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- The Philippine Military Modernization Against China Threat
Reports surfaced that the Philippine military was “ ramping up” its military spending amid a rising threat from China most clearly manifested in the saber-rattling by the two sides in the South China Sea. While the reports provide important...
- Chinese Foreign Minister Refuse Us, Japan And The Philippines Claim
China - During the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made clear China’s stance that they refuse the claims of the Philippines, Japan, and U.S. on the South China Sea. He stated...
- Philippines Dnd Questions Chinese Plan To Construct Schich And Rescue Facilities
MANILA, Aug. 14 (PNA) --- "For whom are those search-and-rescue facilities for?"This was the reaction of Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Dr. Peter Paul Galvez when asked to comment on the Chinese plans to construct facilities on the...
- Malaysia Asks For Peaceful Solution In South China Sea
Malaysia called for more hard work to stumble on a peaceful solution to increasing tensions in the disputed South China Sea, they would stipulate that China should stop land reclamation and other related actions, they added that Chinese territory...
- Supreme Court Orders Ph Government To Defend Japanese Drills
The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government to defend the legality of recent joint military exercises with Japan following a petition by a left-wing political-party. Japanese surveillance plane and about 200 troops held two days of...
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Philippines Palawan Naval Base
China defended its land reclamation in the Spratly Islands, saying the new islands would provide civilian services such as weather forecasting and search and rescue facilities that would benefit other countries.
With this concern, the Philippine Military's top priority is to build the naval base on the country’s western coastline of Palawan, a location opposite to the disputed Spratly Islands. Although plans have been delayed by funding bottlenecks, developing the island into a full naval facility could also worsen tensions with China which claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea.
According to Armed Forces of the Philippines general, the initial stage development cost around Php 800 million pesos, and additional Php 5 billion pesos to turn it into major operating base similar to Subic Base, Zambales.
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- The Philippine Military Modernization Against China Threat
Reports surfaced that the Philippine military was “ ramping up” its military spending amid a rising threat from China most clearly manifested in the saber-rattling by the two sides in the South China Sea. While the reports provide important...
- Chinese Foreign Minister Refuse Us, Japan And The Philippines Claim
China - During the Association of the Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) Regional Forum (ARF), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made clear China’s stance that they refuse the claims of the Philippines, Japan, and U.S. on the South China Sea. He stated...
- Philippines Dnd Questions Chinese Plan To Construct Schich And Rescue Facilities
MANILA, Aug. 14 (PNA) --- "For whom are those search-and-rescue facilities for?"This was the reaction of Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Dr. Peter Paul Galvez when asked to comment on the Chinese plans to construct facilities on the...
- Malaysia Asks For Peaceful Solution In South China Sea
Malaysia called for more hard work to stumble on a peaceful solution to increasing tensions in the disputed South China Sea, they would stipulate that China should stop land reclamation and other related actions, they added that Chinese territory...
- Supreme Court Orders Ph Government To Defend Japanese Drills
The Philippine Supreme Court ordered the government to defend the legality of recent joint military exercises with Japan following a petition by a left-wing political-party. Japanese surveillance plane and about 200 troops held two days of...