Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Executive Branch to exert legal and diplomatic pressure on the Chinese government to cease all ecologically destructive activities in the West Philippine Sea and to pay reparations for the damage they have already done in the area. In...
The Philippines is getting ready for the “worst scenario” in the West Philippine Sea amid China’s continuous aggressive moves, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Alexander Lopez said on Monday, Aug. 18. During the 2nd Quarter National Maritime Council Press Conference in Manila,...
United States Ambassador to Manila MaryKay Carlson affirmed that the US Navy’s recent operations in the Scarborough Shoal is critical to freedom of navigation in the region and the US’ role in upholding international maritime laws. Speaking on the sidelines of the welcome reception for US...
Elaiza Yulo hopes to step out of the shadows of her brothers, Carlos and Eldrew, as she aims to carve a name for herself by competing in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand this December. Gymnastic Association of the Philippines (GAP) president Cynthia Carrion she is sending Elaiza to the...
The Philippines will continue its maritime and aerial patrols in the West Philippine Sea despite a new incident involving a Chinese fighter jet performing “dangerous maneuvering” against a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) aircraft, Malacañang said Thursday, Aug. 14. Communications Undersecretary...
The National Maritime Council (NMC) said the collision of two Chinese vessels in Bajo de Masinloc was entirely due to their own actions. In a statement over the August 11 incident at the Scarborough Shoal, also known as Bajo de Masinloc, the NMC expressed concern over the "aggressive and...
No one should be overly sensitive and be easily offended over a joke made by comedian and host Vice Ganda about riding a jet ski to the West Philippine Sea and to the Hague, Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said. Castro defended Vice Ganda, saying it was only a...
After the rare collision of two Chinese ships near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is hopeful that the “bullying” and “aggression” of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) toward Philippine vessels, troops, and even fishermen in the...
Senators on Monday, August 11 commended the response of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel who offered assistance and medical aid to the injured Chinese crew members that figured in a collision in Bajo de Masinloc after trying to ward off Philippine vessels in the area. Senate President...
President Marcos said the Philippines will push for the conclusion of a binding Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea when it hosts the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in 2026. In the final part of Episode 3 of his podcast released on Friday evening, Aug. 8, the...
Senate President Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada condemned on Friday, August 8 another alleged attempt by Chinese maritime militia ships to block a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel saying the incident is another serious breach of the country’s sovereign rights. Estrada made the...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has deployed air and naval assets to locate possible debris from a Chinese rocket launch that may have fallen within the country’s maritime domain. The Western Command (Wescom) mobilized two rotary aircraft from the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and...
