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After multiple maritime clashes, the Philippines invited journalists on a mission to resupply the Sierra Madre. A reporter for The Times was given rare access.

The world’s most brazen maritime militarization is gaining muscle in waters through which one-third of global ocean trade passes.

Philippine Coast Guard handout via AFP The Philippines on Monday accused Chinese ships of harassing its coast guard in the South China Sea, with Manila calling it a “blatant infringement’ of sovereignty and the foreign secretary using profanity to demand that Beijing withdraw vessels from his country’s exclusive economic zone.  Between Jan. 1 and March 18, Philippine maritime patrols had spotted “hundreds of Chinese vessels” in parts of the South China Sea that Manila claims as territory, including Pag-asa, Subi and Loaita islands, Lankiam Cay, Second Thomas Shoal, Ja...

Gov't effort to protect West Philippine Sea is weak —expert By JOVILAND RITA, GMA News Published April 14, 2021 2:48pm People's Liberation Army Navy corvette in West Philippine Sea An expert cited Wednesday the sluggish push by the Philippine government to protect its claims over the West Philippines Sea (WPS), while China increases the presence of its navy and militia vessels in the territory. In a forum by the Stratbase ADR Institute for Strategic and International Studies, Simulatiry co-founder and CEO of Liz Derr said more WPS features will be taken by other countries if this we...

Philippines urged to construct monitoring stations in unoccupied areas in its EEZ MICHAELA DEL CALLAR,GMA News Screencap from Simularity presentation The Philippines would need to build monitoring outposts in unoccupied features within its exclusive economic zone to deter foreign incursions in the West Philippine Sea, an American tech firm said Wednesday. Liz Derr, founder and CEO of Simularity, which specializes in geospatial analysis and provides satellite data imagery, said the Philippines can choose key unoccupied areas within its EEZ where it could put up stations whil...