The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bared Friday, Nov. 15, that it successfully brought food and other provisions for troops guarding the BRP Sierra Madre (LS57) military outpost in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The rotation and reprovison (RORE) mission held...
China has opposed the Philippines' possible plan to purchase a US Mid-Range Capability Missile System, which it said is a provocative and an irresponsible choice. Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro on Sunday, Nov. 10, was reported by the Financial Times as saying that the Philippines...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada urged the Philippine government to consider bringing China's baseline claim before the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague or even to the United Nations. Estrada said this in response to China’s recent efforts to reinforce its claim over the West Philippine...
President Marcos believes that nothing has changed between the Philippines and China as both countries insist on their rights over portions of the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this as China rejected the newly signed laws on the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles answer questions from the media after the inaugural Australia-Philippines Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Canberra on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo: DND)...
China said it is the Philippines, which has become more assertive in countering Beijing’s aggression in the South China Sea, that is causing provocation in the Indo-Pacific region. Lin Jian, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, claimed that every escalation of maritime row between the two...
With the signing of the Philippine Maritime Zones (PMZ) Act, Senate Majority Leader Francis Tolentino said that this would strengthen the Philippines' rights to explore and exploit natural resources in the Philippine Sea - including Talampas ng Pilipinas (Philippine Rise or Benham Rise). According...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) Even after the enactment of two new laws seeking to uphold the country’s sovereignty over its maritime territory, China continues to...
Senator Loren Legarda said she is confident that the recently signed Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act will provide a framework for balancing global maritime trade vis-à-vis the protection of the country’s marine environment. Legarda said these...
President Marcos said it was not unexpected that China would criticize the Philippines for passing two new laws that reaffirm the country's rights over maritime zones. The two new laws—the Philippine Maritime Zones Act and the Philippine Archipelagic Sea Lanes Act—would serve the country's...
China released over the weekend a portrait of Panatag Shoal (known in China as Huangyan Dao) that included its baseline claim of its territorial sea after the Philippine government passed two laws that affirmed its rights over it. China’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, Nov. 10, that it released...
The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said the planned acquisition of 40 units of 35-meter fast patrol craft (FPC) will enhance the agency’s capability to protect the country’s maritime border, respond to calamity or any maritime emergency, and implement maritime laws. PCG Commandant. Admiral Ronnie...
