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West Philippine Sea (Filipino: Kanlurang Dagat ng Pilipinas; [2][3] or Karagatang Kanlurang Pilipinas; [4] abbreviated as WPS) is the official designation by the government of the Philippines to the parts of the South China Sea that are included in the country's exclusive economic zone. The term is also sometimes incorrectly used to refer to ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines will continuously deploy vessels in the contested Sabina Shoal in the South China Sea, its coast guard said on Monday after a Philippine ship returned to port ...
JIM GOMEZ. August 27, 2024 at 12:32 AM. MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine defense chief said Tuesday that China is “the biggest disruptor” of peace in Southeast Asia and called for ...
August 25, 2024 at 11:15 AM. BEIJING (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships fired water cannons and blocked and rammed a Philippine fisheries vessel Sunday in the disputed South China Sea, where ...
Casualties and losses. Per Civilians: 2 injured. The Scarborough Shoal standoff is a dispute between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China over the Scarborough Shoal. Tensions began on April 8, 2012, after the attempted apprehension by the Philippine Navy of eight mainland Chinese fishing vessels near the shoal. [1]
The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS), a task force of the Philippine government, received a report that around 220 Chinese fishing ships were monitored to have moored at Whitsun Reef as early as March 7, 2021. The NTF-WPS reported that the Chinese marine vessels were not engaging in fishing activities and noted the ...
Chinese and Philippine ship collision just the latest in a string of South China Sea confrontations. DAVID RISING. June 17, 2024 at 3:20 AM. BANGKOK (AP) —. China has been at odds with many ...
The Atin Ito Christmas convoy is a civilian-led mission to deliver donated goods to Filipino troops stationed in the Spratly Islands, a feature claimed by several countries including the Philippines and China. The Atin Ito Coalition is an organization which supports the Philippines' sovereignty claims in the South China Sea .