Foreign ambassadors lauded the “SAMA SAMA” multilateral naval exercise in the seas off Southern Luzon in an effort to establish a rules-based order that ensures peace and stability in a region vital to global trade and commerce. (From left, front row) US Navy Vice Adm. Karl Thomas, commander of...
More than 500 hectares of coral reefs were reportedly destroyed in a span of four years supposedly due to China's activities in the West Philippine Sea, a maritime affairs expert said. Jay Batongbacal, Director of University of the Philippines Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea, said...
(MANILA BULLETIN) The planned realignment of confidential and intelligence funds (CIFs) in the P5.768-trillion General Appropriations Bill (GAB) isn't solely for the purpose of addressing the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue. Committee on Appropriations...
Washington officials have told their lawmakers that the US is prepared to back the Philippines in case of escalation of tension in the South China Sea as they tackled China's continued aggression in the waters, including laser pointing and water cannon attacks against Philippine personnel. During a...
Investors from the Middle East – primarily energy companies from Qatar, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia – are enthusiastically eyeing to funnel investments into offshore oil and gas exploration ventures in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), according to...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin assured Filipinos that the Marcos Administration would not surrender an inch of the country's territory, and they are defending the West Philippine Sea amid recent tensions in the disputed waters. Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin (Tune in Kay Tunying/YouTube)...
US lawmakers will discuss early Friday morning (Manila time) China’s activities in the South China Sea following the various incidents of harassment it committed against Philippine personnel in the waters. According to the US Embassy in Manila, the US House of Representatives will hold a...
Delegates from the Philippines and the European Union (EU) formed the first ever subcommittee on maritime cooperation that was convened amid China's aggression in the South China Sea. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Maritime and Oceans Affairs Office Assistant Secretary Maria Angela Ponce led...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has lauded the Marcos administration for the removal of the floating barrier installed by the China Coast Guard (CCG) at Scarborough Shoal and renewed his call for the government to strengthen its defense of Philippine sovereignty and territorial integrity. ...
The combined P650-million confidential funds of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and Department of Education (DepEd)--both under Vice President Sara Duterte--will be among those to be realigned to intelligence and security agencies tasked to address "escalating threats in...
The Senate will strive to increase the proposed budget of the Department of National Defense, including the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for next year to strengthen the country’s defense operations and as part of its efforts to defend the country amid the tensions in the West Philippine...
China’s intent to control the South China Sea is undeniable, Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro said on Wednesday, September 27. Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto “Gibo” C. Teodoro Jr. presented the agency’s proposed P229.9-billion budget...
