CCG-5901, a China Coast Guard ship nicknamed "The Monster", is detected by the Philippine Coast Guard at 54 nautical miles off the coast of Capones Island in Zambales on Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Navy (PN) condemned on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the continued intrusion of China Coast Guard...
Malacañang is concerned about the presence of China’s monster ship, a 165-meter long vessel and is the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) biggest ship, in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) even as Manila continues to challenge its position there, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Tuesday, Jan....
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada said the recent sighting of the China Coast Guard’s largest vessel off the coast of Zambales “is deeply concerning.” Estrada pointed this out as he also took note of the earlier recovery of an underwater drone off the coast in...
CCG-5901, a China Coast Guard ship nicknamed "The Monster", is detected by the Philippine Coast Guard at 54 nautical miles off the coast of Capones Island in Zambales on Jan. 4, 2025. (Photo: PCG) “The Monster”, a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship deemed the largest coast guard vessel in the world,...
A Chinese People's Liberation Army (PA) Navy aircraft flies dangerously close to Filipino fishing vessels in Rozul Reef, West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo: Philippine Coast Guard) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) asked the People’s Republic of China (PRC) to refrain from conducting...
The Philippine Army’s (PA) decision to acquire the Typhon missile system is part of the country’s efforts to improve its deterrence capabilities against external threats and not to join a global competition for superiority through the accumulation of weapons. National Security Adviser (NSA)...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has shot down the prospect of the Philippines purchasing armaments from China. Barbers had this to say...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila slammed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro for his supposedly "unprofessional and ludicrous" remarks against China, which they perceive to contradict the Marcos administration's policy of deescalating tension between the two countries....
The Philippines and India have begun talks on maritime issues in a development that came after New Delhi started to voice out its concern over aggression in the South China Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Assistant Secretary for Maritime and Oceans Affairs Office Marshall Louis...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) criticized China’s Ministry of Defense for allegedly “bullying” Filipino fishermen in the West...
China has warned the Philippines that it will take “stronger countermeasure” against Manila if it continues to take activities in the West Philippine Sea that Beijing, which claims the entire South China Sea as its own, finds provocative. China Defense spokesman Wu Qian made the pronouncement...
(Courtesy of PCG / Commo. Jay Tarriela) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) accused China of intentionally misleading the international community after a supposed China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel was tracked in San Felipe, Zambales even if it was actually in Hong Kong. Concerned residents monitoring...
