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Chinese Coast Guard ships dog ‘Atin Ito’ mission
Chinese coast guard ship nears the FB Aguian, one of the four fishing boats in the Atin Ito civilian mission on its way to Scarborough Shoal. —PHOTO BY OLIVER TEVES
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May 16, 2024May 16, 2024News

Chinese Coast Guard ships dog ‘Atin Ito’ mission

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ABOARD THE FB AGUIAN—There’s no “smooth sailing” for the “Atin Ito” (This is Ours) mission voyaging to the West Philippine Sea to fish, bring food and other provisions to Filipino fishers there, or simply be part of a peaceful journey to assert Philippine sovereign rights at Bajo de Masinloc (also known as Scarborough Shoal and...

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Chinese ship uses water cannon to shoo away Philippine supply boat in Ayungin Shoal. –PHOTO COURTESY OF PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD
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September 8, 2023September 8, 2023Politics

Marcos urged to push proposed Maritime Zones Act in the face of China’s ‘10-dash’ line map

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China’s latest map should not distract the Philippine government from addressing the more “disconcerting” Chinese harassment of Philippine vessels in the West Philippine Sea, according to a foreign affairs and security analyst. If anything, said Lucio B. Pitlo III, the map with a new 10-dash line that still encompasses parts of the Philippines’ 370-kilometer exclusive...