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ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — It was a heart-pounding moment far out in the disputed South China Sea: One of at least five Chinese coast guard ships aggressively approached and sideswiped a Philippine patrol vessel, creating a loud, jarring noise that sent its Filipino crew scrambling to lower rubber fenders to cushion the boat’s hull.
ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — The Philippines will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal, a navy official said Wednesday, a day after four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships.
Philippine officials summoned a Chinese Embassy diplomat in Manila to convey a strong protest over the confrontation Tuesday off Second Thomas Shoal. A small Filipino navy contingent has stood guard on a long-marooned warship that has served as an outpost in the shoal since the 1990s.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr said he sees Chinese actions in the South China Sea with “great alarm”, after recent confrontations between the two countries in the contested waters.
MANILA — The Philippines on March 6 accused China of "deliberately stirring up trouble" in the South China Sea.
MANILA -- The Philippines accused China of disrupting its mission to resupply troops stationed in the South China Sea on Tuesday, in the latest clash between the two countries in the disputed waters.
The Philippines is one of several countries caught up in territorial conflicts with China over the disputed sea, with Manila accusing Beijing of committing aggressive acts inside the maritime boundaries of its exclusive economic zone and targeting its fishermen.
The Philippines said on Monday it would file sexual abuse charges against a Filipino pastor who is wanted in the US for child sex trafficking.