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                    [Title] => Chinese vessel shadows Kalayaan Island town
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A Chinese coast guard vessel shadowed Kalayaan Island town for days until last Wednesday, staying as close as four nautical miles off the coast while a supply boat was unloading its cargo, Kalayaan Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon Jr. said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-19 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1511906 [Title] => United States has right to navigate disputed seas – Palace [Summary] =>

The United States has the right to exercise freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea, Malacañang said yesterday in reaction to the US military’s plan to sail and fly wherever international law allows, including the disputed waters.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-17 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151018/malacanang-logo-9.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491138 [Title] => Philippines aware of serious situation in disputed seas – Palace [Summary] =>

The Philippines has long been aware of China’s menacing actions in the West Philippine Sea and has repeatedly sounded the alarm when the Asian power began its island-building activities, Malacañang said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150823/malacanang-palace-7.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1487862 [Title] => Philippines to China: Ensure freedom of navigation, halt construction [Summary] =>

China can better help ensure freedom of navigation in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea by not proceeding with its plan to construct facilities on lands it has reclaimed in disputed areas, Malacañang stressed yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-13 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150814/Zhao-Jianhua-4.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1411344 [Title] => Phl’s arbitration case vs China shows options in sea row [Summary] =>

By turning to international arbitration to define its maritime entitlements in the South China Sea, Manila has shown there are options to resolve territorial disputes other than lopsided negotiations where mighty nations lord over small ones.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1396688 [Title] => UK: Asia Silk Road needs no toll operator [Summary] =>

Amid fresh calls for China to exercise restraint in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea, the United Kingdom has stressed the need by nations concerned to maintain freedom of navigation in the region and to resolve territorial disputes through legal means.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140610/china-us-pacific-naval-drill.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1334253 [Title] => ‘Phl-Vietnam friendship games a huge success’ [Summary] =>

The recent friendship games between Filipino and Vietnamese troops in the disputed Spratlys – an event described by China as a “shameless farce” performed by “scoundrels” – was such a huge success a second “encounter” is in the works, a senior military official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1331663 [Title] => Noy: China ‘reclamation ships’ in 2 other reefs [Summary] =>

The Chinese have expanded their activities in disputed areas in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea, possibly including reclaiming land on Gavin Reef and Cuarteron Reef in the Spratly Islands, President Aquino said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140606/pnoy-with-china-flag-7.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1311591 [Title] => Phl, US move closer to base access deal [Summary] =>

The Philippines and the United States are moving closer to finalizing a deal granting American troops greater access to military bases in the country, a defense official said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140412/American-troops.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1288327 [Title] => China intentions perplexing – Noy [Summary] =>

Beijing’s intentions in the West Philippine Sea and South China Sea are perplexing, but would not distract the Philippines from its resolve to defend its territory through peaceful means, President Aquino said in an interview with The New York Times last Tuesday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.com/a/img855/285/597z.jpg ) ) )
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