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Title:
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PH not joining TPP without US
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Author:
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Roy Mabasa
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 15, 2017
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Description:
- Finance Secretary Carlos “Sonny” Dominguez made this statement at the Banyan Tree Leaders’ Forum sponsored by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington D.C. over the weekend.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Philippine, Australian forces stage sea drill as ties deepen
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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South China Morning Post
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Date:
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October 15, 2017
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Description:
- Filipino and Australian naval forces darted across the sea and landed on a Philippine wharf in a disaster-response drill on Sunday that reflects their deepening security ties in a region prone to calamities, piracy and territorial rifts.
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Title:
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Britain steers away from US-style South China Sea exercises
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Author:
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Latika Bourke
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Source:
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- Manchester: Britain has no plans to conduct deliberate freedom-of-navigation exercises in the South China Sea, Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon said. While Sir Michael said Britain would readily fly and sail through the Straits of Malacca, he was urged by a former junior Tory defence minister Sir Gerald Howarth to take a stronger line against China to reinforce the Five Power defence arrangement. That arrangement includes Australia, as well as supporting the UK's principle ally, the US.
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Title:
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Exclusive: U.S. warship sails near islands Beijing claims in South China Sea - U.S. officials
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Author:
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Idrees Ali
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Source:
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Reuters
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- A U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Tuesday, three U.S. officials told Reuters, prompting anger in Beijing, even as President Donald Trump’s administration seeks Chinese cooperation in reining in North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs.
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Title:
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PSA lists PHL’s top trade partners in 1st semester
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Author:
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Cai Ordinario
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Source:
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BusinessMirror
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- China, Japan and the United States were the Philippines’s top trade partners in the first semester of 2017, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA).
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Title:
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Visitor spending up, Chinese tourists now 2nd biggest market — DOT
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Author:
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Aya Tantiangco/BM
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- International visitor arrivals for July grew only 1.28%, but tourists' spending for the month went up by 58.22%, the Department of Tourism said.
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Title:
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China complains after U.S. destroyer sails through South China Sea
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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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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday it has lodged stern representations with the United States after a U.S. Navy destroyer sailed near islands claimed by China in the South China Sea. China urges the United States to respect China’s territory, ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a daily news briefing in Beijing.
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Title:
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Australia Warships Move to Philippines Amid Big Asia Military Deployment
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Author:
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Prashanth Parameswaran
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Source:
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The Diplomat
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- This week, Australian warships docked in the Philippines for a goodwill visit as part of one of the largest coordinated task group deployments by Canberra to the region in decades. The interaction put the spotlight on the Australia-Philippine defense relationship as well as Australia’s security role in the region more broadly.
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Title:
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Duterte: Russia to donate firearms, military trucks to PH
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Author:
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Dharel Placido
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Source:
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ABS-CBN News
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Date:
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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- Russia is set to give the Philippines brand new firearms to boost the military arsenal, President Rodrigo Duterte bared Wednesday in yet another indication of warming ties between Manila and Moscow.
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Title:
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Philippine Lawmaker Digging Up New Intelligence on Pressure From 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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October 11, 2017
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Description:
- A Philippine opposition party legislator has been drawing attention for the release of privileged information that suggests China is infringing on offshore islets that the two countries dispute, a potential threat to a recently strengthened diplomatic relationship.
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Title:
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2 Australian navy ships on goodwill visit to Philippines
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Author:
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TERESA CEROJANO, ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Source:
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ABC News
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Date:
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October 10, 2017
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Description:
- Two Australian navy vessels arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday for a goodwill visit as Australia seeks an increased security presence and greater influence in the region.
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Title:
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New global financial architecture takes shape
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Author:
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Joseph Chinyong Liow
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Source:
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The Straits Times
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Date:
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October 10, 2017
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Description:
- The declining influence of Western-dominated institutions such as the IMF and World Bank has led to the rise of regional alternatives like the AIIB. They will likely complement each other to provide global 'public goods'.
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Title:
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West Philippine Sea: Joint development with China?
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Author:
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Richard Javad Heydarian
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 10, 2017
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Description:
- In a major sign of improved bilateral relations, not to mention our desperation to develop alternative sources of energy, Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Alfonso Cusi recently announced a “win-win solution” in the West Philippine Sea.
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Title:
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PH hails US as top ally, welcomes war games
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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October 6, 2017
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Description:
- Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Eduardo Año hailed the United States as his nation’s “number one ally” and announced a return of regular war games, following President Duterte’s call for warmer ties.
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Title:
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PHL, China officials say presence of Chinese ships in West PHL Sea ‘natural’
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Author:
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AMITA LEGASPI
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- Chinese Ambassador Zhao Jinhua and Philippine Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday downplayed the supposed presence of Chinese vessels in West Philippines Sea as bared by Magdalo party-list Representative Gary Alejano.
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Title:
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Chinese applying new tactic near Pag-asa, says Alejano
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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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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- The Chinese are employing new tactics in their bid to claim sandbars near Pag-asa Island as part of the territorial waters of Subi Reef, Rep. Gary Alejano (Magdalo party-list) said Wednesday.
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Title:
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PH gets 3,000 more assault rifles from China
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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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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – China on Thursday, October 5, handed over 3,000 more assault rifles to the Philippine military as the two countries celebrate improved relations under President Rodrigo Duterte.
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Title:
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China gives guns to Philippines to show it's a friend, not a foe
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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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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA (Reuters) - China gave 3,000 assault rifles to the Philippines on Thursday as a gesture of “friendly and cooperative relations”, the second shipment of rifles to the Philippines this year as President Rodrigo Duterte seeks closer ties with old foe Beijing.
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Title:
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PH hails US as top ally, welcomes war games
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Author:
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Agence France-Presse
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Source:
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Inquirer
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Date:
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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- The Philippines’ military chief hailed the United States as his nation’s “number one ally” and announced a return of regular war games, following President Rodrigo Duterte’s call for warmer ties.
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Title:
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Envoy insists on right of China to fish around Pag-asa
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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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October 5, 2017
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines – Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua insisted on the rights of the Chinese to fish near Pag-asa (Thitu) amid protests against their presence around sandbars near the Philippine-occupied island in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). "You may see some presence of Chinese ships or presence of Filipino ships but that's a part of what we say overlapping of disputed area," Zhao said on Thursday, October 5, when asked about the reported presence of Chinese ships near Pag-asa