Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the 18th founding anniversary of the Eastern Mindanao Command at the Naval Station at the Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City on Aug. 28, 2024. (Courtesy of EastMinCom livestream) All...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on allied countries and friendly nations to support the Philippines’ efforts in fighting for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and promoting a rules-based international order so as not to be a “victim” of China’s expansionist...
West Philippine Sea (File photo) A total of 163 Chinese ships were monitored by the Philippine Navy (PN) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) in the past week, a period marked by a series of hostile engagements at sea between the two countries. The deployment was recorded from Aug. 20 to 26, which was...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) White-hulled ships, or coast guard vessels, shall be used to preserve lives and properties at sea, not endanger people’s lives nor...
House Spearker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Monday, August 26 urged China to pursue dialogue and consultations with Philippine authorities as a way to resolve the conflict in the West Philippine Sea and not resort to aggression or confrontation. Romualdez made the call as he...
A Chinese vessel rams Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) vessel BRP Datu Sanday during a resupply mission in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 25, 2024. (Photo: NTF-WPS) There appears no sign of easing of tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as Chinese navy and coast guard ships...
Senate President Pro Tempore Jinggoy Estrada has condemned China's latest use of flares, calling it irresponsible and dangerously provocative. A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft...
A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft during a maritime domain awareness flight within the territorial sea of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: PCG) What Department...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (Photo: NSC / Sullivan via X) National Security Adviser Eduardo Año and his American counterpart, United States National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, were alarmed by the recent aggressive actions of the...
Rear Adm. Roy Vincent Trinidad, Philipine Navy spokesperson for West Philippine Sea, says there were 129 Chinese vessels monitored in the WPS from Aug. 13 to 19, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Navy (PN) bared on Tuesday, Aug. 20, that it has monitored a...
Senators deplored China's actions anew after a collision with Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessels in Escoda (Sabina) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) during a resupply mission on Monday, Aug. 19. Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cape Engaño sustains a hole with a diameter of 1.10...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship BRP Cape Engaño sustains a hole with a diameter of 1.10 meters located on the starboard quarter after colliding with a China Coast Guard vessel in Escoda Shoal on Aug. 19, 2024. (Photo: PCG) Tensions flared anew in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) after Philippine...
