After the ratification of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) by both the Philippines and Japan, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said the next phase would involve the crafting of its implementing rules and regulations (IRR). “We welcome the signing of the RAA by the Japan Diet at...
In the wake of the reported stranding of a Chinese maritime militia vessel near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group, West Philippine Sea (WPS) over the weekend, the Philippine Navy (PN) said that China should leave the country’s maritime zones as their presence in the area is...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will launch an environmental damage assessment after a Chinese vessel ran aground near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), West Philippine Sea (WPS) over the weekend. PCG spokesperson for WPS Commodore Jay Tarriela said the vessel, a...
The Philippine Coast Guard has deployed three ships to patrol the West Philippine Sea in the Ilocos region following the recent recovery of billions worth of floating shabu in the area. Coast Guard District North Western Luzon chief Capt. Mark Larsen Mariano said they have deployed two high-speed...
Local fisherfolk in Palawan were alarmed when a Chinese vessel ran aground near Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, June 7, amid inclement weather. According to the military, local fishermen spotted the vessel around 3 p.m. at about two nautical miles from the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command (Indopacom) sailed together in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) for the seventh time to strengthen their cooperation and interoperability in maintaining regional peace and stability in the heavily contested waters, a...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Rep. Arnan C. Panaligan has called on Malacanang and Congress to build up and strengthen the Philippine Navy to fully protect and secure the nation’s vast maritime zones. In a privilege speech delivered at the resumption of Congress session on Monday, June 2,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said that the extension of the runway on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) has already been completed. “Our runway is 100 percent complete already. Now we are just finishing the ancillaries around it and we are aiming to complete it...
MARIVELES, Bataan – Fishermen recovered floating shabu valued at P1.5 billion in the West Philippine Sea in Masinloc, Zambales on Thursday, May 29. They turned over the contraband stored in sacks to authorities on Monday, June 2, upon arrival on land. The Philippine Drug Enforcement...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he engaged in a verbal tussle with some young Chinese nationals who allegedly posed as journalists and confronted Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. over the South China Sea (SCS)...
The Philippine Navy (PN) denied the reported maritime patrol of the Chinese navy and coast guard in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, May 31. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, PN spokesperson for WPS, said monitoring by the Armed Forces of the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance between the two countries, pledging to further enhance their defense cooperation amid an “imminent threat” from China. The two defense...
