Along the northwestern Philippine coast, poor children with claw hammers clamber aboard an abandoned fishing vessel to pry loose and steal rusty nails from its deck. It has become a familiar sight...
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11 May 2013
Manila is determined to pursue arbitration through the United Nations in the dispute over maritime territory in the South China Sea because it is "the last resort", the Philippine foreign minister...
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14 Apr 2013
Suspected Chinese hackers yesterday defaced the website of the Philippines News Agency, officials said, a possible repeat of cyberattacks last year also blamed on China during a territorial row....
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9 Apr 2013
A Chinese fishing boat has run aground on a World Heritage-listed coral reef in the Philippines, roughly 1,600 kilometres from China’s nearest major landmass, authorities said on Tuesday.
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