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Philippines accuses China anew of flaring tensions

By AP News Wed, May 23, 2012 7:00PM UTC View Comments

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines accused China on Wednesday of sending more government and fishing vessels to a contested shoal in the South China Sea despite ongoing talks to resolve a 2-month-old naval standoff. Foreign Affairs spokesman Raul Hernandez said the number of Chinese vessels at Scarborough Shoal increased to 96 on Tuesday. They...

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Chinese airline to cut services to Manila

By Asian Correspondent Tue, May 15, 2012 6:50PM UTC View Comments

BEIJING (AP) — State media say a major Chinese airline will suspend some flights to the Philippines to reflect a drop in tourists traveling there amid a standoff between Beijing and Manila over territory in the South China Sea. The official Xinhua News Agency says China Southern Airlines will cut its normal schedule of two...

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China, Philippines to ban fishing in disputed sea

By AP News Mon, May 14, 2012 6:54PM UTC View Comments

BEIJING (AP) — China and the Philippines are set to enforce seasonal fishing bans in South China Sea waters where their ships have been engaged in a tense standoff for a month. China’s ban that begins Wednesday is meant to conserve resources and curb overfishing. The official Xinhua News Agency cited a fisheries official Sunday...

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US, Filipino forces plan drills near disputed area

By AP News Thu, Jan 19, 2012 6:10PM UTC View Comments

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine general says U.S. and Filipino marines will hold combat drills at an actual oil rig in the South China Sea to bolster the defense of such facilities from security threats. Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban, commander of the military’s Western Command, said Thursday the exercises sometime in April or March...

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Philippines launches warship amid territorial row

By AP News Wed, Dec 14, 2011 5:05PM UTC View Comments

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines has relaunched an old U.S. Coast Guard cutter as its biggest and most modern warship to guard potentially oil-rich waters that are at the center of a dispute with China. President Benigno Aquino III witnessed the commissioning of the 3,390-ton Philippine navy frigate BRP Gregorio del Pilar in an...

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