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👉 The strategic South China Sea is a flashpoint due to a growing diplomatic dispute and maritime incidents between China and the Philippines.

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• Filipinos View China as Major Threat: OCTA Research

• UP expert reports ‘ecological disaster’ in Sabina Shoal

• Filipinos Now Aware of West Philippine Sea Dispute, Says Navy Spokesperson

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UP expert reports ‘ecological disaster’ in Sabina Shoal

The presence of Chinese vessels and climate change are causing a "ecological disaster" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), specifically in Sabina Shoal, according to a biology professor at the University of the Philippines (UP). "There is extensive damage of corals underwater," Dr. Jonathan Anticamara of the UP Institute of Biology stated on Saturday at a news forum in Quezon City. "That's our overall assessment," Dr. Anticamara stated. In Sabina Shoal, also known as Escoda Shoal, which he described as "completely dead," the professor presented their survey visually. [ Read more]

• WPS monitored the environment to prevent degradation. To prevent environmental degradation, an expert recommends continuous monitoring of the country's West Philippine Sea (WPS) territory. Dr. Jonathan Anticamara of the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology urged the government to prosecute environmental damage in a Quezon City news forum on Saturday.

• Philippines Vows to Continue South China Sea Operations. The Philippines' national security adviser said it will maintain and supply its South China Sea outposts without permission.

• Philippines Officially Investigates Chinese Diplomats Over Disinformation. The Philippines began investigating reports Monday that Chinese embassy staff in Manila had spread South China Sea disinformation.

• Filipino-Chinese Communities: A Key Role in De-escalating WPS Tension. Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero has stressed the role of Filipino-Chinese communities in easing West Philippine Sea tensions.

• Filipinos Now Aware of West Philippine Sea Dispute, Says Navy Spokesperson. Philippine Navy Spokesperson Commodore Roy Vincent Trinidad said Sunday that Filipinos' growing distrust of China shows they finally understand the West Philippine Sea (WPS) situation.

Filipinos View China as Major Threat: OCTA Research

A survey by OCTA Research showed that three out of four Filipinos still think China is the biggest threat to the Philippines. This view has not changed since December 2023. A poll taken in March found that 76% of adult Filipinos think China is the biggest threat to the country. [Read more]

• On Sunday, Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong said the US military deployment in the South China Sea is creating “the whirlpool of an arms race” and is the biggest security threat.

• New reports show that Vietnam has rapidly expanded its South China Sea dredging and landfill operations in the past six months.

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