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Philippine Senator Gregorio Honasan wants the United States to deploy US troops in Scarborough Shoal and other disputed areas of the West Philippine Sea to help secure and protect Philippine interests there.

The former captain of the Philippine marines, who was set to sail Friday to Scarborough Shoal, has decided to postpone his trip after Philippine President Aquino requested him to call off the trip in deference to ongoing diplomatic talks with China

A former official of the Philippine marines and a group of concerned citizens of the Philippines are set to sail to Scarborough Shoal, a disputed territory being claimed by China and Philippines amid ongoing talks to diffuse the tense standoff in the area

The Philippines' biggest warship, the BRP Gergorio del Pilar, is reported to be on a tense standoff with two Chinese naval ships in the Scarborough Shoal, around 124 nautical miles off the coast of Subic Bay in Zambales, Northern Philippines.

Taiwan is protesting the plan of the Philippines to invite foreign investors to participate in the exploration of oil and gas in the area near the Reed Bank in the West Philippine Sea.

The Philippines is awaiting a United Nations (UN) resolution on its claim for additional territory known as Benham Rise located off the Island of Luzon in the country's continental shelf.

In his second state of the nation address (Sona), Philippine President Noynoy Aquino vowed to defend the country's claims on the island territories in the disputed Spratly Islands.

At least five Philippine congressmen along with a group of local and foreign media landed at the Philippine-occupied Pagasa Island at 10:00 a.m Wednesday to assert the country's claim over the island and nearby islets.

At least five Philippine congressmen are scheduled to visit some of the Philippine-occupied islands in the disputed territories of the Spratly Islands on Wednesday.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines has reported intrusions in the disputed Spratly Islands by Chinese naval forces which was spotted in one of the islands located within Philippine territory