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Title:
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Chinese, Philippine officials break ground on 2nd drug rehab center
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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China Plus
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Date:
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February 12, 2018
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Description:
- Officials from China and the Philippines formally broke ground on Monday on the second Chinese-financed drug rehabilitation center in Agusan Del Sur Province in the southern Philippines.
Information Archive on Philippine Foreign Policy
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Title:
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Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte warns China of military action if sea wealth is taken
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Author:
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Associated Press
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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February 11, 2018
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Description:
- The Philippine president says he has no intention of going into war over territorial feuds but will order the navy to fire if other countries extract resources from waters within his country’s exclusive economic zone.
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Title:
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What’s Behind the New China-ASEAN Maritime Exercise?
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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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February 10, 2018
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Description:
- This week we saw another round of hype surrounding the holding of the first ASEAN-China maritime exercise. Although the idea is far from new, the very fact that it is being scheduled for this year is testament to broader changes that have been underway over the past few years, both in the region more broadly as well as in terms of the South China Sea more specifically.
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Title:
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Is Asean wasting time on sea code of conduct with Beijing ignoring pact?
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Author:
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Rene Acosta
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Source:
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BussinessMirror
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Date:
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February 10, 2018
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Description:
- Asean countries have been pushing for a code of conduct (COC) in the South China Sea (SCS), but there is great skepticism if such a regional maritime agreement can be hammered out. But even if Asean succeeds, can it force China to abide by it?
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Title:
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Filipinos protest China's build up in disputed sea
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Author:
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Al Jazeera News
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Source:
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Al Jazeera News
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Date:
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February 10, 2018
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Description:
- Protesters have rallied outside the Chinese consulate in the Philippines capital, Manila, against China's militarisation of the disputed islands in the South China Sea.
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Title:
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Philippines eyes 2 mln Chinese tourists this year
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Author:
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Xinhua
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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February 9, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines is aiming to attract 2 million Chinese tourists to visit this archipelagic Southeast Asian country this year, an official of the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Friday.
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Title:
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Japan still beating China in Southeast Asia infrastructure race
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Author:
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Bloomberg
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Source:
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The Japan Times
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Date:
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February 9, 2018
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Description:
- China may steal all the headlines when it comes to its infrastructure push across Southeast Asia, but data from BMI Research shows Japan is still well ahead in funding projects in the region.
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Title:
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In apparent first, Chinese air force deploys advanced fighter jets to South China Sea
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Author:
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JESSE JOHNSON
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Source:
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The Japan Time
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Date:
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February 8, 2018
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Description:
- The Chinese air force has made public for the first time a deployment of advanced fighter jets for a “joint combat patrol” over the disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Japan worried over Chinese maritime expansion
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 8, 2018
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Description:
- TOKYO – While the Philippines appears to be taking China’s massive maritime expansion in the West Philippine Sea with a grain of salt, experts here are taking it seriously.
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Title:
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China seeks to name sea features in Philippine Rise
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Author:
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Christina Mendez, Paolo Romero
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 8, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — Why is China interested in conducting research in the Philippine Rise, an area in the Western Pacific where it has no maritime territorial claim?
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Title:
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Chinese research vessel was in PH Rise in late January
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Author:
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Maricar Cinco - Correspondent
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Source:
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Inquirer.net
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Date:
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February 7, 2018
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Description:
- The Chinese research vessel Ke Xue was in Philippine Rise in late January not for exploration of the underwater plateau but for a long-term study of ocean current systems in collaboration with Filipino scientists, according to the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute (UP-MSI).
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Title:
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China's real-time global ocean observation network established
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Author:
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Editor: pengying
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Source:
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Xinhua
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- Chinese research vessel Kexue, or Science, recently placed the 400th profiling float in the northwest Pacific Ocean since the country joined the forefront ocean monitoring plan Argo in 2002.
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Title:
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PHL knew about China structures in PHL reefs ‘from the start’ —NSA
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Author:
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VIRGIL LOPEZ
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- The government knew about the apparent Chinese air and naval installations in seven reefs claimed by the Philippines "from the start", National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon said on Tuesday.
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Title:
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Duterte orders no more foreign explorations in Benham Rise —Piñol
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Author:
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Virgil Lopez
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Source:
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GMA News
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered a stop to the maritime scientific research by foreigners in the Benham Rise, according to Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol on Tuesday.
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Title:
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Duterte stops foreign research over Benham Rise
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Author:
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ABSCBN News
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Source:
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ABSCBN News
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Date:
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February 6, 2018
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Description:
- President Rodrigo Duterte ordered a stop to all research done by foreigners on Benham Rise and directed the Navy to "chase out" any vessel doing such, Agriculture Sec. Manny Piñol said Tuesday. Quoting the President during a Cabinet meeting on Monday, Piñol said: "Let me be very clear about this: the Philippine Rise is ours and any insinuation that it is open to everybody should end with this declaration."
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Title:
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EXCLUSIVE: New photos show China is nearly done with its militarization of South China 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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February 5, 2018
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Description:
- Aerial photographs obtained by Inquirer.net from a source show that China is almost finished transforming seven reefs claimed by the Philippines in the Spratly archipelago into island fortresses, in a bid to dominate the heavily disputed South China Sea.
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Title:
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Malaysia is vibrant and stable, says China's envoy
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Author:
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M.KrishnaMoorty
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Source:
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The Star
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Date:
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February 2, 2018
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Description:
- Malaysia's economy is vibrant and stable, with a sufficient foreign currency reserve, said Chinese Ambassador Bai Tian. The increasingly stronger Ringgit and a 14.8% growth of foreign trade in 2017, he said, resulted in different international finance agencies adjusting the forecast of Malaysia's growth rate as China believe in its potential.
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Title:
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Japanese naval vessels arrive in Manila for two-day goodwill visit
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Author:
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Francis Wakefield
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Source:
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Manila Bulletin
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Date:
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February 2, 2018
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Description:
- The Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) vessel JS Amagiri (DD-154), an Asagiri-class (General Type) Destroyer with one SH-60J helicopter arrived at Pier 15 in Manila for a two-day goodwill visit until Sunday, February 4. Captain Lued L. Lincuna, director of the Naval Public Affairs Office, said Philippine Navy vessel BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-11) rendered customary meeting procedures at Corregidor Island and escorted the vessels to their designated anchorage area.
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Title:
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CCCC First Highway Engineering signs agreement on Manila Waterfront City Project
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Author:
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Yang Qi and Zhang Ge
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Source:
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Belt and Road Portal
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Date:
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February 2, 2018
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Description:
- China’s CCCC First Highway Engineering Co. Ltd. (First Highway Engineering) recently signed a framework agreement with the Philippines’ Waterfront Manila Premier Development Inc. (WMPD) on jointly building the Manila Waterfront City Project.
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Title:
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Increased Chinese presence monitored in Scarborough Shoal
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Author:
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Jaime Laude
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Source:
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The Philippine Star
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Date:
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February 1, 2018
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Description:
- MANILA, Philippines — On its maiden patrol mission in Panatag (Scarborough) Shoal, a Philippine Navy aircraft donated by Japan has monitored increased presence of Chinese vessels in the area now under China’s control despite being within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone.