House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has once again called out the Chinese Cost Guard for its aggressive actions within Philippine territorial waters. "I vehemently condemn the recent aggressive actions of the...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Friday, November 10 criticized China anew of being abusive for firing water cannon again at a Philippine vessel carrying provisions to Filipino troops on a remote outpost in the West Philippine Sea. China has claimed it merely took “control measures”...
China has repeated its position over its West Philippine Sea claim as it justified anew its dangerous actions against a Philippine resupply boat off Ayungin Shoal on Friday, seemingly disregarding the hundreds of diplomatic protests already filed against Beijing by Manila. In a statement,...
Filipino and Chinese vessels engaged in a heated confrontation anew during another resupply mission in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Friday, Nov. 10, with the hostilities reaching its climax when a China Coast Guard (CCG) ship deployed a water cannon against a much...
China has warned the Philippines to take its words "seriously," particularly with regard to issues on the South China Sea, as it vowed to do "what is necessary" to protect its interest in the waters. The Chinese Foreign Ministry made the pronouncement on Monday night as the Philippines' Armed...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) The government needs faster vessels for its resupply missions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), House Deputy Majority Leader and ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo said. Tulfo highlighted this gap during the...
President Marcos will be visiting the Indo-Pacific Command in Honolulu, Hawaii during his working visit in the United States. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Charles Jose disclosed that Marcos was invited to visit the...
Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero said on Tuesday, November 7 that the funding for the new facilities at the Ayungin Shoal and Kalayaan island—the country’s frontline posts in the West Philippine Sea—is already a done deal in the Senate. Escudero, who first broached the idea of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and Department of National Defense (DND) has told a House panel that the realigned confidential funds under the proposed national budget of 2024 would have a significant impact on...
The late Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn (HRep website House Special Committee on West Philippine Sea (WPS) honored on Tuesday morning, Nov. 7 the late Palawan 3rd district Rep. Edward Hagedorn. Chairman Mandaluyong City lone district Rep. Neptali...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) The chairman of the House Special Committee on West Philippine Sea (WPS) has branded as a "serious cause for concern" the continued activities of Chinese vessels in the WPS. "Tensions are high, and it comes when we are...
BRP Cabra's (right) port side is bumped by Chinese maritime militia vessel (CMMV) 00003 during a resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal on Oct. 22, 2023. (Courtesy of National Task Force for West Philippine Sea For House Speaker Martin Romualdez,...