The Philippine military on Sunday hit back at China by planting a flag at the disputed Sandy Cay reef days after Beijing had conducted a similar operation, the Philippine News Agency reported.

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Philippine authorities on Monday raised the country's flag on Sandy Cay, debunking China’s claims that it had seized the area. “This operation affirms the Philippines’ sovereignty over the cays ...

which on April 26 landed on the disputed Sandy Cay 2 reef near the Philippine outpost on Tito Island and took a photograph with its flag. The incident occurred just before the annual joint ...

and Cay 3 early Sunday morning with the Philippine flag. This act is clear evidence that the narrative of China is only intended to counter our factual narrative that we can visit these cays,” he ...

Filipino personnel from the inter-agency maritime operation also took photos and videos of themselves landing on the sandbars and holding a Philippine flag to show that there were no signs that China ...

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ROXAS CITY, Capiz (PIA) — Sixteen local tour guides received tour guide essential kits from the Department of Tourism ... brighter tourism for the province of Capiz and the whole Philippines. Mabuhay ...