BEIJING: China’s coast guard said on Wednesday (Apr 9) it had allowed a Philippine civilian vessel to deliver provisions to a warship “illegally grounded” at the Second Thomas Shoal, a disputed atoll in the South China Sea. The coast guard questioned and monitored the Philippine vessel throughout its supply mission, it saidContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines took possession of the first of two corvette-class warships with “advanced weapons and radar systems” on Tuesday (Apr 8) as it faces growing pressure from Beijing in the disputed South China Sea. The arrival of the 3,200-ton BRP Miguel Malvar is part of a two-ship deal with SouthContinue Reading
MANILA: The Philippines expressed alarm on Saturday (Apr 5) over the arrest of three Filipinos in China on suspicion of espionage, saying they were ordinary citizens and the arrests could be retaliation for Manila’s crackdown against alleged Chinese spies. Chinese authorities arrested the Filipinos and accused them of working forContinue Reading
China’s military says that it conducted a patrol in the South China Sea on Friday, the same day that U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrived in Manila and reaffirmed Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to its alliance with the Philippines. On Saturday, a spokesperson for the Southern Theater Command of the People’sContinue Reading
