Category: Philippines

Philippines Issues Tough Statement to China as South China Sea Situation Intensifies

Aides of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte criticized China on April 5 for anchoring hundreds of its vessels for a month in the disputed South China Sea areas, which could lead to “unwanted hostilities,” his legal counsel warned. Duterte is usually reluctant to confront China. He even angered Filipinos by refusing to press China on respecting a landmark 2016…


Philippines Demands China Remove Militia Vessels at Disputed Reefs

On March 31, the Philippine Government said a swarm of Chinese vessels at reefs and islands in the disputed South China Sea has increased to more than 250, and it amplified its demand for the Chinese regime to remove them immediately. Over 10 days earlier, the Philippine military detected about 200 vessels displaying the  Chinese flag…


Philippines Sends Fighter Aircraft Over Chinese Vessels in South China Sea

MANILA—The Philippine military is sending light fighter aircraft to fly over hundreds of Chinese vessels in disputed waters in the South China Sea, its defense minister said, as he repeated his demand the flotilla be withdrawn immediately. International concern is growing over what the Philippines has described as a “swarming and threatening presence” of more…


China’s State-of-the-Art Destroyer Sails Near Japan, Philippines Reports Chinese Flotilla’s Incursion

Japan said that China maneuvered its largest destroyer into the Sea of Japan on March 18 and 19. Although the ship didn’t enter Japanese territorial waters, it is the first time that Beijing has made its presence known in the Sea of Japan. Japan’s defense ministry said on March 19 that it was monitoring the vessel’s route to analyze…


Philippines Says 220 Chinese Boats Have Encroached in South China Sea

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippine defense chief on Sunday demanded more than 200 Chinese vessels he said were manned by militias leave a South China Sea reef claimed by Manila, saying their presence was a “provocative action of militarizing the area.” “We call on the Chinese to stop this incursion and immediately recall these boats violating our…


Changing Nations by Strengthening Families Through Faith: Rev. David Guffey

Encouraging families to pray together connects them, strengthens the bond between their members through faith and this can have a ripple effect throughout society, changing the whole nation, Rev. David Guffey told The Epoch Times. Through peaceful prayer gatherings people in the Philippines were able to overcome political turmoil in 1986, Guffey, executive producer of…