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Title:
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Philippine defense chief says China sea dispute still a challenge
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 26, 2018
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Description:
- The territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea remained a security challenge despite an improvement in bilateral ties, the Philippine defense chief said on Monday as he accepted three maritime surveillance planes from Japan.
Political Security
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Title:
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Philippine defense chief says China sea dispute still a challenge
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Author:
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Reuters Staff
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 26, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA (Reuters) - The territorial dispute with Beijing over the South China Sea remained a security challenge despite an improvement in bilateral ties, the Philippine defense chief said on Monday as he accepted three maritime surveillance planes from Japan.
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Title:
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Philippines teeters towards pariah status
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Author:
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JASON CASTANEDA
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Source:
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Asia Times
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Date:
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March 16, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippines has officially notified the International Criminal Court (ICC) of its intention to withdraw as a signatory, potentially becoming only the second nation to ever do so.
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Title:
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PAF acquires six US-made drones
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Author:
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Francis Wakeful
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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March 14, 2018
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Description:
- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said his department is grateful to the United States government for consistently helping the Philippines purchase weapons and defense equipment and acquire defense services and military training through the US Foreign Military Financing Program.
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Title:
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How are PH-U.S. ties under Duterte? 'Terrific,' says envoy
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Author:
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Carmela Fonbuena
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 13, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – US Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Kim on Tuesday, March 13, expressed confidence in the alliance of the United States with the Philippines even as the latter continues to forge closer ties with China.
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Title:
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China defends Duterte from U.N. rights chief's tirades
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 13, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – China defended President Rodrigo Duterte from the tirade of the United Nations (UN) human rights chief that the Philippine leader needs to undergo "psychiatric evaluation" after his diatribes against UN rapporteurs.
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Title:
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New PH Air Force intel unit to boost surveillance in West Philippine Sea
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 13, 2018
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Description:
- A newly-set up intelligence unit of the Philippine Air Force is seen to boost the military’s intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea).
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Title:
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PH, France boost military cooperation amid South China Sea dispute
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Author:
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Frances Mangosing
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 12, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippines and France have pledged to work together to increase defense cooperation to safeguard peace in the South China Sea (West Philippine Sea).
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Title:
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Academics moot renaming South China Sea to assert Malaysian sovereignty
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Author:
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Zurairi AR
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Source:
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Yahoo News
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Date:
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March 8, 2018
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Description:
- BANGI, March 8 — Malaysia should follow its neighbours’ example and unilaterally rename its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the South China Sea to assert its sovereignty in the ongoing maritime territorial dispute, a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia lecturer said yesterday.
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Title:
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Cabinet official: War awaits any claimant to Benham Rise
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Author:
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RAADEE S. SAUSA, TMT
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Source:
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The Manila Times
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Date:
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March 8, 2018
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Description:
- If someone claims the Philippine (Benham) Rise, the government will declare war against the claimant, a Cabinet official said on Wednesday.
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Title:
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China’s joint ventures deals unsuccessful, says maritime expert
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Author:
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DJ Yap, Nikko Dizon
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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March 8, 2018
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Description:
- The joint development agreements (JDAs) China has with other countries have been “unsuccessful,” a maritime expert said on Wednesday as lawmakers warned the government against allowing itself to be taken in through Beijing’s “debt trap diplomacy.”
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Title:
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PHILIPPINES CONTEXT: China never said West Philippine Sea is 'disputed'
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Author:
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Paterno Esmaquel II
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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March 7, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Unlike Manila, Beijing has never said the West Philippine Sea, or the part of the South China Sea that belongs to the Philippines, is "disputed."
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Title:
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PH to buy new ships for Benham research, pushes oil hunt
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Author:
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Vito Barcelo
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Source:
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Manila Standard
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Date:
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March 7, 2018
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Description:
- THE government plans to acquire research vessels to explore the disputed South China Sea to assess the potential of Philippine Rise, which is rich in minerals and gas, an official said Tuesday.
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Title:
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Philippine judge rules out any China gas deal without sovereignty recognition
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Author:
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Reporting by Enrico dela Cruz; Editing by Clarence Fernandez
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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March 5, 2018
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Description:
- Any deal between the Philippines and a Chinese firm to jointly explore for gas in the Reed Bank of the South China Sea will be illegal unless China recognizes the southeast Asian nation’s sovereign rights there, a Philippine judge said on Monday.
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Title:
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‘Too much, too soon,’ expert warns on PH-China sea study
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Author:
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Redempto Anda
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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March 4, 2018
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Description:
- A maritime expert has questioned Malacañang’s pronouncement that it is considering a “joint exploration” with China for potential energy deposits in an undisputed Philippine territory some 50 kilometers off Busuanga town in Palawan province, identified as Service Contract (SC) 57.
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Title:
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US Carrier Group Headed to S. China Sea Waters Claimed by China
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Voice of America
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Date:
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March 2, 2018
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Description:
- TAIPEI — A U.S. aircraft carrier group is preparing to sail through the contested South China Sea later this month, and observers expect an angry Beijing to register its opposition and quicken its militarization of small islands in the region.
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Title:
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Koko defends PDP-Laban–Communist Party of China alliance
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Author:
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Pathricia Ann V. Roxas
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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February 28, 2018
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Description:
- “This is a free country.” This was how Senate President Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III defended on Wednesday the partnership of Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) with the Communist Party of China (CPC).
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Title:
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PH agency wants Chinese names for Benham Rise features nullified
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Author:
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Camille Elemia
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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February 26, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines' central mapping agency is seeking the nullification of Chinese names for underwater features in Benham Rise.
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Title:
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Chinese nationals,Esperon: China surveyed Benham Rise without permit in 2004companies now ALI’s biggest foreign condo buyers
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Author:
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NICOLE-ANNE C. LAGRIMAS
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 26, 2018
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Description:
- China's survey of the Benham Rise in 2004, the same study that led to its naming of five underwater features in the area, had no authorization from the Philippine government, National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said on Monday.
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Title:
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More military facilities should be installed in S.China Sea to counter US provocations: analysts
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Author:
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By Zhang Hui
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Source:
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Global Times
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Date:
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February 25, 2018
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Description:
- The frequent presence of US aircraft carriers in the South China Sea this year could aggravate regional tensions and lead to turbulent Sino-US ties, Chinese experts said after the Philippine media reported that a US carrier strike group entered seas near the Nansha Islands on Sunday.