The United States and Australia have tackled China’s aggression against the Philippines in the South China Sea as their leaders met in Washington to bolster alliance for countries in the Indo-Pacific. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Antony Albanese on Wednesday (US time) opposed...
A crew member of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) signals as the aircraft carrier sails in the Philippine Sea on Oct. 25, 2023. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) LUZON STRAIT, Philippine Sea – Days after the collision of Filipino and Chinese vessels in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, a...
Bicol Saro Party-list Brian Yamsuan (Facebook) China's latest "reckless and dangerous actions" in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) give all the more reason for congressmen to hasten the approval of the archipelagic sea lanes bill. Thus, said Bicol Saro...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he condemns China’s latest provocations in the West Philippine Sea but is hopeful there would be a peaceful resolution to the issue. Go said that as vice chair of the Senate Committee on National Defense, he is concerned over the latest incident...
Flag of China (Unsplash) House Speaker Martin Romualdez's political party, the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD), has condemned in "the strongest possible terms" the latest aggressive actions of China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). "We,...
A group of US lawmakers is in favor of conducting more joint patrols with the Philippines in the South China Sea as its members called out Beijing's recent intrusion into other states' territory, particularly the Philippines. Members of the US House of Representatives' Foreign Affairs Committee...
The October 22 collision involving Philippine and Chinese vessels in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal will not trigger the Philippines-United States' Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) just yet. AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. had this to say on Tuesday, Oct. 24., amid an escalating tension between...
West Philippine Sea (Wikipedia) Congressmen have continued to underscore the wisdom behind the House of Representatives' realignment of confidential funds under the 2024 national budget amid persisting tension with China in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). ...
The country’s ocean-based industries surged by 21.1 percent year-on-year to reach over P800 billion in 2022 as the pandemic dwindles down. Data released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Tuesday, Oct. 24, showed that the country’s ocean economy posted a gross value added (GVA) of...
President Marcos is taking the latest incident in the West Philippine Sea, where a Chinese vessel collided with Philippine boats, very seriously, a Cabinet official said. BRP Cabra's (right) port side is bumped by Chinese maritime militia vessel (CMMV) 00003 during a resupply mission at Ayungin...
The passage of the proposed law on maritime zones would help the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to clearly strengthen the defined zones in the country’s maritime jurisdictions. PCG spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea Commodore Jay Tarriela...
A five-day investigation on the collision of Chinese vessels with Philippine boats in Ayungin Shoal will be carried out by the Philippine Coast Guard. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. called a Command Conference on Oct. 23, 2023 with all security authorities to discuss the latest violation...
