House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) House Speaker Martin Romualdez warned his fellow Filipinos that China "is attacking on two fronts"--through its military might in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and via disinformation on the Internet....
China Coast Guard ship "3105" is monitored by the Philippine Coast Guard around 95 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on March 8, 2025. (Photo: PCG) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said that BRP Cabra (MRRV-4409) pushed back against an advancing China Coast Guard (CCG) ship that was three...
PCG Admiral Ronnie Gil Gavan presides over the Donning and Promotion Ceremony, where Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) was elevated from the rank of auxiliary commodore to auxiliary vice admiral of the PCG, held at the Manila Golf and Country Club in Makati City Thursday afternoon. Assisting...
M/V Lapu-Lapu docks alongside BRP Sierra Madre during an unimpeded rotation and resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on March 4, 2025. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) (UPDATED) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) delivered food supplies and rotated its...
The chairperson of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, March 4, condemned China’s unfounded claim over Palawan through videos being circulated on Chinese social media. Pangasinan 3rd district Rep. Rachel Arenas maintained the Philippines’ full sovereignty over the island...
Thick smoke billows from BRP Sierra Madre, a Philippine Navy (PN) warship grounded on Ayungin Shoal in the Spratly Islands, West Philippine Sea, on Feb. 28, 2025. According to the PN, troops onboard the ship conducted a fire drill. (Courtesy of China Global Television Network / X account) A fire...
Panfilo "Ping" Lacson (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines could opt to "strengthen its position" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) by pursuing pacts with other countries similar to its 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with its long-time ally,...
Senators on Sunday, March 2 denounced the Chinese social media platforms that claim China has jurisdiction and ownership of Palawan Island. “This latest baseless and inaccessible historical fiction, as asserted by our National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP), on...
Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (PPAB) Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez is up in arms over Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Secretary Enrique Manalo's statement the country was open to...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) monitors China Coast Guard (CCG) ship "3301" at approximately 105 to 110 nautical miles off the coast of Zambales on Feb. 27, 2025. (Photo:PCG) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said Friday, Feb. 28, that it was verifying intrusive military drills conducted...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (sixth from right) tells his counterparts from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor Leste to unite in addressing security challenges confronting the Indo-Pacific region at...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel join a research team from the University of the Philippines (UP) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for a research expedition in Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) in West Philippine Sea. The exploration held from Feb. 22 - 28, 2025 aims to...