The Philippines has protested China's "illegal" maritime activities anew in the Ayungin Shoal, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) revealed late Friday, June 10. (File photos) In a series of tweets, the DFA said it protested the following incidents involving China in the said area: China's...
The progressive Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the national government–particularly the incoming administration–to be more proactive in defending its exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and territories from China. TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra...
Presidential aspirant Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday said he finds China’s demand for the removal of the grounded BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal “unacceptable,” citing the need to respect the rule of law. “I find this demand not acceptable. The Ayungin Shoal is part of...
More than the country’s stand not to remove the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal, senatorial aspirant Guillermo Lorenzo T. Eleazar is more concerned on the long-term plan to ensure the Philippine government's control in the area as he stressed that the old ship will eventually become...
The deliberate grounding of the BRP Sierra Madre in the contested Ayungin Shoal showed that the country “can stand up to China” and not be bullied, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Trillanes said that the Philippine Navy...
Malacañang hasn't closed its doors to the possible refurbishment of the dilapidated BRP Sierra Madre, which has served as the Philippines' outpost in Ayungin Shoal for over two decades. Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles (Photo from Karlo Nograles's Facebook) This can be gleaned from the statement...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Nov. 26 that China has no right to make the Filipino people feel threatened or unsafe in their own seas. In a statement, Hontiveros said that she stands with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in his assertion that Chinese personnel taking pictures and videos...
The government must be consistent in asserting the country's exclusive economic zone in the West Philippine Sea, a senatorial aspirant urged Friday, Nov. 26, saying that it's hard to hope from inconsistent stands made by the President. Human rights lawyer Chel Diokno (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has branded the remark of Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian to remove the Philippine vessels in Ayungin Shoal as a mere "wolf warrior release." This photo is taken aboard one of the two supply boats as it approaches BRP Sierra Madre in the...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan maintained that the Philippines has “exclusive rights” in the Ayungin Shoal amid China’s demand for the country to remove the grounded BRP Sierra Madre from it. Vice President Leni...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana rejected on Thursday, Nov. 25, the demand of the Chinese government for the Philippines to remove the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal in the disputed West Philippine Sea. The BRP Sierra is an old Navy ship which was grounded at the Ayungin Shoal with...
Malacañang has welcomed the Supreme Court's (SC) junking of the latest petition for mandamus against the Duterte administration in connection with the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) "We welcome the decision of the Supreme Court dismissing the...
