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Philippine Forces Land on Contested South China Sea Feature

By Aaron-Matthew Lariosa | April 27, 2025 6:57 PM

Philippine Marines, National Police officers and Coast Guard members landed on three contested South China Sea features today to assert Manila’s maritime jurisdiction following a similar China Coast Guard action earlier this month.

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China seizes disputed reef in the South China Sea

Sandy Cay is just kilometres from the Philippines’ military outpost at Thitu Island

China has seized a disputed reef just kilometres away from the Philippines’ most important military outpost in the South China Sea, raising the risk of a new stand-off between the two rival claimants.

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Philippines, US Begin Joint Maritime Drills After Chinese Carrier Group Spotted

MANILA, April 24 (Reuters) – The Philippine Navy said a Chinese aircraft carrier battle group had passed near its northern maritime boundaries in the run-up to a six-day maritime exercise with the U.S. that began on Thursday as part of their annual Balikatan military drills.

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U.S. Marines to Stage Equipment at Subic Bay Under New Prepositioning Plan

By Aaron-Matthew Lariosa
March 17, 2025 1:41 PM

After 32 years, an American military presence is set to return to Subic Bay under a new Marine Corps prepositioning program that will see the service stage equipment in the Philippines.

Last month, the U.S. Marine Corps quietly leased a 57,000-square-foot warehouse at the former Subic Bay Naval Supply Depot. The service will lease the facility from Amerasia International Terminal Services Inc., which operates the warehouse alongside Anglicotech Philippines and KBR Overseas Inc.

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