BEIJING — China on Monday said it had taken “control measures” against Philippine ships it accused of “illegally gathering” near a disputed reef in the South China Sea.
“Recently, several Philippine ships… illegally gathered under the pretense of fishing in the waters near Houteng Reef of China’s Nansha Islands,” China Coast Guard spokesman Liu Dejun said in a statement, using the Chinese names for the Iroquois Reef and Spratly Islands.
TWO self-confessed “sports advocate” lawmakers have urged the government to focus on making the Philippines a “powerhouse” for sports by placing it under the economic sector. In their statements, Ang Probinsyano Party-list Rep. Alfred de […]
Cristina Chi – Philstar.com November 4, 2024 | 1:26pm MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine military chief has renewed calls for China to pay P60 million in damages for the incident in June where Chinese Coast […]
THOUSANDS of US and Filipino marines launched 10 days of joint exercises in the northern and western Philippines on Tuesday, a day after China held huge drills around Taiwan. The annual Kamandag, or Venom, exercises […]
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