Allies are standing by the Philippines after two Philippine vessels experienced dangerous maneuvers from China, with one of them colliding with a Chinese vessel and left four Filipinos injured. The United States, the European Union, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, France,...
No amount of dangerous maneuvers and deployment of water cannon will discourage the Philippines in continuing its rotation and resupply missions for Filipino troops on board the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal, the National Task Force-West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said on Tuesday, March 5,...
The Philippine government on Tuesday, March 5, asked a Chinese diplomat in Manila to explain China's blocking of path of a Philippine vessel traversing the country's territorial waters. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFDA) said it summoned the Deputy Chief of Mission of the Chinese embassy...
Two senators on Tuesday, March 5 denounced the latest harassment of a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel during a resupply mission of the BRP Sindangan to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal. “I stand in solidarity with the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Philippine Coast...
The European Union's (EU) top diplomat in Manila said Tuesday, March 5, he was "concerned" about China's apparent "aggression" in the West Philippine Sea when its coast guard made a dangerous maneuver against its Philippine counterpart that eventually led to a collision. In a post on X, EU...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office, MANILA BULLETIN Speaker Martin Romualdez says the House of Representatives is firmly behind President Marcos' commitment to protecting the country's...
Despite Tuesdy's incident of dangerous maneuver that led to a collision of ships from both sides, China denied anew committing any harassment against the Philippines. "There is no such situation of China 'harassing' the Philippines," Mao Ning, China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, said...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel sustained minor damage after it figured in a collision with a Chinese vessel during a resupply mission for troops stationed at the BRP Sierra Madre at the Ayungin Shoal on Tuesday, March 5. Commodore Jay Tarriela, PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea,...
President Marcos has found it "unfortunate" that provocative, unilateral and illegal actions continue to happen in the West Philippine Sea "despite the clarity" provided by international law. Speaking at a forum organized by international think tank Lowly Institute in Melbourne on Monday, March 4,...
The Philippines refuses to be reduced to a mere bystander as geopolitical tensions surrounding world superpowers China and the United States of America (USA) continue, President Marcos said. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (RTVM screenshot) Marcos said this as he addressed the...
The Philippines on Monday, March 4, told China it is not provoking any trouble in the West Philippine Sea as its operations have always been lawful under international law. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) asserted this as Beijing claimed that Manila's actions in the waters, particularly...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila called out a Filipino ambassador over his remarks that the “real flashpoint” in the region is the disputed waters in the South China Sea. West Philippine Sea (File Photo from AFP) In a statement posted on its Facebook page on Sunday, March 3, the...