National Security Adviser (NSA) Secretary Eduardo Año slammed China’s 10-dash line that now includes self-governing Taiwan and most of the West Philippine Sea, and reiterated the 2016 arbitral award as “final and binding.” National Security Adviser Secretary Eduardo Año speaks to reporters...
​Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China discussed their significant "milestones" in the crafting of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea when their diplomats recently met in Manila for talks, an official of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA)...
The Philippines has rejected the 2023 standard map of China, which includes the West Philippine Sea as part of its territory, and become the third nation to ward off Beijing's attempt to assert its purported sovereignty over territories it claims as its own. Manila on Thursday, Aug. 31, joined New...
Despite international law and an arbitral ruling, China continues to claim that it owns the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after releasing the 2023 edition of its standard map, which includes parts of the Philippines and other Asian countries as its territory. The map, released by China's Ministry...
The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) bared Tuesday, August 29, that it was planning to expand interregional and intra-regional routes in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM). Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) Administrator Hernani Fabian (middle) meets with...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is getting the backing of yet another nation—the United Kingdom—as its top diplomat flew to Manila to pursue maritime cooperation amid challenges the Philippines is facing with regards to the South China Sea. Aimed at assuring the Philippines of UK's commitment...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) will not bow down to China’s aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) but it also refuses to commit the same “coercive and dangerous tactics” that the latter does. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (File...
China’s massive presence in the South China Sea (SCS) is evident with the number of vessels they deploy in the area, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Monday, August 28. Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr....
As China continues its aggression against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the proposed joint maritime patrol between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the South China Sea (SCS) might no longer push through. Armed Forces of the...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Sunday, August 27, temporarily suspended sea travel in northern Quezon due to super typhoon “Goring.” The PCG station in northern Quezon implemented the order after the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services...
Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo visited the national headquarters of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in Port Area, Manila on Friday, August 25, to discuss the recent issues hounding the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) conducted its very first combined amphibious assault exercise in San Antonio, Zambales on Friday, August 25, highlighting the evolving defense cooperation between the two countries amid security challenges in the...
