Russian submarine Ufa 490 is detected by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and escorted by the Philippine Navy while transiting the West Philippine Sea on Nov. 28, 2024. (Photo: AFP) (Updated) A Russian diesel-electric attack submarine has been monitored in Occidental Mindoro last week...
Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino on Sunday, July 7, rallied Filipinos to unite on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. “Raising public awareness on the West Philippine Sea is key to rallying Filipinos to take a united stand on this issue,” said Tolentino, who was one of the 7,000...
Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) The Philippine government is not keen on waging a war in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) despite its transparency initiative to show the aggression and dangerous actions by China, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG...
Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS, holds a press briefing at PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila on Sept. 29, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) A maritime domain awareness (MDA) flight was conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
Marine scientists from public institutions are urged to prioritize their research in areas concerning the country's security amid various damaging activities in the West Philippine Sea, including the worsening state of its marine environment. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesman Jay Tarriela made...
Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) For the past 17 years, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) only received a total of P118,725,000 for its intelligence fund, an official disclosed on Tuesday, Sept. 26, as lawmakers are pushing to increase the agency's budget to better secure the country's coastlines...
A man dives and cuts off a 300-meter-long floating barrier installed by China at the southern entrance of Bajo de Masinloc near Zambales in a video released by the Philippine Coast Guard on Sept. 26, 2023. (Courtesy of PCG) Upon the instruction of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Philippine...
Commodore Jay Tarriela (File photo) The Philippines’ concern over the destruction of coral reefs in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) was not just for drama but an expression of alarm over a “violent act” and “serious crime against humanity”. The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) had this to say...
LIFELESS - Coral reef in the seabed of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea appears lifeless in this image taken through an underwater survey by the Philippine Coast Guard. (Courtesy of PCG) Aside from Rozul (Iroquios) Reef, marine environment in the seabed of Escoda (Sabina) Shoal was...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) cautioned the public on Saturday, August 12, from getting swayed by misinformation allegedly being peddled on social media to cast doubt on the government’s efforts to protect the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Philippine Coast Guard spokesperson for West Philippine...
