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MANILA- The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Saturday (July 6) that China's largest coastguard vessel has anchored in Manila's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea, and is meant to intimidate its smaller Asian neighbour.
BEIJING — China said on July 8 the "illegal" beaching of Philippine warships at the Nansha Islands in the South China Sea has "gravely damaged" the coral reef ecosystem in the area, as both countries tussle over disputed territory at atolls in the vast waterway.
BEIJING — China's coast guard said it had on humanitarian grounds "allowed" the Philippines to evacuate a person who had fallen ill on a rusting warship beached on the Second Thomas Shoal, a claim Manila's coast guard said was "ridiculous".
MANILA — The Philippines has welcomed Vietnam's recognition of Manila's UN filing to secure its rights on an extended continental shelf in the South China Sea, its foreign ministry said, adding it was ready to hold talks with Hanoi to resolve any issues.
In a Sunday press conference aired by local media, Duterte said that as a Filipino he would insist the West Philippine Sea – Manila’s term for waters in the South China Sea within its exclusive economic zone – belonged to the Filipinos, a stance that appeared to contradict his soft foreign policy towards Beijing when he was in office.
MANILA — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on June 23 his country is not in the business of instigating wars and will always aim to settle disputes peacefully, amid escalating maritime confrontations with China.
Military public affairs chief Colonel Xerxes Trinidad said in a statement that the four ships, including two People’s Liberation Army Navy destroyers, a frigate and a replenishment oiler, were spotted on Wednesday afternoon in the Balabac Strait off Palawan island.