​China does not support President Marcos' move to come up with a separate Code of Conduct (COC) on the South China Sea with some neighboring countries after the latter noted a slow progress in the crafting of an agreement with Beijing and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations...
Map of Mindanao (Google Maps) Davao del Norte 1st district congressman and former speaker Pantaleon Alvarez says that Mindanao should advocate for independence if the Philippines continues to claim its stake in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). In a bold...
President Marcos reiterated that the Philippines will not give up any part of its territory amid the dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as he stressed the need for the country to upgrade its defense capability. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. arrives at the United States...
President Marcos said the discussions about the tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) are a “work in progress” following his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. SEA TALKS — President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. meets Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the...
President Marcos said he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Summit to discuss what can be done to reduce tensions in the disputed portions of the West Philippine Sea (WPS). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’...
DAVAO CITY – Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte encouraged China and other nations asserting claims over the West Philippine Sea to reach a diplomatic agreement through the United Nations (UN) instead of engaging in conflict. FORMER President Duterte (Screenshot from Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa...
The Philippines and Japan confirmed to work closely on issues in the East and South China Seas and other areas of common concern. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Enrique Manalo and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kamikawa Yoko (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of...
A Philippine Coast Guard vessel is blocked by a China Coast Guard ship while on a resupply mission in Ayungin Shoal on Oct. 4, 2023. (Screenshot courtesy of Office of Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Tuesday, Nov. 14, expressed appreciation to the Senate for...
​Despite its incursive activities in the West Philippine Sea, China said it has no plans of taking "any inch" of another country's territory as it demanded the United States not to meddle into Beijing's dispute with other countries. Mao Ning, spokesperson of China's Foreign Ministry, issued...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte has branded the China Coast Guard's (CCG) state of activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as a "serious escalation of the illegal activities...
Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada on Monday, November 13 urged the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to direct the Philippine ambassador to China to return to the country for consultation on the West Philippine Sea. “Given the recurring acts of aggression against our countrymen in...
ILOILO CITY – The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR)-6 is set to implement a three-month fishing ban in the Visayan Sea under Fisheries Administrative Order No. 167-3 starting Wednesday, November 15. FISHING boats at the port of Concepcion, a town in northern Iloilo province....