations including the Philippines and an international ruling that its stance has no […]
Imposter pages of the Philippine government’s professional licensing agency have been offering purported teaching jobs in Thailand which they claimed paid monthly salaries above 100,000 pesos (1,700 dollars). These job offers bore the hallmarks of a scam. “Calling All College Graduates. Thailand Is Hiring For Teachers,” read part of a post shared on Facebook on […]
MANILA (Reuters) – A senior Philippine navy official on Wednesday accused the Chinese embassy in Manila of recording a phone call without his consent and denied forging a deal with Beijing to deescalate tensions in the South China Sea. Vice Admiral Alberto Carlos told a senate hearing he received a call from China’s military attache […]
MANILA, May 16 (Reuters) – A Philippine group leading a civilian supply mission in the South China Sea delivered food and fuel to Filipino fishermen despite being shadowed by Chinese vessels, its officials said on Thursday, calling it a “major victory”. Atin Ito (This is Ours) said a 10-member team sailed to the Scarborough Shoal […]
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is committed to sustaining a presence in a disputed area of the South China Sea to ensure China does not carry out reclamation activities at the Sabina Shoal, its spokesperson said on Monday. The PCG said on Saturday it has deployed ships to Sabina Shoal, where it accused […]