-(Inquirer 9/5) Unclos is way to go to settle Spratlys dispute, says DFA chief: Del Rosario reiterated this Tuesday during a conference at Montego Bay, (Eurasiareview 8/5) Jamaica; Asian Diplomatic Ambiguity: Calming The South China Sea?

-(Malaya 9/5) Scarborough standoff hurting livelihood, say Pinoy fishers: “They can fish outside (the lagoon) but they are prevented from going inside,” said RJ Bautista, secretary to Masinloc Mayor Desiree Edora; (Inquirer 8/5) Scarborough shoal standoff: A timeline

-(The-diplomat 2/5) Is the Philippines an Orphan? The ongoing standoff between the Philippines and China raises troubling questions about the response to Chinese territorial assertiveness in the South China Sea; Pivot Out, Rebalance In

-(Scmp 2/5) Multilateral dialogue can anchor stability in South China Sea, not military alliances as tensions over the just concluded US-Philippine war games demonstrate; (Inquirer 2/5) US vows to help PH build sea patrol capability

-(Chinadaily 27/4) Military makes solemn vow on territory: The armed forces have vowed to "fulfill their duty" to safeguard China's territory in the South China Sea, a Defense Ministry spokesman said on Thursday

-(Washingtontimes 26/4) China OKs supply dock in disputed islands: China's government said Thursday that it had approved a provincial proposal to build a supply dock in the South China Sea; (Inquirer 26/4) China to build supply dock in disputed sea; (Xinhua 26/4) Chinese army to safeguard national marine rights

-(Atimes 20/4) China tests the will of the Philippines: David met Goliath on a tiny spit of rock and sand off the western coast of Luzon in the Philippines earlier this month.

-(Inquirer 20/4) China deploys gunboat: China has dispatched a powerful military vessel in the South China Sea after rejecting a Philippine proposal to submit the Panatag Shoal dispute to international arbitration