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MANILA - The Philippine military chief urged Filipino fishermen to keep fishing in the country's exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, despite China's new coastguard rules allowing it to detain trespassers without trial, which take effect on June 15.
MANILA — The Philippines urged China on Wednesday (June 19) to avoid actions that endanger sailors and vessels in the South China Sea, saying peace could not be achieved if China's words did not match its behaviour in the disputed waters.
The Philippine military has accused China of “intentional high-speed ramming” in the incident on Monday, in which eight Filipino sailors were injured and one suffered a severed thumb. China’s coastguard also reportedly seized two lifeboats used for the resupply missions from the Philippine vessel.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said the country submitted information to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, registering entitlement to an extended continental shelf in the Western Palawan region in the disputed sea.
MANILA (Reuters) -- The Philippine coast guard on Friday accused its Chinese counterpart of blocking efforts to evacuate a sick member of its armed forces in the South China Sea, calling its actions "barbaric and inhumane."
Coastguard spokesperson Jay Tarriela said coastguard and navy rubber boats were harassed by the Chinese vessels, despite having informed them the operation was of a medical nature.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine military chief on Tuesday said the Chinese coast guard seized one of four food packs dropped by a plane for Filipino navy personnel at a territorial outpost that has been surrounded by Chinese vessels in the disputed waters of the South China Sea.
MANILA — The Philippine military on Tuesday (June 4) rejected Chinese allegations that troops stationed on a warship grounded on a disputed South China Sea shoal had pointed guns at its coast guard, insisting its personnel maintained professional conduct.