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Taiwanese fisherman killed after fired upon by PH Navy, Chinese media report

May 10, 2013 1:24 AM

By VERA Files A crew member of a Taiwanese trawler was killed Thursday morning after being fired upon by a Philippine Navy ship in the disputed area of the South China Sea, media reports in Taipei and Beijing said. The online Taiwan News said the incident took place at 10 a.m. “about halfway between the […]

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Bajo de Masinloc crucial to China’s claim of whole South China Sea

By Ellen Tordesillas | Jan 21, 2013 4:53 PM

THE permanent stationing of three of its ships in Bajo de Masinloc is part of China’s “creeping invasion” of disputed territories in the South China Sea, a high-ranking Philippine government official said.

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Chinese ‘occupation’ of Bajo de Masinloc could reduce PH territorial waters by 38 percent

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS | Jan 20, 2013 3:48 PM

(First of two parts) THE Philippines is at a loss over China’s declaration its ships will stay permanently in Bajo de Masinloc, a declaration some experts say could lead to the Philippines losing 38 percent of its territorial waters. Bajo de Masinloc, a triangular-shaped coral reef formation that has several rocks encircling a lagoon, is […]

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Scarborough shoal again

Apr 16, 2012 12:14 AM

By ELLEN TORDESILLAS
FRIDAY night, when the meeting to break the stalemate at Scarborough shoal failed, Chinese Ambassador Ma Keqing asked Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario if they could commit to no surprises until the next meeting.

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China sends reinforcement in standoff with PH Navy

Apr 12, 2012 11:00 AM

By TESSA JAMANDRE
IT’S now one against three in the ongoing standoff in Scarborough shoal in the South China Sea, with a lone Philippine Navy vessel up against three Chinese Marine Surveillance (CMS) ships whose presence, officials say, violates Philippine sovereignty.

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