Eighty-four percent of Filipinos believe that the current administration should team up with the United States (US) in strengthening security cooperation to defend the country's national sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea, results of the latest survey of Pulse Asia revealed on Thursday, Jan. 5....
BEIJING, China—President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is hoping that the harassment and tension in the West Philippine Sea will be lessened following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Marcos revealed during an interview with the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will bring up the discussion on the joint oil and gas exploration between the Philippines and China during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping next week. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Chinese President Xi Jinping (Photo courtesy of...
A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel challenged and sailed dangerously close to a Philippine boat which brought fresh food, Noche Buena packages, and other supplies to soldiers stationed on Ayungin Shoal (Second Thomas Shoal) in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, Dec. 17. Photo: Western Command...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is planning to put up markers that will symbolize the country’s sovereignty in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as China reportedly maintains a “massive” scale of militia force in the disputed water. Contingents of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) Batanes Mission...
Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel has identified a potential fund source for the Maharlika Wealth Fund (MWF) that's literally under the sea. (Tom Barrett/ Unsplash According to Pimentel, all future national government royalties from forthcoming offshore natural gas projects in the...
Despite the tension created by the overlapping maritime claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the Philippines is seeking to promote peace and good working relationship with neighboring countries in the Indo-Pacific region, particularly with China, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)....
A Puerto Princesa mayor-turned-congresman wants all low-tide elevations, high-tide features, and an area of three nautical miles around the Kalayaan Island Group and Scarborough Shoal declared as a marine protected area. (Wikipedia) For the purpose, Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn filed...
Here's a bold idea: turn a disputed area in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)--one that's reportedly surrounded by Chinese ships--into the Philippines' own leisure fishing tourism site. Surigao del Sur 2nd district Rep. Johnny Pimentel (Facebook) That's exactly the purpose of House Bill (HB) No.6228...
Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), vowed to provide “solid” support to the Western Command (WESCOM) for them to intensify their security operations in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro (sitting,...
Senator Francis "Tol" Tolentino has filed a bill that seeks to "institutionalize" the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by formalizing the designation of the said nomenclature as part of the existing laws of the land. "The measure would further reinforce the Philippines’ claim to the disputed territories...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. was invited during the 95th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) held at the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila in Taguig City on Friday night, July 29. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in...
