New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Philippines Ambassador to India, Josel F Ignacio, said on Wednesday that the rule of law is under “great challenge” in the South China Sea. In an interview with IANS, Ignacio said that the Philippines continues to face challenges illegally in the waters where they have legitimate maritime entitlements. He also expressed the Philippines readiness to resolve the dispute based on the rule of law. “The South China Sea has been a challenging area for several years. The aspir…
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Manila, July 21 (IANS) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Tuesday dismissed the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) allegation that Philippine boats had deliberately rammed one of its patrol vessels near the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea, describing the claims as “false and misleading”. The response came after CCG alleged that two rubber boats from the grounded Philippine ship LT-57 on Monday morning rapidly approached the CCG patrol boat in a “dangerous manner” and rammed it.”The k…
Manila, April 27 (IANS) As many as 11 ships from the Philippines, Japan, Australia, Canada, and the USA sailed together in the South China Sea during Exercise Balikatan on Monday.Ships from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, US Coast Guard and US Navy are participating in the multilateral maritime event during the exercise..”Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and …