Philippine Forces Rehearse Island Seizure in South China Sea
Supported by gunboats and a former U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Philippine Navy SEALs and Marines approached a South China Sea island owned by Manila in a simulated seizure drill as Chinese forces observed from afar on Wednesday.
Philippine troops simulate recapture of island in South China Sea as Beijing observes
Filipino troops conducted a military exercise in the South China Sea on Wednesday, November 6, simulating a scenario in which they retook control of a feature in the Spratlys Islands. Chinese vessels watched from nearby waters.
Philippine military drills to seize an island in the South China Sea
The Philippine military has opened two weeks of combat drills that will include seizing an island in the disputed South China Sea and likely be frowned upon by China.
Philippine president angers China with new laws to demarcate South China Sea territories
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed two laws reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims.
Philippines holds island-seizing drills in disputed South China Sea
China has rapidly expanded its military and has become increasingly assertive in pursuing territorial claims in the South China Sea, which Beijing claims virtually in its entirety.
China opposes new Philippine maritime law, vows to protect South China Sea 'sovereignty'
China firmly opposes the Philippines' Maritime Zones Act, which it says "severely infringes on" the its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights in the South China Sea, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Sunday in a statement.
Philippine president signs new laws to secure sea territory, clashing with China's vast claims
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signed two laws on Friday reaffirming the extent of his country’s maritime territories and right to resources, including in the South China Sea, where the new laws clash with Beijing’s extensive territorial claims.
Expert: Philippines must persevere as China likely to escalate in response to new domestic laws
Fishermen with the Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), who went into a collective fishing expedition towards the Panatag Shoal (Scarborough Shoal), sail in waters off Zambales on May 31,
China summons Philippine ambassador over new maritime laws
China summoned the Philippines' ambassador on Friday to express its objection to two new laws in the Southeast Asian nation asserting maritime rights and sovereignty over disputed areas of the South China Sea,
China objects to new Philippine maritime laws
China expressed on Friday its strong objections to two new Philippine laws that define the country's maritime boundaries over disputed areas in the South China Sea, summoning the Philippines'
China opposes Marcos' signing of two maritime laws
China has objected to President Marcos' signing of two maritime laws that have affirmed the Philippines' sovereignty over its maritime zone, including its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), part of which is being illegally claimed by Beijing.
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Philippines expands defense drills as Beijing watches
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Armed forces ‘retake’ an island in mock combat
ARMED forces practised retaking an island in the South China Sea in the first such combat exercise in the disputed waters as Chinese navy ships kept watch from a distance, the Philippine military ...
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Philippine police arrest suspects in the kidnapping of an American
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Chinese warship shadows PH military exercise in WPS
“Mukhang nagmamasid lang sila. Nanunuod sila. So wala naman interruption ‘yung ating exercise,” said Armed Forces of the ...
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AFP creates new intel command to address security challenges
The Armed Forces of the Philippines has created and activated a new AFP Intelligence Command tasked to help address what the military referred to as “evolving security challenges.” ...