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Philippine officials have condemned the Chinese coast guard, which it said used a powerful water cannon to target one of two ...
The symbolic concert near Thitu Island challenges China’s claims, and aims to galvanise support and highlight the Philippines’ rights in disputed waters.
THE Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday said it does not expect Chinese vessels to harass a civilian-led sail to Thitu ...
A PHILIPPINE civilian ship carrying volunteers reached Thitu Island in the South China Sea without being harassed by Chinese vessels, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
China’s coastguard fired water cannon on a Philippine marine research vessel in the contested South China Sea, putting the ...
Access to a hot spot like Thitu had eluded me until I learned last year about an unconventional package tour to the island. In early May, I gathered with other tourists on a pier in southern ...
China and the Philippines clashed in the South China Sea after a Chinese Coast Guard vessel sideswiped a Philippine ship.
For within view from the Felix Oca were several Chinese ships. The rap group directed their lyrics at the Chinese: “Teritoryo ...
More than 200 civilian settlers on a contested island in the South China Sea find themselves on the frontier of a possible conflict with China. The runway on Thitu, which is occupied by the ...
The focus of this strategy is Thitu Island, locally known as Pag-asa, which stands as one of the country’s most strategic islands in the contested Spratly archipelago. Strengthening the ...
Combining protest with performance, Filipino activists staged a “sea concert” near the disputed Thitu Island in the South China Sea this week – a symbolic act of resistance that analysts say ...