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Title:
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Philippines gains allies in arbitration case vs China – DFA chief
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Author:
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Pia Lee-Brago
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 13, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - We are no longer alone. Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario admitted yesterday that he initially felt the country was alone in the arbitration case it initiated against China and in seeking a lasting, legal and durable solution to the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) dispute.
Political Security
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Title:
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Here lies the future of the Philippines
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Author:
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BusinessMirror Editorial
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Source:
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BusinessMirror Editorial
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Date:
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February 9, 2016
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Description:
- The year 2015 brought into focus the need for the Philippines to come to terms with its position on the global geopolitical stage. It is reasonable to say that at no time since the darkest times of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union is the world more polarized than it is today.
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Title:
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Analysts: Philippines should focus on AFP modernization, not on EDCA
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Author:
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Patricia Lourdes Viray
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — The country should shift its focus to the modernization of its military instead of zooming into the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) with the United States, analysts said.
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Title:
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China stepping up Spratlys landgrab–Pentagon report
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Author:
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Amando Doronila
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Source:
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Inquirer.Net
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Date:
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February 5, 2016
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Description:
- CANBERRA—A new Pentagon report saying that China’s reclamation activities and construction of artificial islands in the South China Sea increased dramatically during the past few months has aroused widespread fears that the landgrab would derail diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving rival claims through United Nations arbitration.
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Title:
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Stirring up the South China Sea (IV): Oil in Troubled Waters
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Author:
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International Crisis Group
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Source:
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International Crisis Group
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Date:
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January 26, 2016
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Description:
- The South China Sea’s hydrocarbon resources are hotly contested though its reserves are unproven. While their potential economic benefit may be consider- able, their foremost significance is political, as their division has implications for sovereignty and fundamental law of the sea principles. Exploration frictions have deepened geopolitical fault lines. Competition once framed by verbal warnings and diplomatic pressure today frequently takes the form of physical confrontation. A key factor is China’s growing capability and accompanying desire to expand its own exploration while preventing other claimants’ activity. In parallel, Beijing has advo- cated setting aside disputes and developing resources jointly, but as collaboration remains elusive, analysts in China have called for unilateral measures to pressure uncooperative parties. Better would be greater efforts to create mechanisms for pre- venting competition from becoming conflict, while seeking better understanding of motivations needed for eventual cooperation.
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Title:
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Future Of Bitter South China Sea Sovereignty Dispute Rests On The Philippines
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Author:
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Ralph Jennings
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Source:
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Forbes
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Date:
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February 3, 2016
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Description:
- The Philippines used to be just one of six governments competing for claims to the South China Sea, a tropical ocean that’s hot because of its resources. That country lags its rivals, especially China, in military might and scope of claim to the ocean that covers 3.5 million square kilometers.
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Title:
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In Philippines, Mixed Feelings About Greater US Military Presence
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Author:
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Simone Orendain
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Source:
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VOA News
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Date:
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February 4, 2016
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Description:
- BAHILE, PALAWAN PROVINCE, PHILIPPINES— In the tiny coastal Philippine town of Bahile in Palawan province, fishermen drop off the night’s catch with the local fish distributor.
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Title:
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Ambassador: US to continue South China Sea flights, sail-bys
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Author:
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The Associated Press
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Source:
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The Associated Press
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Date:
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February 3, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The U.S. ambassador says joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea are possible when the United States demonstrates its freedom to navigation by sending planes and ships into China-claimed areas.
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Title:
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China to PH: Let’s be 'flexible, intelligent,' like the monkey
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Author:
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Rappler
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Source:
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Rappler
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Date:
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February 03, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – China made an indirect call to the Philippines to be "flexible and intelligent" like the monkey, as depicted in Chinese astrology, to enjoy a “vigorous” 2016.
Title:
US vows to help PH versus China
Author:
Vito Barcelo
Source:
The Standard
Date:
January 31, 2016
Description:
- WHILE the Philippines’ dispute with China in the West Philippine Sea is not covered by the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, the US will abide by its treaty with the Philippines if it turns into a shooting war, US Ambassador Philip Goldberg said Saturday.
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Title:
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China planning to build floating nuclear power plant
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Author:
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AFP
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- Beijing, CHINA – China is planning to build a floating nuclear power station as it seeks to double its atomic capacity by 2020, a senior official said Wednesday.
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Title:
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Why the New US-Philippine Defense Pact Could Be a Double-Edged Sword
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- An already growing security alliance between the Philippines and the United States received a huge boost when the Philippine Supreme Court cleared a legal obstacle to the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA).
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Title:
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Will America Go to War for the Philippines?
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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NationalInterest.org
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Date:
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January 27, 2016
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Description:
- Mao Zedong, the Great Helmsmen, once famously said: “Where the enemy advances, we retreat. Where the enemy retreats, we pursue.” In places like the Middle East, where the United States is perceived to be engaged in a gradual strategic retreat, China is on the offensive.
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Title:
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Are we safer with EDCA?
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Author:
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Rita Linda V. Jimeno
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Source:
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The Standard
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Date:
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January 25, 2016
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Description:
- If only we had a crystal ball. But, because we don’t, we will have to wait a few or several years down the road to know the impact of the decision by the Supreme Court declaring the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, better known as Edca, as valid and constitutional. Will it make us safer and more secure?
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Title:
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DND forges P2.68-B deal for air surveillance radars
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Author:
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Alexis Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 25, 2016
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines - The Department of National Defense (DND) and an Israeli firm are close to forging a deal for the supply of three air surveillance radars worth P2.68 billion to boost the Philippines’ territorial defense capabilities.”
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Title:
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China 'Will Not Initiate Military Conflict' Over Island Disputes: Expert
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Author:
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Eric Baculinao
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Source:
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NBC News
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Date:
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January 24, 2014
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Description:
- China will not start a war over disputed islands in the South China Sea amid recent muscle-flexing, experts with close links to the country's government told NBC News.
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Title:
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Joint exploration in South China Sea proposed
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Author:
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Charissa Luci
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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January 24, 2016
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Description:
- The leader of House Independent Bloc said that the claimant countries in the South China Sea should start considering the possible joint exploration and development in the disputed islands to peacefully resolve the tense situation in the region.
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Title:
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Positioning the Philippines for eventual war?
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Author:
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Satur C. Ocampo
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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January 23, 2016
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Description:
- Two months ago, as the Supreme Court deliberated on the two petitions urging it to declare the Phl-US Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement unconstitutional, I wrote about former US Senator Mike Gravel’s warning, via his petition-in-intervention filed through Filipino lawyers, that the EDCA could lead to war.
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Title:
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Philippines: India Has A Solution To The Chinese Threat
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Author:
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Strategy Page
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Source:
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Strategy Page
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Date:
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January 22, 2016
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Description:
- Even if the United States bases forces in the Philippines that will not mean the U.S. will go to war over continued Chinese control of Filipino offshore waters.
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Title:
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Edca hysteria
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Author:
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BusinessMirror Editorial
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Source:
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BusinessMirror
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Date:
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January 22, 2016
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Description:
- THE Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), signed by Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire T. Gazmin and US Ambassador to the Philippines Philip S. Goldberg in Manila on April 28, 2014, has been upheld by the Supreme Court.