The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, April 8, tagged two Filipino bloggers behind the alleged “coordinated and malicious” campaign on social media that defends China and discredits the Philippine position on the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG Spokesman on the WPS Jay Tarriela, during...
China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3302" is detected off Palauig, Zambales on April 5, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said one of its ships challenged a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel that is more than double its size after the latter attempted to get close to the coast of Zambales...
Senate Majority Leader Francis "Tol" Tolentino has expressed his full support for reorganizing the Philippine Navy forces to fortify the country’s defense in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), amid the increasing aggressiveness of China. Senator Francis Tolentino, a Brigadier General...
Despite the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), Filipinos don’t resort to Sinophobia and in fact, they treat Chinese tourists “well,” according to an official of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for WPS,...
The Philippine Navy will add more manpower and resources to its two major commands in charge of the security in the western part of the country, a military official said on Tuesday, April 1. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea, said change in the...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) Reelectionist Senator Francis "TOL" Tolentino is batting for the establishment of human settlements on islands in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) to fortify the country's rights in that body of...
Thirty-three prospects—including 15 current members of Alas Pilipinas—will be invited to a series of tryouts to determine the composition of the women’s national volleyball teams for three major international competitions this year. The invitees, according to Philippine National Volleyball...
The Philippines on Wednesday, March 26, welcomed the Group of Seven foreign ministers’ reaffirmation of their stance in the South China Sea that condemned China’s “illicit, provocative, coercive and dangerous actions.” G7 Foreign MInisters' meeting in Charlevoix, Quebec (Photo from Global...
A worker of DTEK company walks in front of transformers of a substation destroyed by a Russian drone strike in undisclosed location, Ukraine, March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka) KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States said Tuesday that it had reached a tentative agreement for...
The Philippines must “stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said amid the upcoming visit of United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, which is expected to boost Manila’s defense modernization program to better prepare itself should there be...
China's floating barrier in Bajo de Masinloc (Photo courtesy of Philippine Coast Guard) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is prepared to lend a hand to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to remove the floating barrier installed by Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) China’s 10-dash line claim in the South China Sea (SCS) is a “big joke” that should not be taken seriously by the Filipino people and the international community, the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, March 25....
