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Philippines to buy patrol boats from Japan amid sea tension
Published on 18/05/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines will purchase five patrol vessels from Japan amid growing tensions in the South China Sea.
Philippines says won't use water cannons like China in disputed sea
Published on 06/05/2024
» MANILA: Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the country will not use water cannons or any offensive weapons in the South China Sea.
Philippines summons Chinese diplomat over South China Sea flare-up
Reuters, Published on 02/05/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines summoned a Chinese diplomat on Thursday to protest Beijing's use of water cannon against Filipino vessels at a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, describing it as harassment and "dangerous manoeuvres".
Philippines says China used water cannons again
Published on 30/04/2024
» The Philippines said in Tuesday that three Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons at two Philippine vessels in the South China Sea, in the latest flare-up of tensions between the two countries in the disputed waters.
US, Japan, Australia, Philippines to hold 'maritime cooperative activity'
Reuters, Published on 06/04/2024
» MANILA - The defence forces of the United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will conduct "maritime cooperative activity" to support a free and open Indo-Pacific, the Philippines' defence ministry said on Saturday.
Philippines to boost diplomacy and defence as S.China Sea 'countermeasures'
Published on 01/04/2024
» MANILA: Countermeasures by the Philippines to China's conduct in the South China Sea will entail strengthening its defence capabilities with allies and exhausting all diplomatic measures to resolve disputes, a security official said on Monday.
Philippines' Marcos boosts maritime security as China tension rises
Published on 31/03/2024
» MANILA: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront "a range of serious challenges" to territorial integrity and peace, as a dispute with China escalates.
Philippines dares China to put maritime sovereignty claim to arbitration
Published on 25/03/2024
» MANILA: The Philippines defence minister on Monday dared China to take its claims of sovereignty in the South China Sea to international arbitration following another standoff at the weekend, while the Philippine foreign ministry summoned the Charge d'affaires of the Chinese embassy and instructed its mission in Beijing to lodge a formal complaint with the foreign ministry there over "aggressive actions" by China's coastguard.
China 'deliberately stirring up trouble', says Philippines
Published on 06/03/2024
» MANILA - The Philippines on Wednesday accused China of "deliberately stirring up trouble" in the South China Sea.
Manila reports injuries in clash at sea with China
Published on 05/03/2024
» The Philippines said four crew members on one of its ships were injured after China used water cannons during a military resupply mission in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in the latest faceoff between the two nations.