China crisis sparked by fish shortage?

By Jerry Tundag | July 23, 2012 - 12:00am

I have a nagging suspicion that China is deliberately misleading the Philippines, and the rest of the world for that matter, about its real intentions in the South China Sea, that it is all about territorial claims...

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All by our lonesome

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | May 2, 2012 - 12:00am

Our government appealed Monday to the United States and other countries for help in developing “minimum credible defense” capability.

Peaceful rise?

By SKETCHES | By Ana Marie Pamintuan | April 16, 2012 - 12:00am

China maintains that the world has nothing to fear in its “peaceful rise” as an economic power backed by a commensurate national defense capability.

EDITORIAL - Fighting China through diplomacy

April 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Filipinos can only heave a sigh of relief when the tense standoff involving the country’s newest warship, BRP Gregorio del Pilar, and two Chinese surveillance vessels, at the Scarborough Shoal ended with not...

Freeman Opinion

DND to end internal security combat operations in 2 years

By Alexis Romero | February 20, 2012 - 12:00am

The Department of National Defense (DND) plans to conclude internal security combat operations within two years and has ordered military units to enhance preparedness in conducting joint operations.

China lashes out at Manila over island claims

August 2, 2011 - 4:47pm

An official Chinese newspaper said the Philippines isn't sincere in wanting to resolve South China Sea territorial disputes and warns of unspecified consequences if China's concerns are ignored.

'Naval mishap occurred in international waters'

By Jaime Laude | June 17, 2009 - 12:00am

MANILA, Philippines - A military official clarified yesterday that a Navy inquiry into the reported collision between a US Navy destroyer sonar equipment and a Chinese submarine in the South China Sea last week showed...

Moro rampage to derail law on RP marine zones?

By Federico D. Pascual Jr. | August 21, 2008 - 12:00am

Congress failure to pass baselines bill denied RP of archipelagic status

By Perseus Echeminada | March 16, 2008 - 12:00am

Failure of Congress to pass a law defining the territorial baselines of the country in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) practically denied the Philippines the status of an “archipelagic...

Sovereignty and equality of states

By HINDSIGHT By Josefina T. Lichauco | January 30, 2006 - 12:00am

A great deal of indignation has been generated by the refusal of the United States government to surrender custody of the four US servicemen charged with rape to Philippine authorities. I received quite a number...

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