Two senators on Tuesday, August 22 expressed belief diplomacy is still the key to peacefully resolve the ongoing tension in the West Philippine Sea. Sen. Imelda “Imee” Marcos said it is important to observe diplomacy at all levels in resolving maritime disputes. “The...
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China started to resume Tuesday, August 22, the rounds of negotiations on the possible Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. Manila would be hosting the three-day talks, which would gather diplomats from 12 countries....
A political party leader in Japan has expressed support for the Philippine Coast Guard’s (PCG) acquisition of additional 97-meter multi-role response vessels (MRRVs) as part of efforts to better safeguard the country’s vast coastline. Natsuo Yamaguchi (middle), chief representative of Japan's...
The 2016 arbitral ruling favoring the Philippines is finally being used by the current administration as leverage to advance the country’s interests with respect to the West Philippine Sea issue, an expert said. Professor Richard Heydarian, a Manila-based academic and columnist, lauded President...
The leaders of US, Japan and South Korea have taken a united stand to oppose China's militarization in the South China Sea as well as its coercive actions that undermine stability in the Indo-Pacific region. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and President Yoon Suk Yeol expressed...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) announced Saturday, August 19, that it will hold another rotation and reprovision (RORE) mission to Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), Palawan after the botched August 5 operation where Chinese vessels fired jets of water at...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conveyed to Congress that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has given the go-signal to oil and gas exploration and drilling activities in the country, including at the disputed waters of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). When quizzed by Representative France Castro...
LUCENA CITY, Quezon – Eleven people were rescued from a motor boat that capsized after it was battered by strong winds and big waves in the sea off Panukulan, Polillo Island, this province, on Friday afternoon, August 18. The Panukulan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction Management Office...
The Philippine government will not stop the Filipino fishermen from fishing in the West Philippine Sea as it refused to acknowledge China’s unilaterally imposed fishing ban. “We do not recognize China’s fishing ban,” the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said Friday, August 18. DFA said...
(OCTA Research) An independent survey conducted by the OCTA Research bared that most Filipino adults are in favor of strengthening and expanding military cooperation between the United States (US) and the Philippines to address the territorial disputes in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The survey...
(Wikipedia) Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Secretary Maria Antonia Yulo-Loyzaga has committed to inform congressmen about the actual magnitude of China’s incursions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Receiving this commitment Wednesday, Aug. 16...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Japanese Komeito Party Chief Representative Yamaguchi Natsuo agreed to deepen ties in maritime security and defense as they addressed security concerns in the Southeast Asia region. (From left) President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Komeito...
