Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel join a research team from the University of the Philippines (UP) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for a research expedition in Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in West Philippine Sea. The exploration held from Feb. 22 - 28, 2025 aims to...
More than fifty Chinese maritime militia vessels are monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) during an aerial patrol in Pag-asa Island, West Philippine Sea on Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (File photo/ Speaker’s Office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez praised the 230 residents of the remote Pag-asa Island in Palawan for their dedication and sacrifice in connection with living on a precarious but...
(Unsplash) Who says that the government isn't pouring big funds into infrastructure development in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)? Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel highlighted on Sunday, Jan. 19 the additional P3.03 billion...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will allocate funds for the improvement of its facilities in three islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a top official said on Wednesday, Jan. 10, following a successful resupply mission. PCG commandant Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan said their facilities...
Military personnel stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre (LS 57) in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), Palawan got a much needed boost as they received fresh food and other supplies from their visiting comrades, the Western Command (WESCOM) said Saturday, June 25. The...
The further development of Pagasa (Thitu) Island and Kalayaan (Spratly) Island Group or KIG will get a much needed boost from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to ensure the protection of the country's maritime interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP Chief Gen. Cirilito Sobejana...
Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque revealed his plans to go to Bajo de Masinloc and the Kalayaan Islands in the West Philippine Sea to check if Filipinos were really being barred from fishing in the disputed waters. Members of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and some Filipino fishermen in the West...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday called on the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to start naming and identifying the rocks and features of the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG). Hontiveros said such move will strengthen and assert the Philippines’ claim in the West Philippine Sea....
