House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has commended President Marcos for prioritizing national security and defense modernization, through the latter's signing of Republic Act (RA) No. 10242 or the...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) slammed China for allegedly assaulting Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea (SCS), a move that showed Manila’s support for Hanoi despite their overlapping territorial claims in the disputed waters. In a...
The Philippines on Friday, Oct. 4, denounced Chinese law enforcers’ reported beating of Vietnamese fishermen in the South China Sea, saying the safety of those at sea must be ensured amid disputes. On Wednesday, Oct. 2, Vietnam protested to China its law enforcers’ action in the waters off...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada (Senate PRIB) Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to raise before the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) the continued aggression of China...
The Philippines rebuffed assertions that “major power rivalry” is at play in the South China Sea disputes because these diminish the rights of claimant-countries “to secure their own future.” Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo delivers the Philippine statement at the 79th...
Mr. Praveen Pathak, director of market promotion and export at BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., poses in front of a model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on a mobile autonomous launcher during the recent Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong /...
Troops stand on the edge of M/V Lapu-Lapu as it approaches BRP Sierra Madre during a successful resupply mission to Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on Sept. 27, 2024. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) successfully held a rotation and...
CAMP FLORENDO, La Union – Two fishermen from Pangasinan were rescued in the sea of Barangay Ambucao, Santiago, Ilocos Sur on Monday, September 23. NATIONAL highway in Santiago, Ilocos Sur. (Wikipedia) Police said a fisherman noticed them – Rocky Bravo, 38, and his brother,...
Senate President Francis “Chiz” Escudero on Tuesday, September 24, expressed his belief that the Philippines entering into security agreements with its allies is an effective deterrence to the acts of aggression of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Last July 8, the Philippines signed the...
Two-hundred fifty-one Chinese vessels, including three research ships, were spotted operating in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Navy (PN) said Tuesday, Sept. 24, setting a new record-high in terms of China's (WPS) deployment within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the...
BRP Teresa Magbanua (Photo by PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) confirmed Sunday, Sept. 22, that it has deployed a new ship to Escoda (Sabina) Shoal to replace BRP Teresa Magbanua and maintain the country’s presence in the tense maritime feature in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). PCG...
A new “operational concept or modality” has been unveiled by the National Maritime Council (NMC) on how the Philippines can deal with China Coast Guard (CCG) presence in the disputed West Philippine Sea. A flag-raising activity is conducted by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) onboard BRP...
