Beijing confirms 2025 mishap deaths
Beijing has confirmed the deaths of two Chinese sailors nearly a year after a Chinese navy ship collided with a coast guard vessel during a pursuit of a…
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Scarborough Shoal dispute
Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Scarborough Shoal dispute.
A PLATFORM, THEN WHAT?
If China fortifies Scarborough, the threat moves closer to Luzon and puts the Philippine mainland within easier military reach.
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AFP confirms floating Bajo de Masinloc structure
The Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed the presence of a floating installation with an apparent antenna in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough Shoal), as…
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China letter doesn’t matter — Tarriela
The Philippine Coast Guard rejects China’s reliance on a 1990 letter in its Scarborough Shoal claim, reaffirming the Philippines’ position in the West…
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China claim over South China Sea ‘baseless’
The DFA rejects China’s “erroneous” claim over the South China Sea, affirming the Philippines’ sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea, including Scarborough…
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PCG slams Beijing’s 1990 diplomatic note ‘distortion’
A Philippine Coast Guard official rejects China’s claim that a 1990 ambassadorial letter proves Manila ceded Scarborough Shoal, calling it a distortion of…
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China cites 1990 letter to dispute Phl claim over Scarborough Shoal
The Chinese Embassy cites a 1990 letter from a Philippine diplomat as evidence in disputing the Philippines’ claim over Scarborough Shoal amid tensions in the…
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2 of 21 Pinoy sailors dead after vessel capsized near Scarborough Shoal
Two Filipino sailors died and one was critically injured after a Singapore-flagged cargo vessel carrying 21 crew capsized near Scarborough Shoal, prompting…
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PCG lauds personnel amid challenging 2025
Philippine Coast Guard praised for defending national interests in the West Philippine Sea as civic groups warn China is using environmental narratives to…
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Holding the line vs a bully
The Philippines can’t force China to leave Scarborough Shoal through military means, but the country isn’t completely powerless.
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1997 dismantling of illegal Chinese structures at Scarborough confirmed
The Armed Forces of the Philippines confirmed that the Navy demolished a Chinese steel structure in Scarborough Shoal in 1997, as the military and coast guard…
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China blasts Phl’s ‘provocative actions’ amid WPS maritime drills
Tian Junli, a spokesperson for the Chinese People’s Liberation Army, said Chinese forces conducted 'routine patrols' in the South China Sea during the drills.
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DFA pushes back vs Scarborough Subterfuge
The Philippines files a strong diplomatic protest against China’s plan to establish a nature reserve in Scarborough Shoal, asserting its sovereign rights…
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US backs Philippines, rejects China’s Scarborough Reef ‘nature reserve’ claim
The United States has expressed strong opposition to China’s plan to designate Scarborough Reef as a “national nature reserve,” calling it a destabilizing move…
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China’s encroachment on Scarborough slammed
The Philippines rejects China’s creation of the “Huangyan Island National Nature Reserve” at Bajo de Masinloc, calling it illegal under UNCLOS and the 2016…
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