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(REUTERS) The Philippines expressed “grave concern” on Sunday and demanded an explanation from China’s ambassador over what it said was an increasing number of Chinese boats near the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. A Philippines air force plane flew over the rocky outcrop on Saturday and spotted more boats than usual in a flotilla China has maintained since seizing the shoal after a tense standoff in 2012, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the government is now planning courses of actions to ensure the safety of Filipino fishermen planning to venture off Scarborough shoal which lies 125 nautical miles off Masinloc town, Zambales. This is should Chinese Coast Guard continues to harass and prevent Filipino fishermen from entering the rich fishing ground. The DND chief said the Philippines have many options but declined to […]
Eagle News — Itinaboy ng Chinese Coast Guard ang ilang mangingisdang naglakas ng loob na mangisda sa Scarborough shoal. Kasunod ito ng naging ruling ng International Arbitration Court sa petisyon ng Pilipinas laban sa China sa pinag-aagawang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea. Matapang na naglayag ang grupo ng mga mangingisda mula sa Masinloc, Zambales ngunit agad silang hinarang ng isang puting Chinese coast guard ship sa bukana pa lamang ng Scarborough shoal. Tatlo pang mga […]
by Cecil Morella INFANTA, Philippines (AFP) — Jonathan Almandrez was chased away from the rich fishing grounds of a South China Sea lagoon by a Chinese patrol — something he hopes will stop happening if the Philippines wins an international legal case against Beijing. The incident at Scarborough Shoal, a necklace of reefs and rocks that Filipino fishermen say hosts some of the world’s most abundant marine life, is part of a long-running territorial row […]
ISINULONG ng mga mambabatas sa Amerika ang dagdag na pagpapatrolya sa West Philippine Sea o South China Sea. Sinabi ni Senator Bob Corker, chairman ng U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, dapat mas maraming operasyon ang gawin ng Estados Unidos sa mismong reclamation ng China sa pinag-aagawang mga teritoryo. Bagamat aminado ang mambabatas na sa kabila ng mga pagpapatrolya na ginawa ng U.S. at pag-deploy ng military assets sa rehiyon, hindi nito napigilan ang reclamation ng […]
BEIJING, Chia (AFP) — Beijing will start construction on a South China Sea islet within the Philippines’ claimed exclusive economic zone this year, as it seeks to project its power in the disputed waters, Hong Kong media reported Monday. China will establish an outpost on Scarborough Shoal, 230 kilometres (143 miles) off the Philippine coast, the South China Morning Post newspaper cited an unnamed source close to the People’s Liberation Army as saying. Beijing claims […]
THE U.S. State Department said on Tuesday (April 21) that if reports that China used water cannons on Philippine fishing boats in disputed waters are accurate, it would be a “provocative” step. “It would represent a step backward in finding a diplomatic resolution to the dispute,” State spokeswoman Marie Harf said. Filipino activists have accused China’s coast guard of turning water cannons on civilian boats in the disputed area on Monday. Chinese ships rammed a […]
(Reuters) – The Philippines on Thursday put on display dozens of ancient maps which officials said showed that China’s territorial claims over the South China Sea did not include a disputed shoal at the center of an acrimonious standoff. The Philippines is in dispute with China over parts of the South China Sea, including the Scarborough Shoal, an area believed to be rich in oil and natural gas as well as fisheries resources. China seized […]
The Communist Party of China announced that they will now start weekly arrests of foreign vessels that engage in fishing activities in Scarborough Shoal.
(Reuters) — Filipino activists protested in front of the Chinese consular office in Manila on Monday (March 3), condemning Chinese vessels’ use of water cannon on Filipino fishermen. On January 27, a Chinese coast guard ship tried to drive away Filipino fishermen from Scarborough Shoal by using a water cannon, the head of the Philippine military said last week. The Philippine foreign ministry has lodged a formal protest. The activists said the action was unlawful, an act of aggression, […]
(Reuters) — China said on Wednesday (February 26) that the Philippines was to blame for an incident in disputed waters in the South China Sea in which Manila said Chinese ships used a water cannon on Filipino fishermen. The Philippines on Tuesday (February 25) lodged a protest with China over the matter, saying the Chinese were trying to prevent the fishermen from fishing in Philippine waters around Scarborough Shoal. China’s Foreign Ministry, which has already rejected the complaint, said its boats had every right to respond to […]
