The Philippines welcomed the Group of Seven (G7) Leaders Communiqué, which expressed support for the 2016 Arbitral Tribunal victory and concern over China’s use of water cannons against Philippine vessels in the disputed South China Sea. DFA (File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) In a statement by...
The owner of the MV Tutor has committed to continue the search for the lone Filipino seafarer who is still missing after the vessel was hit by two missiles allegedly fired by Houthi rebels on June 12 in the southern part of the Red Sea. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo...
China rejected the Philippines’ submission to a United Nations (UN) body a request to extend its continental shelf in the West Philippine Sea to explore and exploit natural resources. Philippine-occupied Thitu island, locally called Pag-asa island on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at the disputed South...
A Philippine civilian mission of volunteers and fishermen to West Philippine Sea (Akabayan Party's Facebook page) The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said Sunday, June 16, that it will continue to hold maritime patrol over the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as part of its inherent duty to protect Filipinos...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC) was elated with the recent expression of support for the Philippines of seven of the world’s most powerful economies, known as G7, amid China’s aggression in the South China Sea. National Security...
The Group of Seven (G7) leaders expressed concern and opposed China’s actions in the disputed South China Sea and its use of “increasing use of dangerous maneuvers and water cannons” against Philippine vessels. In the G7 Apulia Leaders’ Communiqué posted on the White House’s...
Taiwan said it will work with like-minded countries to address the effects of China’s Coast Guard Order No. 3 which it said increased regional tensions. Philippine authorities and Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal). (File photo) Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Senate Majority Leader Francis “Tol” Tolentino has told Filipino fisherfolk to exercise precautions as they sail to fish in their traditional fishing grounds in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). This, as...
Combined international forces rescued 21 of the 22 Filipino seafarers from a ship that was hit by two missiles allegedly launched by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Saturday, June 15. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the rescue operation was...
The Philippines has officially filed for the country's entitlement to an extended continental shelf (ECS) in the West Palawan Region in the West Philippine Sea. DFA photo The Philippine Mission to the United Nations in New York submitted the information to the United Nations (UN) Commission on the...
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Romeo Brawner Jr. answers questions from the media on June 14, 2024. (Photo courtesy of DPC Pool) “Don’t be afraid to fish in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), it is ours.” This was the message of Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief...
Philippine authorities and Filipino fishermen in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal). (File photo) A ranking officer of the Philippine Navy (PN) called on China to withdraw its plan to enforce a new maritime rule that would allow the China Coast Guard (CCG) to arrest “trespassers”...
