Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri appealed for peace among fellow members of the International Parliamentarian Union (IPU) amid wars and conflict currently happening in different parts of the world, even in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Juan Miguel "Migz" Zubiri appealed...
India has expressed its support to the Philippines over China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea, saying it can be the country's "ship" in upholding international rules-based laws to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific region. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with Indian Minister...
Former Palace spokesman Harry Roque said former president Rodrigo Duterte had entered into an informal agreement with China on the West Philippine Sea. But he clarified it was not about towing away the grounded Philippine ship in the Ayungin Shoal. The "gentleman's agreement" that Duterte had...
Lawmakers from the United States have expressed their concern over China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea during their meeting with President Marcos. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets with the United States Congressional delegation at the Malacañan Palace on March 26, 2024....
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday, March 26, reiterated India’s support for the Philippines regarding its territorial disputes in the South China Sea. India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (AFP photo) Without mentioning...
Senator Grace Poe on Monday, March 25 slammed China anew for its latest attack on a Philippine supply vessel at the West Philippine Sea, saying such “uncivilized action should stop.” “We deplore the latest water cannon attack by China on a Philippine supply vessel that injured our...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) speaks while Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Administrator Usec. Ariel Nepomuceno listens intenly at a press briefing after the Nationwide Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 25, 2024. (Courtesy of OCD)...
Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday, March 24 slammed the China Coast Guard’s (CCG) warning on the Philippines “not to play with fire” when the government is defending the country’s territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ...
A rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) reaches the starboard side of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal to deliver fresh supplies for Filipino troops manning the outpost in the West Philippine Sea on March 23, 2024. (Courtesy of AFP) The National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS),...
Despite alleged intimidation from Chinese vessels, a team of Filipino scientists have completed marine scientific research on two sandbars near Pagasa (Thitu) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) spokesperson for WPS, said the contingent was...
China fired yet another water cannon on a Philippine vessel in the Ayungin Shoal because the latter supposedly "illegally entered" into an area of Philippine waters that it claimed to be part of its territory. The Chinese Embassy in Manila on Saturday, March 23, issued a statement that justified...
A rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) reaches the starboard side of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal to deliver fresh supplies for Filipino troops manning the outpost in the West Philippine Sea on March 23, 2024. (Courtesy of Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)...
