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War between wars
A Chinese Coast ship nearly rams a Philippine Coast Guard patrol vessel near Scarborough Shoal off Zambales. —PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHOTO
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January 22, 2024January 23, 2024Opinion

War between wars

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My parents were shaped by World War II (my father became a young guerrilla and my mother had to flee with her family to their mountain farm), followed soon after by the Korean War (which has not officially ended), and then the Vietnam War, in all of which the Philippines was directly involved. We so-called...

West Philippine Sea
A Philippine Navy patrol aircraft spots Chinese fishing vessels in the West Philippine Sea last June 30. —PHILIPPINE COAST GUARD PHOTO
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July 11, 2023September 3, 2023News

Gov’t urged: Defend, assert territorial integrity in West Philippine Sea

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The Philippines should step up its joint patrols with other countries around Recto Bank and other reefs and shoals in the West Philippine Sea to forestall any attempt at occupation by the Chinese military, a political analyst said on Tuesday.  On June 30, a Philippine military reconnaissance plane spotted dozens of Chinese vessels swarming a...