There are now fewer Chinese ships at the Escoda (Sabina) Shoal because of the bad weather, National Maritime Council (NMC) spokesperson Undersecretary Alexander Lopez said on Thursday, Sept. 19, adding that nature has become the Philippines “ally.” A flag-raising activity is conducted by...
Continuous monitoring of the country's territory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in needed to prevent and halt environment degradation, an expert said. Dr. Jonathan Anticamara of the University of the Philippines Institute of Biology made this call during a forum in Quezon City on Saturday, June...
Have you experienced spending more time in long queues just to buy a ferry or passenger ship ticket than the actual travel time for an island-province trip? Or, "The Amazing Race"-like experience to beat the departure time of another ferry or ship if your destination requires at least two vessels?...
If elected president, Vice President Leni Robredo plans on equipping Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), modernizing the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and enforcing the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States. Vice...
Filipino ships patrolling in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) have now been more resolved to stand their ground against intruding foreign vessels, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) bared Friday, September 17. PCG Commandant Vice Admiral Leopoldo Laroya said their vessels were still being challenged by...
Over 100 additional ships were detected within the country’s maritime waters in the West Philippine Sea, a United States-based geospatial and data analyst firm reported. In a data released by US geospatial intelligence firm Simularity on Sunday, June 20, it said that the number of ships in the...
The Philippine government has protested the "prolonged presence" and "illegal activities" of Chinese vessels near Pag-asa Island and demanded their immediate pullout from the area. (DFA) The Department of Foreign Affairs, in filing the latest diplomatic protest, asserted that the country has...
After withdrawing from the Julian Felipe Reef when the Philippine government filed diplomatic protests, some of the Chinese vessels believed to be manned by Chinese militias still remain in the country’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), a United States-based...
The Philippines has taken "a little bit stronger" stance in dealing with China over the West Philippine Sea but will never start a war, President Duterte said Monday. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a televised address Monday, May 17, the President told China that any...
Eight Filipino crew members who tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) while aboard the cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge have already recuperated, an official of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) confirmed Friday, May 14. (Photo courtesy of the PCG / FILE PHOTO) Captain Jeffrey...
"Our friendship will end here." President Duterte has warned China that he will not withdraw Philippine ships from the West Philippine Sea even if it costs him his life. President Duterte delivers a public address on May 13, 2021 (Malacañang) Duterte made the statement after facing a backlash...
The United States offered to mediate to resolve the 2012 Panatag Shoal standoff between the Philippines and China, but did "nothing" when the deal fell through, according to President Duterte. President Rodrigo Duterte (File photo/Malacañang) In a televised address Monday, May 10, the President...
