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U.S., China back military air rules to avoid mishaps
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations agreeS to guidelines on managing air encounters at the annual meeting of the 10-member bloc's defense ministers
Roilo Golez: Defender of the West Philippine Sea
The former national security adviser had consistently argued that the law is on the Philippines' side in the maritime dispute
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Jabidah and Merdeka: The inside story
The officers who participated in the Jabidah massacre have not fully come clean. In the end, it may have left a legacy of lying and cover-up in the military.
CONTEXT: China never said West Philippine Sea is 'disputed'
'China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters,' says Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying
Cayetano maintains it's the 'disputed' West Philippine Sea
'What are we going to do? Will we pretend it's not disputed?' says Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano, as he hits 'so-called experts' like Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio
World braces for blowback from Xi lifetime power play in China
Where countries stand on the move largely depends on where they sit
Cayetano downplays Hague ruling, says citing UNCLOS enough
'Ano ba ang arbitral award? Hindi ba UNCLOS 'yun, 1982? O, eh lahat naman ng statement may UNCLOS 1982 eh,' says Philippine Foreign Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano
ASEAN 2017: A wasted opportunity for the West Philippine Sea
'The Philippines' chairmanship wasn't just a missed opportunity; it significantly weakened ASEAN's standing on political-security matters,' Southeast Asia expert Gregory Poling tells Rappler
ASEAN avoids hitting China in Chairman's Statement
ASEAN evades reference to China's militarization of the South China Sea, as it hails the 'positive momentum' in Southeast Asia's ties with China
Duterte, Trump hit South China Sea 'militarization'
The Philippines and the US stress 'the importance of peacefully resolving disputes in the South China Sea, in accordance with international law'
ASEAN, China announce start of Code of Conduct talks
This is the biggest milestone for the past 15 years in crafting a Code of Conduct in the disputed South China Sea
Duterte says he hopes China will not build on Scarborough Shoal
(UPDATED) 'I wish he will honor it because it will change the entire geography. If war starts, I don't know what will be the next geographical division of Asia,' says President Rodrigo Duterte
As China aims for 'world-class army', Asia starts to worry
Xi's call to build a military that can "fight and win" has alarmed China's neighbors, several of whom are embroiled in tense border disputes with the superpower
China says it hopes India will 'learn lessons' from standoff
Foreign Minister Wang Yi: Of course we hope the Indian side will learn lessons from this incident and prevent similar things from happening again
China ups ante in high-altitude standoff with India
No country should underestimate the Chinese forces resolve and willpower to defend national sovereignty says Chinese defense ministry spokesman Ren Guoqiang
China defends gasfield activity in East China Sea
China defends its oil and gas activity in the East China Sea as occurring in areas indisputably under its jurisdiction after Japanese protests stirred a longstanding dispute over the region
China will protect its sovereignty – Xi
The message comes as the ruling Communist Party faces political resistance in semi autonomous Hong Kong and self ruled Taiwan and border disputes with its neighbors
China and India locked in high-stakes, high-altitude border row
A border standoff between Chinese and Indian troops on a remote Himalayan platea heightens long standing tensions while ensnaring a tiny kingdom Bhutan in between
China to 'step up' troop deployment in India border row
The standoff started more than a month ago after Chinese troops started building a road on a remote plateau which is disputed by China and Bhutan
Tiny Bhutan protests to China over border road
The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan protests to its mighty neighbor China over road building in disputed territory that set off new frictions between Beijing and the Indian government
A firsthand account of the Scarborough Shoal standoff
Captain Roy Cuesta recounts his ordeal during the 2012 Scarborough Shoal standoff that prompted the Philippines to sue China before an arbitral tribunal in The Hague
4 Indonesian soldiers killed in South China Sea training
The island where the accident took place was part of the small Natuna archipelago where there have been repeated clashes between Chinese and Indonesian vessels
PH Navy commits to deliver materials for Pag-asa repairs soon
But there is no timeline yet for the construction activities
Duterte cancels plan to raise flag in Spratlys
UPDATED President Rodrigo Duterte says he is complying with China s request for him not to push through with this Independence Day plan
Gibraltar: A Brexit negotiating weapon for Madrid, EU
Tensions over the territory have ebbed and flowed over the years but they spiked again due to a clause in the EU s position in upcoming Brexit negotiations
Duterte adviser bares plan to fix PH runway in West PH Sea
The Philippines only runway in the disputed territory has been dilapidated due to forced neglect
Philippine Navy sends warship to patrol Benham Rise
UPDATED Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says the navy will now regularly patrol the underwater plateau located in the country s eastern border
China ships sail near disputed isles after Mattis visit – Japan
UPDATED It comes two days after James Mattis US President Donald Trump s new defense secretary said in Tokyo that the island chain was subject to a longstanding Washington Tokyo defense treaty
Malaysia reopens island row with Singapore
In a filing to the International Court of Justice ICJ Kuala Lumpur says new documents had been discovered in British archives backing its territorial claim to the islet
Costa Rica drags Nicaragua to ICJ as territory row lingers
The case involves a small slither of land between the two countries
Putin, Abe signal no resolution on island dispute
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: Concluding a peace treaty that has not been concluded in more than 70 years is not easy
Putin heads to Japan for hot spring meet on disputed islands
Shinzo Abe will host Vladimir Putin at the hot springs in his ancestral city of Nagato in the hope of breaking the ice on an agreement over the Kuril Islands
Territory row looms over Cyprus showdown talks
Negotiations are due to discuss the previously intractable issue of territorial adjustments on the Mediterranean resort island
Duterte: I won't give up West PH Sea, Hague ruling
Nobody but nobody even the President of this country can give up the claim That s one sure way of going to impeachment says the Philippine President
SC Justice Carpio fears losing Panatag if Duterte concedes to China
UPDATED SC Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio says President Rodrigo Duterte can be impeached if he concedes sovereignty over Panatag Shoal
Duterte: You'll see me more often in China
President Rodrigo Duterte says that during his trip to China he will demand that the Asian giant give back the fishing rights of Filipinos
China to PH: Do not 'hype up' maritime dispute
Beijing also says the situation in the South China Sea has not changed in response to Manila s statement that it spotted several vessels near the Scarborough Shoal
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PH to China: Explain ships near Scarborough Shoal
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana says 4 Chinese Coast Guard ships two barge like vessels and two suspected troop ships were spotted on Saturday September 3
Abe calls for 'new epoch' in Russia-Japan ties
Tokyo Moscow relations are hamstrung by a row dating back to the end of World War II when Soviet troops seized the southernmost islands in the Pacific Kuril chain known as the Northern Territories in Japan
PH: China risks being 'losers at the end of the day'
As you can see China is practically alone Philippine Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay Jr says
Australia says tribunal has no jurisdiction over East Timor border
East Timor has been demanding that Australia renegotiate the border which cuts through lucrative oil and gas fields in the Timor Sea
Japan tells China to stop violating territory in East China Sea
I strongly asked him to completely quieten the situation says Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on his talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi
Japan spots 230 Chinese fishing boats off disputed islets
The two countries are locked in a long running dispute over uninhabited islets in the East China Sea known as the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyu in China
Vietnam says China 'sank' fishing boat in disputed sea
Two Vietnamese boats were chased by a pair of Chinese coastguard ships on Saturday afternoon July 9 off Vietnam s Quang Ngai province the Vietnam Fisheries Society Vinafis says
Malaysian plane intercepted by Indonesian fighter jets – official
A Malaysian official says the C 130 plane was flying a regular route and had continued its journey to Sabah despite the interception
Jokowi visits islands near disputed water to assert sovereignty
The Indonesia president will visit remote islands close to waters where Chinese and Indonesian vessels have repeatedly clashed
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