More than 2,500 U.S. and Philippine marines joined combat exercises Monday to be able to respond to any sudden crisis in a region long on tenterhooks over South China Sea territorial disputes and increasing tensions over Taiwan. The annual military drills are...
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U.S., Japan, and the Republic of Korea Conduct a Trilateral Ballistic Missile Defense Exercise 06 October 2022 From U.S. Indo-Pacific Command Public Affairs Following the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) ballistic missile launch over Japan on Oct. 4...
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INFANTA, Pangasinan — Fisherman Mariel Villamonte had spent years plying the turquoise waters of Scarborough Shoal in the West Philippine Sea for snapper and grouper—until a Chinese coast guard vessel water cannoned his boat. That was in 2012,...
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Republic of Korea Marine Corps has arrived in the country to participate in the Philippines-led Kaagapay Ng Mga Mandirigma ng Dagat (KAMANDAG) exercise. The Embassy of South Korea in Manila said their troops landed at the Clark International Airport on...
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The Philippines is urging all concerned nations to exercise restraint and diplomacy amid the escalating tension between Taiwan and China even as it expressed concern on the possible breakout of war in the Taiwan Strait, Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in...
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The Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) two-week long multinational maritime exercise, Kakadu 2022 (KA22), has concluded in the Northern Australian and Darwin regions. An official closing ceremony organised by Northern Territory administrator Vicki O’Halloran was held to...
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USS Tripoli (LHA-7), a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, dropped anchor in Port Area, Manila on Tuesday, Sept. 27, for a port visit. Details about the port call are unknown as of this writing but the US Navy announced earlier this month that the USS Tripoli...
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The Philippines has filed at least 405 diplomatic protests over China’s aggression in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Monday. The DFA made the announcement through...
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Mooring trials taking place at the same time as fitting out, which could save time, state broadcaster says Vessel expected to be a major presence in the Taiwan Strait China appears to be streamlining construction of its third and most advanced aircraft carrier,...
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SEOUL: South Korea and the United States began their first combined naval exercise near the peninsula in five years on Monday (Sep 26), a day after Pyongyang conducted a ballistic missile launch. Washington is Seoul’s key security ally and stations about 28,500...
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KEY POINTS A Chinese scientific ship bristling with surveillance equipment docked in a Sri Lankan port. Hundreds of fishing boats anchored for months at a time among disputed islands in the South China Sea. And ocean-going ferries, built to be capable of carrying...
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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY — Citing the global significance of the ecosystem and marine biodiversity of the West Philippine Sea (WPS), an expert on environmental policy and governance has recommended that this area be declared a protected seascape. Dr. Ben Malayang III,...
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